asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the annual payments in food subsidies from the Exchequer, stating the periods during which these subventions were operable.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Food Subsidy Payments.
97.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate the information in the form of a tabular statement with the Official Report.
Following is the statement: FOOD SUBSIDIES
|
1941-42 |
1942-43 |
1943-44 |
1944-45 |
1945-46 |
1946-47 |
1947-48 |
1948-49 |
1949-50 |
1950-51 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Flour |
464,009 |
1,359,478 |
1,356,375 |
2,565,330 |
2,969,941 |
2,515,076 |
7,172,679 |
9,859,642 |
7,689,000 |
8,245,807 |
|
Wheaten Meal |
11,935 |
15,937 |
18,773 |
33,636 |
29,319 |
8,017 |
76,704 |
119,193 |
||
|
Bread |
21,275 |
— |
129,787 |
152,300 |
162,385 |
147,618 |
276,966 |
45,957 |
10,497 |
— |
|
Tea |
— |
— |
148,000 |
27,000 |
25,000 |
6,500 |
700,000 |
1,830,000 |
1,893,520 |
1,650,000 |
|
Sugar |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
434,987 |
519,479 |
233,982 |
— |
|
Margarine |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
30,708 |
16,821 |
— |
— |
|
Oatmeal |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
26,973 |
1,277 |
— |
|
Total |
485,284 |
1,359,478 |
1,646,097 |
2,760,567 |
3,176,099 |
2,702,830 |
8,644,659 |
12,385,889 |
9,904,980 |
10,015,000 |
|
1951-52 |
1952-53 |
1953-54 |
1954-55 |
1955-56 |
1956-57 |
1957-58 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Flour |
7,585,058 |
6,221,713 |
6,147,840 |
7,870,140 |
6,874,094 |
6,225,759 |
1,631,891 |
— |
— |
|
Wheaten Meal |
89,779 |
48,977 |
67,322 |
163,021 |
110,607 |
102,786 |
107,357 |
— |
— |
|
Bread |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tea |
1,945,000 |
420,000 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Sugar |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Margarine |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Oatmeal |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total |
9,619,837 |
6,690,690 |
6,215,162 |
8,033,161 |
6,984,701 |
6,328,545 |
1,739,248 |
1,565* |
Nil |
* The Appropriation Accounts for this year do not give a break-down of this total.