I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether he is aware of a combination in Argentina to defeat the national laws against the sale in that country of imported tuberculous cattle; and, in view of the importance to Ireland of the export of Irish blood cattle, will steps be taken to secure that the Irish breeders will suffer the least possible loss, and that the combination and those implicated will be exposed in the fullest way with a view to safeguarding this Irish industry?

The Department have seen certain newspaper reports on this subject. The matter will be kept in view, but at present there are no indications that its developments will prejudicially affect Irish exporters.