asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the total amount issued from the Central Fund in fulfilment of guarantees by the Minister for Industry and Commerce under the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts since their inauguration, and the total amount repaid over the same period by the firms for whom these loans were guaranteed, and further if he will state the gross sum guaranteed under these Acts since their inauguration.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts.
For the particulars requested in the first and second parts of his question I would refer the Deputy to the return presented to the Oireachtas, pursuant to the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts, on the 21st instant. The total amount of the guarantees given under these Acts is £1,356,711.