asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state: (a) the quantity of creamery butter produced for the eight months ended 30th November, 1946, and the subsidy per lb. paid thereon; (b) the quantity of creamery butter produced for the four months ended 31st March, 1947, and the subsidy per lb. paid thereon; and (c) the average subsidy per lb. paid on butter produced over the 12 months period ended 31st March, 1947.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Creamery Butter Statistics.
(a) The quantity of creamery butter produced during the eight months ended 30th November, 1946, was 519,116 cwts. and the production allowance per lb. paid thereon was 3.1d.; (b) the quantity of creamery butter produced during the four months ended 31st March, 1947, was 24,368 cwts. and the production allowance per lb. paid thereon was 6.59d.; (c) the average production allowance per lb. paid on creamery butter produced during the 12 months period ended 31st March, 1947, was 3.26d.