asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state (a) the number of cwts. of butter produced in creameries in 1946 and 1947 respectively; (b) the rate of subsidy per cwt. paid thereon; (c) the number of cwts. of home-made butter purchased by registered buyers in 1947 and the rate of subsidy paid thereon, and (d) the total amount of subsidy paid on creamery and home-made butter respectively.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Butter Production.
As the reply contains a good deal of statistical information, I propose, a Chinn Chomhairle, with your permission, to have the answer circulated in the Official Reports.
The answer is as follows:—
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1946 |
1947 |
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cwt. |
cwt. |
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(a) Creamery butter production |
551,601 |
518,666 |
(b) Allowances paid to creameries on butter production:—
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Period of Production |
Rate of Allowance |
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1946 |
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January to March |
61/6d. per cwt. |
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April to November |
29/- ,, |
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December |
61/6d. ,, |
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1947 |
|
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January to March |
61/6d. per cwt. |
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1st-16th April |
29/- ,, |
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17th-30th April |
110/10d. ,, |
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May to October |
67/6d. ,, |
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November and December |
110/10d. ,, |
(c) (i) Quantity of farm butter purchased by registered butter factories and non-manufacturing exporters in 1947: 43,064 cwt.
(ii) An allowance of 4/8 per cwt. was payable by the Department to butter factories and non-manufacturing exporters on farm butter purchases during the months January to March, 1947. For the remainder of the year an allowance of 104/6 per cwt. was paid to registered butter factories on non-creamery butter suitable for household use which was sold to the Butter Marketing Committee.
(d) Allowances paid on creamery and non-creamery butter.
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Creamery Butter |
Non-Creamery Butter |
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1946 |
1947 |
1946 |
1947 |
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£901,345 |
£1,673,640 |
£5,700 |
£53,000 |