§ Mr. LYNCHasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether representations have been made to him from county Clare as to the advisability of introducing Highland cattle into the mountainous parts of Clare; whether experience has shown that these cattle thrive under severe conditions which prove fatal to less hardy stock; and whether he will take the necessary steps to facilitate the matter?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLFor the past six years a voluminous correspondence on this subject has taken place between the Department and a resident in county Clare. The Department, after careful consideration, and in consultation with their Advisory Committee and the Agricultural Board, have decided not to recognise Highland cattle as suitable for the purposes of the Department's scheme for encouraging improvement in the breeds of cattle in Ireland.