asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for grants under the Bog Development Scheme and the number of schemes sanctioned in each of the years 1960-61 and 1961-62 for each of the counties of Kildare, Meath and Westmeath.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Bog Development Schemes.
109.
The reply 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:—
|
County |
Number of cases in which applications for grants were received for the first time |
Number of schemes sanctioned |
||
|
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
|
|
Kildare |
9 |
5 |
86 |
81 |
|
Meath |
5 |
16 |
23 |
15 |
|
Westmeath |
9 |
12 |
57 |
85 |
NOTE : A record is kept of the first application for a work. Applications relating to a proposal previously applied for are associated with the first application but are not recorded separately. The total number of enquiries relating to applications received in the Office during the two years in question were as follows:—
|
Kildare |
Meath |
Westmeath |
|
|
1960-61 |
49 |
10 |
52 |
|
1961-62 |
43 |
32 |
42 |