asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state (i) the earliest date in each financial year since 1938 on which notices appeared in the Press inviting applications under the farm improvements scheme; (ii) the number of applications received each year, and (iii) the number sanctioned and the amount paid in grants each year, including the amount paid to date in the present financial year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Farm Improvements Scheme.
As the reply to the Deputy's question is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Chinn Chomhairle, to have it circulated in the Official Report.
The following tables give the particulars required:—
FARM IMPROVEMENTS SCHEME.
Table A.
|
Season of Operation |
Date of Publication of Advertisement of Scheme |
Number of applications received |
|
*1940/41 |
11th October, 1940 |
23,372 |
|
1941/42 |
6th September, 1941 |
31,758 |
|
1942/43 |
11th July, 1942 |
40,087 |
|
1943/44 |
1st June, 1943 |
44,874 |
|
1944/45 |
28th June, 1944 |
50,728 |
|
1945/46 |
15th June, 1945 |
35,462 |
|
1946/47 |
15th March, 1946 |
46,075 |
|
1947/48 |
15th March, 1947 |
39,533 |
|
1948/49 |
3rd July, 1948 |
24,915 (to date) |
*The Farm Improvements Scheme was introduced for the first time in the Autumn of 1940.
Table B.
|
Financial Year* |
Number of Grants earned under Scheme |
Amount of Grants earned under Scheme |
|
£ |
||
|
1940/41 |
270 |
1,582 |
|
1941/42 |
18,244 |
121,218 |
|
1942/43 |
23,970 |
178,942 |
|
1943/44 |
29,176 |
243,089 |
|
1944/45 |
34,789 |
327,506 |
|
1945/46 |
36,121 |
311,989 |
|
1946/47 |
27,399 |
260,796 |
|
1947/48 |
25,860 |
252,254 |
|
1948/49 (to date) |
22,427 |
212,294 |
*The bulk of the payments made in any financial year is in respect of claims arising out of the previous season's scheme.