With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 32 and 33 together.
Statistics on the particular lines requested by the Deputy are not kept in my Department. The nearest available information in respect of the current financial year will, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, be circulated in the form of a tabular statement with the Official Report.
Following is the statement :—
GRANT Allocations and Final Payments in the financial year 1965-66 up to 31st December, 1965.
|
Allocation
|
Final Payments
|
|
Number
|
Value
|
Number
|
Value
|
|
|
£
|
|
£
|
New Houses
|
6,308
|
1,848,748
|
5,752
|
964,260
|
Reconstruction
|
7,689
|
874,814
|
6,564
|
663,266
|
Totals
|
13,997
|
2,720,562
|
12,316
|
1,627,526
|
In addition to the above, 4,723 instalments of new house grants totalling £728,810, and 1,053 instalments of reconstruction grants totalling 70,719, were also paid in the same period.