§ Mr. BYRNEasked the Minister of Munitions when the engineering firms in Dublin may expect new orders for munitions; and if he is aware that Dublin has not received her proportional share of this work whilst she pays her proportional share of war expenses and has hundreds of men and women idle who are anxious for employment?
Mr. PRIMROSEFresh contracts are being placed with Dublin engineering firms to follow expiring contracts in all cases where the article manufactured continues to be required by the Ministry, and where the firm is prepared to accept the price offered. I am informed that practically all the machine tools in Dublin engineering shops capable of producing articles still required by the Ministry are employed on such work.