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Dáil Éireann - Volume 155 - 14 March, 1956 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Fishing Stations. Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the number of surveys (a) completed and (b) in progress, in pursuance of the decision of the previous Government to establish a number of major fishing stations; further, how many locations have been chosen by the special committee set up in pursuance of the decision. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. O. Flanagan) Oliver J. Flanagan 467 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. O. Flanagan): The answers to the Deputy's queries [467] are as follows: (a) two reconnaissance surveys of sections of the coast and five detailed surveys of particular sites have been completed and (b) no survey is at present in progress and one location has been selected by the committee referred to. The position regarding this scheme is that the review to which I referred in my reply to the Deputy's question on 16th November last has not yet been completed. Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley: Did I understand the Parliamentary Secretary to say that no surveys are in progress? Mr. O. Flanagan Mr. O. Flanagan Mr. O. Flanagan: Yes. Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley: Do I take it that it is not proposed to act further in this matter and that is the reason why there are no surveys in progress? Mr. O. Flanagan Mr. O. Flanagan Mr. O. Flanagan: No, that is not so, and the Deputy knows that very well. Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley: Can the Parliamentary Secretary say why no surveys are in progress when the work has not been completed? Mr. S. Collins Mr. S. Collins Mr. S. Collins: Would the Parliamentary Secretary say the reason why surveys have been suspended is that his Department want to get something done before it surveys more? Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley: Arising from that supplementary question, would the Parliamentary Secretary say whether the surveys are being carried out by his Department or by another Department? Mr. O. Flanagan Mr. O. Flanagan Mr. O. Flanagan: All surveys are carried out by the Office of Public Works. Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley Mr. Bartley: So that they do not interfere with the work of the Department. Dáil Éireann 155 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Fishing Stations. Questions 19560314
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