asked the Minister for Finance if he will state is respect of every company and statutory body now in existence, for which moneys have been provided by the Oireachtas, (1) the name of the company or statutory body, (2) the date of establishment, (3) the total sum or sums paid by the Oireachtas (a) by way of loan or repayable advance and (b) by way of free grant, (4) the interest paid on (3) (a), and (5) if this interest has not been paid, the amount that would have been payable if it had been paid, or charged.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Companies and State Bodies.
18.
The information, in so far as it relates to companies or statutory bodies for which I have parliamentary responsibility and which have received loans or repayable advances or free grants from moneys provided by the Oireachtas, is in the form of a tabular statement and I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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Company or Statutory Body |
Date of Establishment |
Total sum(s) paid from moneys provided by the Oireachtas by way of |
Interest paid on 3 (a) |
Interest which would have been payable on 3 (a) if it had been paid or charged |
Remarks |
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(a)Loan or Repayable Advance |
(b)Free Grant |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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National Theatre |
March, 1911 |
— |
193,150 |
— |
— |
The sums were paid as grants-in-aid. |
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Comhlucht Siúicre Eireann, Teo. |
September, 1933 |
1,000 |
34,859 |
— |
See remark (i) |
(i) The £1,000 was a loan to the Company towards the expenses of formation. Owing to the smallness of the amount and the shortness of the period of the loan no interest was charged. |
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(ii) The £34,859 consists of— £33,579—grant from Department of Agriculture for land reclamation at Gowla. £1,280—two Technical Assistance grants. |
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Derrynane Trust Ltd. |
November, 1948 |
— |
5,007 |
— |
— |
The sums were paid as grants-in-aid. |
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Economic |
June, 1960 |
— |
6,744 |
— |
— |
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Research |
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Institute. |
NOTE:—The table does not include—
(a) certain repayable advances totalling £922,717 made to Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teo. in connection with the importation and distribution of superphosphate; the importation and distribution was undertaken by the Company as agent for the Department of Agriculture.
(b) repayable advances totalling approximately £330,000 and grants totalling approximately £66,500 made to the Agricultural Credit Corporation, Ltd., in respect of loan schemes which it administered as agent for the Department of Agriculture.