asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the details of the import programme arranged to date under the European Recovery Programme.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - European Recovery Programme Import Programme.
A line of credit not exceeding $60,000,000 has been established under the European Recovery Programme to assist Ireland in financing the acquisition of such commodities and services as shall be from time to time approved by the Administrator for Economic Co-operation, Washington. The procurement authorisations granted to date by the Administrator under the line of credit total $47,311,332, and are shown in detail in two tables which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
For the six months, April to September, 1948, it was necessary to proceed with essential imports in advance of the specific approval of the Administrator and he is now issuing procurement authorisations in arrears in respect of these imports. Table I —to be circulated—shows the procurement authorisations issued to date in respect of this period.
As from 1st October procurement of goods in U.S.A. must as far as possible await the specific authority of the Administrator. Table II—to be circulated—shows the procurement authorisations issued to date for shipments to be made subsequent to 1st October. Currency permits in respect of these commodities are now being issued through the banks by my Department to the various importers concerned who, subject to the E.C.A. conditions of procurement governing the permits, will make their own arrangements with the American suppliers for the ordering and delivery of the goods.
TABLE 1.
PROCUREMENT AUTHORISATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE PERIOD 4TH APRIL, 1948, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1948.
|
Commodity |
Amount |
|
$ |
|
|
Internal Combustion Engines |
14,730 |
|
Excavating, Dredging and Grading Equipment |
206,840 |
|
Pumping Equipment |
19,790 |
|
Advanced Iron and Steel Mill Materials |
693,427 |
|
Primary Iron and Steel Mill Materials |
380,063 |
|
Tractors, Track Laying |
32,050 |
|
Passenger Automobiles and Chassis |
5,090 |
|
Motor vehicle Parts and Accessories except Complete Engines |
5,666,752 |
|
Farm, Dairy and Poultry Equipment |
110,720 |
|
Harvesting Machinery |
347,750 |
|
Soil Conditioning and Cultivating Equipment |
218,560 |
|
Miscellaneous Agricultural Machinery and Implements |
79,570 |
|
Ball and Roller Bearings |
11,690 |
|
Peas, Dried |
114,200 |
|
Meats, Other. (Sheep casings and Ox Runners) |
136,234 |
|
Softwood Sawmill Products except Railroad Ties (Softwood Timber) |
611,100 |
|
Oak Flooring and Other Hardwood Flooring |
31,990 |
|
Telegraph, Trolley, and Electric Light Poles and Piling |
62,838 |
|
Staves, Heading, and Cooperage Shooks |
102,060 |
|
Hardwood Logs and Hewn Timber except Railroad Ties (Poplar Logs) |
14,160 |
|
Other Hardwood Sawmill Products except Railroad Ties |
165,570 |
|
Railroad Ties |
257,328 |
|
Other Wood Manufactures |
77,400 |
|
Cotton Yarn |
248,140 |
|
Yarns, except Cotton and Wool |
63,595 |
|
Cotton Fabrics |
859,690 |
|
Wool Fabrics |
19,230 |
|
Fabrics, except Cotton and Wool |
133,580 |
|
Fabricated Basic Textiles |
54,660 |
|
Liquid Petroleum Products |
2,609,300 |
|
Lubricants |
22,000 |
|
Hard Petroleum Products |
172,000 |
|
Newsprint |
583,990 |
|
Signal and Communication Equipment, Electrical |
14,040 |
|
Transforming or Converting Apparatus, Electrical |
50,920 |
|
Distribution and Control Apparatus, Electrical (including Copper Wire). |
829,530 |
|
Miscellaneous Electrical Apparatus |
107,900 |
|
