asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the amount of the annual State grant payable to An Foras Talúntais.
138.
Written Answers. - An Foras Talúntais.
137.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the additional funds, if any, other than State grants, received from Irish sources during the past two years by An Foras Talúntais.
139.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the amount of additional funds received from non-Irish sources during the past two years by An Foras Talúntais.
140.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the number of recognised full-time staff members employed by An Foras Talúntais.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 140 together and as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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Funds Received by An Foras Taluntais |
1973-74 |
1974 (9 months April-December) |
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|
£ |
£ |
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(a) Annual State Grant to An Foras Talúntais |
Capitalnon-Capital |
50,0003.27 million |
40,0002.95 million |
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(b) Funds, other than State Grant received by An Foras Talúntais from Irish Sources |
219,110 |
255,470 |
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|
(c) Funds received by An Foras Talúntais from non-Irish Sources |
17,820 |
33,920 |
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(d) Number of full time staff members employed by An Foras Talúntais in November, 1975 |
1,215 |
NOTES:
(i) The years 1973-74 and 1974 (9 months) are the latest for which final accounts are available.
(ii) The State grants already voted for 1975 are £50,000 for capital and £4½ million for non-capital purposes.
(iii) The sums shown as being received from Irish sources represent fees, donations and contributions towards research work received from various commercial sources, but do not include the Institute's income from investments or operational receipts from sales of farm produce etc.