§ Mr. FIELDasked whether in future an opportunity will be afforded to Irish shipbuilders and repairers to tender for building, overhauling, or repairing steam drifters or other vessels required in connection with the fishing industry of Ireland?
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§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLExcept in the case of some minor repairs, for which borrowers have preferred to accept tenders from elsewhere, builders and repairers in Ireland are invariably given an opportunity to tender in connection with fishing boats built or repaired under the Department's loan system.