§ Mr. FIELDasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) what measures are being adopted to alleviate the shortage of fuel in Ireland, especially in Dublin city; whether he has made arrangements for the increased cutting, saving, and delivery of turf; whether any safeguards have been provided against profiteering; and what the Government is doing or proposes to do regarding the connections of coal and mineral mines with the main railway lines in Ireland?
§ Mr. SAMUELSI am informed that at the present time fair supplies of coal are coming into Ireland, and there has been no difficulty in providing tonnage to convey from the mines in Great Britain all the coal that is available. The whole question of its allocation is receiving180W special attention. For some time past special steps have been taken to bring before all concerned in Ireland the importance of using turf as a substitute for coal, with the result that much more turf is being cut than heretofore.