asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will now state (i) the total amount of money lost on the Government's scheme for the purchase of oats of the 1948 crop; (ii) the average net price received per barrel for the quantity of these oats sold on the home market and (iii) the average net price per barrel received for the quantity exported.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Government Oats Purchase Scheme.
As final settlement of the accounts has not yet been made it is not possible to indicate either the total cost of the scheme or the average net price per barrel received for the quantity exported.
The average price received for the oats sold on the home market was 30/5 per barrel.