asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the estimated State aid to agriculture for the financial year ending 31st March, 1960 in the form set out in paragraph 4 of chapter 12 of Economic Development, indicating the principal changes, if any, effected by recent supplementary estimates.
Written Answers. - State Aid to Agriculture.
43.
The information asked by the Deputy is contained in the following table:—
STATE Aid to Agriculture, 1959-60.
(Figures are net of relevant Appropriations in Aid.)
|
Original Estimate for 1959-60 |
Principal Changes (i.e., amounting to £20,000 or more) effected by recent Supplementary Estimates Increase + |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Subsidies of final products: |
||
|
Butter |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Wheat |
470,000 |
|
|
Bacon |
550,000 |
|
|
Subsidies to reduce production costs: |
||
|
Ground Limestone |
485,000 |
|
|
Superphosphate |
180,000 |
|
|
Other phosphatic fertilisers |
1,750,000 |
|
|
Petrol |
50,000 |
|
|
Drainage, land reclamation and general improvement schemes: |
||
|
Arterial Drainage |
1,019,000 |
|
|
Land Project |
2,172,000 |
+ 200,000 |
|
Other drainage schemes |
55,000 |
|
|
Improvement of Land Commission Estates |
630,000 |
+ 50,000 |
|
Other improvement schemes |
456,000 |
|
|
Gaeltacht and congested District Schemes |
237,000 |
|
|
Elimination of disease, livestock improvement, etc: |
||
|
Bovine T B. Eradication |
1,840,000 |
+3,171,000 |
|
Pasteurisation plant |
200,000 |
|
|
A.I., milk production and livestock improvement |
72,000 |
|
|
Administration of improvement and regulatory Acts |
195,000 |
|
|
Grants towards farm buildings, etc.: |
||
|
Farm Buildings and Water supplies |
759,000 |
|
|
Poultry houses and equipment |
44,000 |
|
|
Orchard planting |
4,500 |
|
|
Education, research, advisory and technical services: |
||
|
Education |
388,000 |
+ 34,000 |
|
Research work |
383,000 |
+ 96,000 |
|
Advisory services |
327,500 |
|
|
Rural Organisations |
19,300 |
|
|
Technical services |
147,000 |
|
|
Departmental capital expenditure on land and buildings |
153,000 |
|
|
Land Annuities: |
||
|
Halving of land annuities |
737,500 |
|
|
Bonus to vendors and other costs |
117,500 |
|
|
Relief of Rates: |
||
|
Agricultural Grant |
5,442,000 |
+140,000 |
|
TOTAL |
19,883,300 |
3,691,000 |
|
Less estimated savings on Vote for Agriculture |
1,525,800 |
18,357,500 |
|
Total State Aid, 1959-60 |
22,048,500 |
44.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the estimated State aid to agriculture for the financial year ending 31st March, 1961 in the form set out in paragraph 4 of chapter 12 of Economic Development, indicating the principal changes proposed in the Book of Estimates and the additional subsidies announced in Dáil Éireann by the Taoiseach on 10th March, 1960.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table:
STATE Aid to Agriculture, 1960-61.
(Figures are net of relevant Appropriation in Aid.)
|
Principal changes (i.e., amounting to £20,000 or more) as compared with 1959-60 (a) Increase + Decrease - |
||
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Subsidies of final products: |
||
|
Butter |
250,000 |
–750,000 |
|
Wheat |
5 |
–469,995 |
|
Bacon |
550,000 |
|
|
Bacon factory grants |
50,000 |
+ 50,000 |
|
Subsidies to reduce production costs: |
||
|
Ground Limestone |
380,000 |
–105,000 |
|
Superphosphate |
350,000 |
+ 170,000 |
|
Other phosphatic fertilisers |
1,750,000 |
|
|
Petrol |
44,000 |
|
|
Drainage, land reclamation and general improvement schemes: |
||
|
Arterial Drainage |
1,070,000 |
+ 51,000 |
|
Land Project |
2,171,000 |
–201,000 |
|
Other drainage schemes |
60,000 |
|
|
Improvement of Land Commission estates |
695,000 |
|
|
Other improvement schemes |
456,000 |
|
|
Gaeltacht and congested District schemes |
243,000 |
|
|
Elimination of diseases, livestock improvement, etc.: |
||
|
Bovine T.B. eradication |
3,489,000 |
– 1,522,000 |
|
Pasteurisation plant |
100,000 |
–100,000 |
|
A.I., milk production and livestock improvement |
68,000 |
|
|
Administration of improvement and regulatory Acts |
245,000 |
+ 50,000 |
|
Grants towards farm buildings, etc.: |
||
|
Farm Buildings and water supplies |
770,000 |
|
|
Poultry Houses and equipment |
45,000 |
|
|
Orchard planting |
4,000 |
|
|
Education, research, advisory and technical services: |
||
|
Education |
465,000 |
+ 43,000 |
|
Research work |
542,000 |
+ 63,000 |
|
Advisory services |
344,000 |
|
|
Rural organisations |
20,600 |
|
|
Technical services |
173,000 |
+ 26,000 |
|
Departmental capital expenditure on land and buildings |
195,000 |
+ 42,000 |
|
Land Annuities: |
||
|
Halving of land annuities |
748,000 |
|
|
Bonus to vendors and other costs |
117,750 |
|
|
Relief of Rates: |
||
|
Agricultural Grant |
5,710,000 |
+ 128,000 |
|
TOTAL |
21,105,355 |
(a) Comparison is with the 1959-60 figures as changed by Supplementary Estimates.
NOTE.—No provision is included for the further assistance foreshadowed by the Taoiseach as this is still under consideration.