asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount provided each year under the Transport Act, 1944, to meet the State guarantees on the stock of Córas Iompair Éireann.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Córas Iompair Éireann Stock.
Advances from the Central Fund in fulfilment of the guarantee of the interest on the company's debentures were as follows:—1944-45, Nil; 1945-46, Nil; 1946-47, Nil; 1947-48, Nil; 1948-49, £360,145; 1949-50 (to date), £201,202.
There has been no payment on foot of the guarantee of the principal moneys.