asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of each county the total number of applications which have been received for grants under the farm improvements scheme since the inception of the scheme; the number of applications approved, the number turned down, and the number still under consideration; and if he will state the total amount of money (a) voted, and (b) expended, on farm improvement schemes for each completed financial year during which the scheme was in operation.
Written Answers. - Farm Improvements Scheme.
I am giving the Deputy the required information in a tabular statement which will be circulated with the Official Reports.
Following is the statement:—
Statement showing for each county the numbers of applications (a) received within the time allowed, (b) approved, (c) refused (including those withdrawn) and (d) under consideration.
|
County |
Number of applications received |
Number of applications approved |
Number of applications refused (including those withdrawn) |
Number of applications under consideration |
|
Carlow |
363 |
328 |
35 |
— |
|
Cavan |
3,789 |
3,282 |
506 |
1 |
|
Clare |
2,268 |
2,195 |
70 |
3 |
|
Cork |
5,827 |
5,385 |
438 |
4 |
|
Donegal |
4,772 |
4,680 |
76 |
16 |
|
Dublin |
218 |
179 |
38 |
1 |
|
Galway (East) |
3,975 |
3,904 |
62 |
9 |
|
Galway (Connemara) |
2,056 |
2,016 |
38 |
2 |
|
Kerry |
4,402 |
4,334 |
62 |
6 |
|
Kildare |
330 |
283 |
47 |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
891 |
805 |
86 |
— |
|
Laoighis |
1,125 |
1,023 |
100 |
2 |
|
Leitrim |
3,744 |
3,709 |
35 |
— |
|
Limerick |
1,945 |
1,701 |
244 |
— |
|
Longford |
2,930 |
2,446 |
484 |
— |
|
Louth |
384 |
332 |
52 |
— |
|
Mayo |
6,216 |
6,175 |
38 |
3 |
|
Meath |
1,390 |
1,276 |
114 |
— |
|
Monaghan |
1,165 |
950 |
215 |
— |
|
Offaly |
1,488 |
1,307 |
181 |
— |
|
Roscommon |
2,341 |
2,299 |
40 |
2 |
|
Sligo |
1,583 |
1,557 |
21 |
5 |
|
Tipperary (North R.) |
1,308 |
1,160 |
148 |
— |
|
Tipperary (South R.) |
940 |
836 |
104 |
— |
|
Waterford |
937 |
828 |
109 |
— |
|
Westmeath |
1,093 |
965 |
128 |
— |
|
Wexford |
1,083 |
942 |
141 |
— |
|
Wicklow |
516 |
443 |
73 |
— |
|
TOTALS |
59,079 |
55,340 |
3,685 |
54 |
Total of moneys (a) voted, (b) expended in each of the financial years 1940-41 and 1941-42:
|
Financial |
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|
Year: |
Voted |
Expended |
||
|
1940-41 |
£250,000¹ |
£12,923 |
19 |
10 |
|
1941-42 |
£395,000² |
£154,300 |
0 |
0³ |
Includes £25,000 expended on Seed Distribution Scheme.
Includes amount of re-vote (£195,000) to cover estimated outstanding commitments on the 1940-41 season's scheme.
Figure subject to slight adjustment before the accounts for the year are finally closed.