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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 29 Apr 1952

Vol. 131 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Loan Counterpart Fund.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the Loan Counterpart E.C.A. Fund for each month since the account was opened the amount of (a) lodgments, and (b) withdrawals, and the balance in such account on the last day of each such month.

As the information requested by the Deputy can be given only in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have the reply included in the Official Report.

Following is the reply:—

AMERICAN LOAN COUNTERPART FUND ACCOUNT.

(Established on 17th December, 1949.)

LODGMENTS

WITHDRAWALS

MONTH

From Account of Minister for Finance with Central Bank of Ireland

Interest and Dividends received

Total

Ways and Means Advances to Exchequer

Payment for Shares of Agricultural Credit Corporation, Ltd.

Total

Balance at end of month

1949

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

December

4,500,000

0

0

4,500,000

0

0

4,500,000

0

0

4,500,000

0

0

1950

January

554

15

11

554

15

11

554

15

11

February

100,000

0

0

100,000

0

0

100,000

0

0

100,000

0

0

554

15

11

March

4,000,000

0

0

189

0

10

4,000,189

0

10

4,000,000

0

0

4,000,000

0

0

743

16

9

April

16,972

12

1

16,972

12

1

17,716

8

10

May

17,716

8

10

June

1,500,000

0

0

1,500,000

0

0

1,500,000

0

0

1,500,000

0

0

17,716

8

10

July

1,700,000

0

0

31,910

19

2

1,731,910

19

2

1,700,000

0

0

1,700,000

0

0

49,627

8

0

August

2,600,000

0

0

2,600,000

0

0

2,600,000

0

0

2,600,000

0

0

49,627

8

0

September

500,000

0

0

1,500

0

0

501,500

0

0

500,000

0

0

500,000

0

0

51,127

8

0

October

45,957

10

8

45,957

10

8

97,084

18

6

November

97,084

18

8

December

2,000

0

0

2,000

0

0

99,084

18

8

1951

January

99,084

18

8

February

1,000

0

0

1,000

0

0

100,000

0

0

100,000

0

0

84

18

6

March

1,200,000

0

0

54,571

4

8

1,254,571

4

8

1,200,000

0

0

1,200,000

0

0

54,656

8

4

April

54,838

7

1

54,838

7

1

100,361

12

10

100,361

12

10

9,132

17

7

May

2,000,000

0

0

2,000,000

0

0

2,000,000

0

0

2,000,000

0

0

9,132

17

7

June

4,500,000

0

0

4,500,000

0

0

4,500,000

0

0

4,500,000

0

0

9,132

17

7

July

5,500,000

0

0

64,479

9

0

5,564,479

9

0

5,500,000

0

0

5,500,000

0

0

73,612

6

7

August

3,000,000

0

0

3,000,000

0

0

3,000,000

0

0

3,000,000

0

0

73,612

6

7

September

2,500,000

0

0

4,500

0

0

2,504,500

0

0

2,500,000

0

0

70,034

10

5

2,570,034

10

5

8,077

16

2

October

3,000,000

0

0

105,719

3

7

3,105,719

3

7

3,000,000

0

0

60,236

14

3

3,060,236

14

3

53,560

5

6

November

3,500,000

0

0

3,500,000

0

0

3,500,000

0

0

3,500,000

0

0

53,560

5

6

December

500,000

0

0

500,000

0

0

500,000

0

0

500,000

0

0

53,560

5

6

1952

January

6,000

0

0

140,568

10

0

146,568

10

0

200,000

0

0

200,000

0

0

128

15

6

February

128

15

6

March

7,389

14

6

7,389

14

6

7,518

10

0

TOTAL

40,606,000

0

0

532,151

7

6

41,138,151

7

6

40,500,000

0

0

630,632

17

6

41,130,632

17

6

7,518

10

0

asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state in respect of each quarter of the financial year ending 31st March, 1952, what amount of the American Loan Counterpart Fund was lent to the Exchequer in the form of ways and means advances, and what amount in each quarter was invested in the mortgage stocks of the Agricultural Credit Corporation.

The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:—

Ways and Means Advances to Exchequer

Investments in Mortgage Stocks of Agricultural Credit Corporation

£

£

Quarter ended:

30th June, 1951

6,500,000

100,000

30th September, 1951

11,000,000

70,000

31st December, 1951

7,000,000

60,000

31st March, 1952

Nil

200,000

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