asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the various items of State aid to agriculture and to industry, for which figures were given in a reply of 14th December, 1960, the separate figures for capital expenditure and current expenditure.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - State Aid to Agriculture and Industry.
41.
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 statement:
(a) State aid to Agriculture, 1959-60
|
Capital |
Current |
Total |
|
|
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
|
|
Subsidies |
1.78 |
1.33 |
3.11 |
|
Drainage, Reclamation and improvement works |
3.40 |
1.43 |
4.83 |
|
Elimination of livestock diseases, etc. |
5.12 |
0.26 |
5.38 |
|
Farm Building grants |
0.77 |
0.07 |
0.84 |
|
Education, Research, Advisory, etc., services |
0.06 |
1.24 |
1.30 |
|
Land annuities |
— |
0.85 |
0.85 |
|
Agricultural Grant |
— |
5.58 |
5.58 |
|
Rural Electrification |
1.14 |
— |
1.14 |
|
Total |
12.27 |
10.76 |
23.03 |
(b) State aid to Industry, 1959-60
|
Capital |
Current |
Total |
|
|
£m. |
£m. |
£m. |
|
|
Building and Construction |
11.69 |
2.37 |
14.06 |
|
Irish Shipping Ltd. |
1.93 |
— |
1.93 |
|
Air Companies |
1.70 |
— |
1.70 |
|
Industrial Credit Co. Ltd. |
1.50 |
— |
1.50 |
|
Bord na Móna |
1.37 |
— |
1.37 |
|
Córas Iompair Éireann |
— |
1.32 |
1.32 |
|
Industrial |
0.81 |
— |
0.81 |
|
Tourism |
0.07 |
0.48 |
0.55 |
|
Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. |
0.39 |
0.14 |
0.53 |
|
Irish Steel Holdings Ltd. |
0.30 |
— |
0.30 |
|
Córas Tráchtála |
— |
0.23 |
0.23 |
|
Bord Ghaeltarra Éireann |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.13 |
|
Miscellaneous |
0.04 |
0.20 |
0.24 |
|
Total |
19.84 |
4.83 |
24.67 |