§ Mr. DELANYasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether he can state the grounds on which the Department have declined to place Shire and Clydesdale stallions on an equal basis with other breeds already eligible for registration in Queen's 1642W County under the Department's horse-breeding scheme?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe grounds referred to are that in the Department's opinion there is danger to the reputation of the general horse-breeding industry of Ireland if Shire and Clydesdale stallions are registered without limitation in districts noted for the breeding of Irish horses.