Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 14 Jun 1966

Vol. 223 No. 3

Written Answers. - State Expenditure on Agriculture.

46.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Minister for Finance the revised Government expenditure in relation to agriculture in 1966-67 in the form of the Table at column 1328 of the Official Report of Dáil Éireann of 9th March, 1966 having regard to the additional support for agriculture and prices announced by the Minister for Agriculture on 26th May, 1966.

Minister for Finance (Mr. J. Lynch)

The information requested is as follows:—

STATE Expenditure in relation to Agriculture 1966-67.

	Estimate £000
Subsidies of final products:
Butter and other milk products	14,590
Bacon	2,350
Carcase beef	75
Subsidies to reduce production costs:
Ground limestone	900
Phosphatic fertilisers	3,130
Potash	830
Livestock Headage grants:
Calved heifer scheme	2,500
Sow headage scheme	750
Mountain sheep scheme	200
Drainage, land reclamation and general improvement schemes:
Arterial drainage	1,247
Land Project	2,518
Improvement of Land Commission Estates	708
Other improvement schemes	214
Gaeltacht and Congested Districts schemes	280
Elimination of disease, livestock improvement, etc.:
Bovine TB	1,482
Brucellosis eradication	328
AI, milk production and livestock improvement	90
Administration of improvement and regulatory Acts	555
Grants towards farm buildings, etc.:
Farm buildings and water supplies	2,427
Poultry houses and equipment	101
Forage harvesting equipment grants	50
Orchard planting	1
Education, research, advisory and technical services:
Education	904
Research	1,685
Advisory services	726
Rural organisations	45
Technical services	358
Departmental capital expenditure on land and buildings	140
Land annuities:
Halving of land annuities	955
Bonus to vendors and other costs	123
Relief of rates:
Agricultural Grant	13,520
Rural Electrification	600
Capital for the Agricultural Credit Corporation Limited	1,000
Interest subvention for Agricultural Credit Corporation schemes	10
TOTAL	55,392