asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the financial year ended 31st March, 1960 the amount of financial aid from the State to (a) agriculture, and (b) industry, the various heads under which financial assistance was afforded, and the respective percentage of aid to (a) and (b).
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - State Aid to Agriculture and Industry.
15.
The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the reply:
STATE aid to (a) agriculture, (b) industry, 1959-1960.
|
(a) Agriculture |
|
|
£m. |
|
|
Subsidies |
3.11 |
|
Drainage, Reclamation and im provement works |
4.83 |
|
Elimination of livestock diseases, etc. |
5.38 |
|
Farm Building grants |
0.84 |
|
Education, Research, Advisory, etc., services |
1.30 |
|
Land annuities |
0.85 |
|
Agricultural grant |
5.58 |
|
Rural Electrification |
1.14 |
|
TOTAL |
£23.03 |
|
Percentage |
48.3 |
|
(b) Industry |
|
|
£m. |
|
|
Building and Construction |
14.06 |
|
Irish Shipping, Ltd. |
1.93 |
|
Air Companies |
1.70 |
|
Industrial Credit Co., Ltd. |
1.50 |
|
Bord na Móna |
1.37 |
|
Córas Iompair Éireann |
1.32* |
|
Industrial Grants |
0.81 |
|
Tourism |
0.55 |
|
Shannon Free Airport Develop ment Co., Ltd. |
0.53 |
|
Irish Steel Holdings, Ltd. |
0.30 |
|
Córas Tráchtála |
0.23* |
|
Bord Ghaeltarra Éireann |
0.13 |
|
Miscellaneous |
0.24 |
|
TOTAL |
£24.67 |
|
Percentage |
51.7* |
* Some of this aid must be regarded as benefiting agriculture.