asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount paid out by way of subsidy on (a) flour and bread; (b) sugar; (c) tea; (d) butter and milk products; (e) margarine; (f) oatmeal, and (g) all other foodstuffs for each of the financial years 1947-48, 1948-49 and 1949-50, and also for the first six months of the financial years 1949-50 and 1950-51.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Food Subsidies.
Major de Valera
The reply to the Deputy's question is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
AMOUNTS PAID BY WAY OF SUBSIDY ON FOODSTUFFS.
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
|
Year |
Flour and Bread (including Wheatenmeal) |
Sugar |
Tea |
Butter and Milk Products |
Margarine |
Oatmeal |
All other Foodstuffs |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
1947/48 |
7,478,965 |
434,987 |
700,000 |
2,064,992 |
30,708 |
— |
— |
1948/49 |
9,992,615 |
519,479 |
1,830,000 |
2,294,506 |
16,821 |
26,973 |
— |
1949/50 |
7,776,201 |
233,982 |
1,893,520 |
2,674,994 |
— |
1,712 |
— |
1st 6 months of 1949/50 |
3,548,620 |
127,400 |
840,000 |
1,439,845 |
— |
1,471 |
— |
1st 6 months of 1950/51 |
3,060,545 |
— |
780,000 |
1,554,748 |
— |
— |
— |