asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of (a) Roscommon and (b) Leitrim the number of applications for rural improvement grants received for the past two years, the number dealt with, and the number rejected.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rural Improvement Grants.
8.
The information asked for is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report. The figures relate to the financial years ended 31st March, 1964 and 1965 respectively, as the official records are ordinarily kept in relation to these periods.
Following is the statement:
Rural Improvements Scheme.
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County Roscommon |
County Leitrim |
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1963-64 |
1964-65 |
1963-64 |
1964-65 |
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1. Number of applications received |
82 |
66 |
223 |
197 |
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2. Number of offers of grant issued |
42 |
80 |
149 |
251 |
|
3. Number of schemes sanctioned |
26 |
21 |
77 |
69 |
|
4. Number of applications rejected |
6 |
21 |
24 |
43 |
NOTE:—The entries against items 2, 3 and 4 relate to the total transactions in the financial year, irrespective of the date of application.