asked the Minister for Agriculture the present position regarding the western development package; the amount of money that will be spent including EEC funds under the following headings in 1984: (a) rural water supplies, (b) roads, (c) electrification, (d) on-farm investment, (e) road improvement, (f) calf to beef scheme, (g) agricultural education, (h) marketing and processing, (i) forestry; and the total spent under each heading since this programme began in 1981.
Written Answers. - Western Development.
565.
The following is the position:
|
Estimated expenditure in 1984 |
Expenditure 1983-83 |
|
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
(a) Rural Water Supplies |
8.30 |
19.279 |
|
(b) Roads |
3.40 |
11.501 |
|
(c) Electrification |
1.473 |
2.804 |
|
(d) On-farm Investment |
0.44 |
0.101 |
|
(e) Land Improvement |
3.36 |
4.165 |
|
(f) Calf to Beef |
0.04 |
Nil |
|
(g) Agricultural Education |
0.662 |
2.288 |
|
(h) Marketing and Processing |
7.00 |
13.21 |
|
(i) Forestry |
0.17 |
0.148 |