asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in respect of each financial year since 1932-33 the amount spent on rural electrification.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rural Electrification Expenditure.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Year |
Amount |
|
£ |
|
|
1945/46 |
4,477 |
|
1946/47 |
43,419 |
|
1947/48 |
402,380 |
|
1948/49 |
812,447 |
|
1949/50 |
1,003,277 |
|
1950/51 |
1,189,554 |
|
1951/52 |
1,341,924 |
|
1952/53 |
1,744,949 |
|
1953/54 |
2,622,726 |
|
1954/55 |
3,132,153 |
|
1955/56 |
3,930,632 |
Such rural development as was done prior to 1945/46 was carried out as an integral part of the Electricity Supply Board's electrical development and was not separately recorded.
This is a supplementary question. Would the Tánaiste be good enough to tell the House how many numbers are contained in this tabular statement?
When the Deputy sees it he can count them.
May I ask the Tánaiste whether Fine Gael or Cumann na nGaedheal spent one penny during the time they were in office from 1922 to 1932 on rural electrification?
They were resisting the suggestion that it was a white elephant.