asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will give for each year since the butter subsidy was introduced the total expenditure under this head.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Butter Subsidy.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, a Chinn Chomhairle, with your permission, to have the answer circulated in the Official Report.
The following is the statement:—
|
Year |
Total Expenditure on Butter Subsidies |
|
|
(Total subsidies on dairy produce are shown in brackets for the years in which other items of dairy produce in addition to butter were subsidised) |
||
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1932-33 |
704,802 |
(722,283) |
|
1933-34 |
1,379,765 |
(1,148,980) |
|
1934-35 |
2,014,569 |
(2,048,387) |
|
1935-36 |
1,444,842 |
(1,206,523) |
|
1936-37 |
1,032,001 |
(1,137,923) |
|
1937-38 |
716,215 |
(799,606) |
|
1938-39 |
526,410 |
(564,279) |
|
1939-40 |
503,132 |
(536,482) |
|
1940-41 |
623,104 |
(633,565) |
|
1941-42 |
470,035 |
(488,376) |
|
1942-43 |
502,048 |
(502,257) |
|
1943-44 |
820,891 |
|
|
1944-45 |
1,074,748 |
|
|
1945-46 |
1,068,044 |
|
|
1946-47 |
941,575 |
|
|
1947-48 |
2,079,986 |
|
|
1948-49 |
2,375,268 |
|
|
1949-50 |
2,740,367 |