With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to answer Questions Nos. 80, 81 and 82 together, in the form of a tabular statement to be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Applications by farmers and sums approved and made available by the Agricultural Credit Corporation in the twelve months to 30 September, 1973.
Purpose
|
No. of applications
|
Sums approved
|
Sums made available
|
|
|
£000
|
£000
|
Purchase of farm machinery
|
3,252
|
4,805
|
3,207
|
Purchase of livestock
|
6,530
|
19,770
|
13,095
|
Erection of farm buildings (excluding dwellings)
|
1,604
|
4,860
|
3,228
|
Erection of farm dwellings
|
1,239
|
3,755
|
2,484
|
Explanatory Note: Because of a variety of factors including delays in arranging security or in completion of buildings sums actually issued in any period may not be comparable to ums approved or applications received.
83.