asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state (a) the number of applications received under the farm buildings scheme prior to the 18th February; (b) the number of these to which acknowledgments had been sent out at that date; (c) the number received since 18th February and the number of acknowledgments sent out in these cases; (d) the rate at which applications are at present being received, and (e) whether forms are still being issued to intending applicants on request.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Farm Buildings Scheme Statistics.
Between 27th January and 18th February 25,670 forms of application for grants under the farm buildings scheme were issued in response to requests from intending applicants and 8,481 completed forms were received by the latter date. Completed application forms have not been formally acknowledged but all letters relating to applications have been acknowledged to date. 19,591 additional application forms, which are still being issued on request, have been received up to 3rd July and they are at present being received at the rate of about 50 per day.
We can have a return to this subject later.
Did the Deputy ask a supplementary question?
I have stated that we will have a return to this subject later.
In troth, you will. That will be no trouble.