§ Mr. BYRNEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state the Government's proposals for the relief of unemployment in Dublin; if he is aware that over 5,000 workers have lost their means of living owing to the Government's restrictions on the brewing and distilling industries; whether the Government will consider the claims of these men for com- 401W pensation for the loss of their employment; and when these claims will be considered?
§ Mr. DUKEI am not able to give definite figures, but it is the fact that large numbers of workmen have lost their work by reason of the restrictions upon brewing and distilling. The Ministers of Munitions and Labour and the Director of National Service are doing all they can to assist unemployed men in obtaining employment in Great Britain and in Ireland. The hon. Member's proposal for compensation for loss of employment is not practicable.