Chemicals and Related Products excluding Synthetic Rubber and Fertilisers |
591,680 |
|
Generators |
2,430 |
|
Brass and Bronze |
4,000 |
|
Precious Metals, Precious Metal Alloys, Miscellaneous Non-Ferrous Metals and Base Alloys |
7,830 |
|
Wheat |
3,163,705 |
|
Wheat Flour—Wholly of U.S. Wheat |
2,054,590 |
|
Oats Products (Oatmeal) |
502,750 |
|
Tobacco |
3,553,000 |
|
Oil Cake and Meal (Linseed Meal) |
80,065 |
|
Non-Metallic Minerals, except Petroleum |
125,430 |
|
Miscellaneous Vehicles and Parts |
7,170 |
|
Aircraft, Parts and Accessories |
230,360 |
|
Hand Tools, except Power Driven |
83,630 |
|
Miscellaneous Iron and Steel Finished Products, not elsewhere comprised |
407,610 |
|
Animal Skins, Prepared, and Hides and Skins, Other than Cattle Hides |
40,200 |
|
Drilling Machines |
10,050 |
|
Miscellaneous Machine Tools |
2,960 |
|
Food Products Machinery and Equipment |
171,750 |
|
Animal and Vegetable Products, not elsewhere comprised (Peppermint Oil) |
10,440 |
|
Wood Working Machinery |
7,890 |
|
Textile, Sewing, and Shoe Machinery |
193,700 |
|
Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery |
178,300 |
|
Conveying Equipment |
12,000 |
|
Air Conditioning Equipment |
49,840 |
|
Office Machinery, Appliances and Parts |
239,090 |
|
Steam Boilers and Industrial Heat Exchangers |
4,350 |
|
Fibres, Animal and Vegetable, Unmanufactured, except Cotton and Wool |
26,290 |
|
Seeds, except Oil Seeds |
268,030 |
|
Motors |
36,375 |
|
TOTAL |
27,184,002 |
TABLE II.
PROCUREMENT AUTHORISATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE PERIOD 1ST OCTOBER, 1948, TO 30TH JUNE, 1949.
|
Commodity |
Amount |
|
$ |
|
|
Oil Cake and Meal |
38,000 |
|
Seeds, other than Oil Seeds |
175,000 |
|
Dried Fruits |
3,000 |
|
Naval Stores (turpentine, rosin, etc.) |
50,000 |
|
Hides and Skins (except Animal Furs) |
190,000 |
|
Iron and Steel Mill materials, Steel Mill Products and Ferro Alloys |
320,000 |
|
Miscellaneous Iron and Steel Manufactures |
80,000 |
|
Tobacco and Tobacco Products |
4,859,000 |
|
Leather and Leather Products (except Footwear) |
200,000 |
|
Textile Products: including semi-manufactures, fabrics and cordage and twine |
345,000 |
|
Crude Oil and Petroleum Products |
1,753,000 |
|
Miscellaneous Industrial Materials and Manufactured Commodities |
530,000 |
|
Wheat |
1,749,730 |
|
Maize |
4,498,200 |
|
Barley |
617,400 |
|
Pulp, Paper and Paper Products |
449,000 |
|
Lead and Lead Base Alloys and their products |
10,000 |
|
Molasses, Inedible |
252,000 |
|
Agricultural Equipment (excluding Tractors) |
325,000 |
|
Tractors, tracklaying type under 50 H.P. (Agricultural) |
9,000 |
|
Tractors, wheel-type: except Industrial (Agricultural) |
350,000 |
|
Lumber and Sawmill Products and Lumber Manufactures |
174,000 |
|
Generators and Motors |
53,000 |
|
Electrical Apparatus |
120,000 |
|
Engines and Turbines |
40,000 |
|
Construction and Mining Equipment |
50,000 |
|
Industrial Machinery, not elsewhere comprised, including Office Machines, Appliances and Parts |
597,000 |
|
Motor vehicles, Parts, Accessories, Industrial Trucks and Servicing Equipment |
2,667,000 |
|
Aircraft, Parts, Accessories and Ground Handling Equipment |
80,000 |
|
Raw Cotton: excluding Linters |
140,000 |
|
TOTAL |
20,127,330 |
Does this list show the expenditure of 5,000,000 dollars to purchase the wheat that the Minister for Agriculture discouraged the farmers from growing last spring? The reduction of 63,000 acres caused us to import 5,000,000 dollars worth of wheat.
It will not cost as much as the Argentine stuff.
The tables are being circulated, and will be published in the Official Report. The figures in Table 1 actually show the amount for wheat— $3,163,705.