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asked the Minister for Finance the figures for the public capital programme for each year since 1959-60, and the estimate for the current year, in accordance with the method of calculation set out in Appendix II of Programme for Economic Expansion.
5.
asked the Minister for Finance the figures for the public capital programme for each financial year from 1951-52 to 1958-59, in accordance with the method of calculation set out in Appendix II of Programme for Economic Expansion.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together and as the reply contains information in the form of a tabular statement to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the years 1956/57 to 1962/63, inclusive, is given hereunder. As regards years prior to 1956/57 I regret that information is not available in my Department to enable particulars to be furnished on the basis requested.
Public Capital Programme.
£ million.
|
1956-57 |
1957-58 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
1962-63 (Estimate) |
|
|
1. Building and Construction |
17.85 |
16.60 |
10.22 |
11.56 |
12.51 |
13.83 |
17.23 |
|
2. Ports, Harbours and Airports |
0.42 |
0.42 |
0.91 |
1.55 |
2.24 |
2.65 |
3.09 |
|
3. Tourism |
— |
— |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.18 |
0.33 |
|
4. Agriculture |
4.67 |
4.00 |
5.48 |
10.98 |
10.56 |
14.71 |
12.83 |
|
5. Agricultural Credit |
0.35 |
0.42 |
0.65 |
0.84 |
0.80 |
1.12 |
1.45 |
|
6. Forestry |
0.99 |
1.11 |
1.14 |
1.31 |
1.49 |
1.52 |
1.61 |
|
7. Fisheries |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.30 |
0.20 |
0.13 |
0.29 |
|
8. Fuel and Power |
11.33 |
8.69 |
7.60 |
7.45 |
7.40 |
7.68 |
10.30 |
|
9. Telephones |
1.65 |
1.15 |
1.45 |
1.35 |
2.10 |
2.40 |
3.50 |
|
10. Transport |
6.79 |
7.83 |
6.27 |
4.80 |
8.34 |
4.05 |
5.39 |
|
11. Industry |
— |
— |
0.54 |
1.14 |
1.71 |
3.19 |
5.12 |
|
12. Industrial Credit |
0.25 |
— |
2.81 |
2.08 |
2.52 |
4.09 |
4.70 |
|
13. Radio Eireann |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.10 |
1.35 |
0.50 |
|
14. Miscellaneous (including National Development Fund) |
1.21 |
0.79 |
0.63 |
0.66 |
0.50 |
0.34 |
0.54 |
|
Total Capital Investment by Public Authorities |
45.67 |
41.17 |
37.89 |
44.09 |
50.56 |
57.24 |
66.88 |
|
Deduct—Capital provided by public bodies from internal sources |
4.74 |
4.75 |
5.09 |
5.95 |
6.68 |
8.36 |
7.61 |
|
Net amount to be financed from Exchequer and non-Exchequer sources |
40.93 |
36.42 |
32.80 |
38.14 |
43.88 |
48.88 |
59.27 |
The figures for 1959/60, 1960/61, 1961/62 and 1962/63 do not include amounts of £2.03m., £2.85m., £1.53m. and £0.72m. in respect of repayment of borrowing.
Under head 1 the figures for 1960/61 and 1961/62 are provisional; those for 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59 and 1959/60 are audited.
In addition to the expenditure on housing under head 1, £0.25m. in 1960/61, £0.31m. in 1961/62 and £0.18m. in 1962/63 is included under head 2 in respect of housing development by Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited.
