asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of the years 1933 and 1934 the sums advanced by way of loan under the Heifer Loan Scheme, the amount repaid, and the amount outstanding.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Advances Under Heifer Loan Scheme.
In the year 1933 loans amounting to £24,920 11s. 8d. were made for the purchase of heifers. Two instalments of these loans have fallen due up to the present and amount to £18,072 2s. 1d. (inclusive of interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum). Of this amount a sum of £16,390 2s. 6d. has been repaid, leaving outstanding a sum of £1,681 19s. 7d.
In the year 1934 loans were made amounting to £71,179 8s. 4d., the first instalment of which was repayable on the 1st January, 1935. The amount due on that date for principal and interest was £23,808 13s. 9d. Of this amount £21,274 9s. 9d. has been repaid, leaving outstanding a sum of £2,534 9s. 9d.