asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of running the Army Equitation School each year since 1972 to date; the total amount spent in each of these years on the purchase of horses; and the total amount recouped in each of these years from the sale of horses.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Army Equitation School.
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The information sought in the first part of the Deputy's question is not readily available and a considerable amount of work and time would be involved in calculating the amounts concerned.
As the reply to the other parts of the question is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to circulate the statement in the Official Report. Following is the statement:
The total amounts spent in each year since 1972 to date on the purchase of horses for the Army Equitation School are as follows:
|
1972 |
—£14,750 |
|
1973 |
—£9,300 |
|
1974 |
—£157,247.50 |
|
1975 |
—£45,470.50 |
|
1976 |
—£100,210 |
|
1977 (to date) |
—£36,900 |
The total amounts realised in each year since 1972 to date from the sale of Army horses are as follows:
|
1972 |
—£82 |
|
1973 |
—£977 |
|
1974 |
—£175 |
|
1975 |
—£3,583 |
|
1976 |
—£165 |
|
1977 (to date) |
Nil. |
Would the Minister like to say how many horses were involved?
I gave that information last week.