asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state under their respective headings the amounts paid in bounties on each class of agricultural exports from the Irish Free State during the following periods:—(a) from the inauguration of the bounties to the 1st April, 1933, and (b) since 1st April, 1933, to the latest date.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Exports Bounties.
The total bounty payments up to 1st ultimo and from 1st ultimo to 27th instant inclusive are as follows:—
|
Up to 1st April. |
From 1st April to 27th May (inclusive). |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Butter, cream, etc. |
257,187 |
5,123 |
|
Cattle |
482,355 |
103,480 |
|
Live pigs |
31,637 |
7,961 |
|
Sheep & lambs |
Nil |
3,939 |
|
Pig products (bacon, pork, etc.) |
125,236 |
25,777 |
|
Dead poultry |
108,527 |
10,593 |
|
Eggs |
40,962 |
96,855 |
|
Potatoes |
3,680 |
2,180 |
|
Grass seeds |
Nil |
332 |
In addition £296,171 up to 1st April and £20 from 1st April up to 27th May inclusive have been paid as bounties in respect of butter, cream, etc., out of the levies collected under the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Act, 1932.