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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 4 Apr 1963

Vol. 201 No. 8

Written Answers. - State Aid for Agriculture and Industry.

36.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will give particulars of the State aid for agriculture and industry for 1962-63, as paid, having regard to the supplementary estimates passed in the year.

The following is the information requested by the Deputy:

1962/63 (Provisional Outturn)

(a) State Aid to Industry

£000

Building and Construction

19,436

Irish Shipping Ltd.

1,891

Air Companies

227

Industrial Credit Co., Ltd.

2,625

Bord na Móna

1,400

Córas Iompair Éireann

1,413

Industrial Grants

1,617

Tourism

1,106

Shannon Free Airport Development Co., Ltd.

1,249

Irish Steel Holdings, Ltd.

1,100

Córas Tráchtála Teo.

245

Bord Ghaeltarra Éireann

130

Nítrigin Éireann Teo.

1,120

Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teo.

1,500

Miscellaneous

281

Total

35,340

(b) State Aid to Agriculture

£000

Subsidies of final products:

Butter and other milk products

3,172

Wheat

1,543

Bacon

2,825

Bacon Factory Grants

23

Subsidies to reduce production costs:

Ground Limestone

645

Phosphatic fertilisers

2,400

Potash

600

Petrol

33

Drainage, land reclamation and general improvement schemes:

Arterial drainage

1,617

Land Project

2,108

Other drainage schemes

Improvement of Land Commission Estates

740

Other improvement schemes

485

Gaeltacht and Congested District Schemes

200

Elimination of disease, livestock improvement, etc.:

Bovine TB

6,618

Pasteurisation plant

40

AI, milk production and livestock improvement

75

Administration of improvement and regulatory Acts

276

Grants towards farm buildings, etc.:

Farm buildings and water supplies

1,303

Poultry houses and equipment

65

Orchard planting

3

Education, research, advisory and technical services:

Education

525

Research

783

Advisory Services

399

Rural Organisations

26

Technical Services

217

Departmental capital expenditure on land and buildings

160

Land Annuities:

Halving of land annuities

786

Bonus to vendors and other costs

118

Relief of rates:

Agricultural Grant

8,530

Rural Electrification

953

Capital for Agricultural Credit Corporation, Ltd.

50

Total

37,318

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