asked the Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry if his Department or any body or agency under the aegis of his Department who receive most or all of their funding from the State have significantly increased their borrowings in 1986; and if he will identify these agencies and indicate the total increase in indebtedness of these agencies between the average level of indebtedness in 1982 and the average level of indebtedness in 1986 to date.
Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.
77.
There have been no significant increases in borrowings by bodies or agencies under the aegis of my Department in 1986.
78.
asked the Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry if he will provide a list of all bodies or agencies directly or indirectly under the aegis of his Department to whom nett expenditure limits have been notified by his Department and who have exceeded or expect to exceed these limits in any or each year from 1982 to 1986, inclusive; and if he will state the amounts, estimated or actual, of these excesses for each year and the total additional increase needed in his Departmental Vote to enable him to deal with these excesses.
Nett expenditure limits notified by my Department to agencies under the aegis of my Department were not exceeded in the years 1982 to 1985 such that an increase in the Department's Votes was needed. No excesses are expected in 1986.
79.
asked the Minister for Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry if his Department or any body or agency under the aegis of his Department have sought approval for, or are considering applying for approval for, term loans or other loans to finance excess revenue expenditure.
The Foyle Fisheries Commission have sought my authority and that of the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture for temporary borrowing to finance its operations pending receipt of grant-in-aid from my Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture during the period ending 30 July 1987. In 1985, the Southern Regional Fisheries Board drew down a loan for the purchase of a premises; the balance of the approved sum will be drawn down this year.
80.
asked the Minister for Tourism. Fisheries and Forestry if the 1986 Vote or Votes to his Department include provision for the funding of excess expenditure over approved expenditure limits by agencies or bodies financed from his Department's Vote or Votes in respect of years prior to 1986; if so, the amount of the excess expenditure for 1982 to 1985 and the estimated projected excess for 1986; and the amount which is included under each subhead to finance this excess expenditure.
There is no provision in the 1986 Vote for my Department for excess expenditure by agencies or bodies financed from the Department's Vote in the current year or the years 1982-1985.