asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of each of the years from the year ended 31st March, 1930, to the year ending 31st March, 1941, inclusive, the total quantity and value of butter (1) produced; (2) imported; (3) exported; (4) the amount paid by way of export bounty; (5) the amount paid by way of bounty under the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Acts, and (6) the total annual amount paid by way of export bounty from levy or from other State sources.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Butter Statistics.
The particulars asked for by the Deputy are not readily available from published statistics and will take some time to prepare. I shall have the available information collated and supplied to the Deputy as soon as possible.