asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will state in respect of each of the years 1956 and 1966 the amount of State aid to agriculture, the amount of milk delivered to creameries, and the State subsidy paid on milk.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - State Aid to Agriculture.
17.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement: —
|
1956-57 |
1966-67(Revised Estimate) |
|
|
(£ million) |
(£ million) |
|
|
Government expenditure in relation to agriculture (a) |
17.20 |
56.76 |
|
Subsidies to support the price of milk (a) |
2.71 |
13.88 |
|
1956(million gallons) |
1966(million gallons) |
|
|
Milk delivered to creameries |
262.5 |
411.7 |
NOTE: —(a) Records relate to financial years.
18.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will give an indication of the increased Government expenditure on agriculture for (1) subsidies to support the price of milk, (2) relief of rates on agricultural land, (3) education, research and advisory service, and (4) subsidies to reduce the cost of lime and fertilisers for each of the financial years 1960-61 to 1966-67, inclusive.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement: —
|
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
1962-63 |
1963-64 |
1964-65 |
1965-66 |
1966-67 (Revised Estimate) |
|
|
(£ million) |
|||||||
|
(1) Subsidies to support the price of milk |
2.35 |
4.70 |
3.17 |
6.04 |
8.17 |
10.74 |
13.88 |
|
(2) Relief of rates on agricultural land |
5.66 |
5.84 |
8.53 |
8.96 |
11.19 |
12.49 |
13.34 |
|
(3) Education, research, advisory and technical services |
1.47 |
1.68 |
1.88 |
2.25 |
2.69 |
3.54 |
3.35 |
|
(4) Subsidies to reduce the cost of lime and fertilisers |
2.56 |
3.21 |
3.65 |
4.18 |
4.53 |
4.56 |
4.86 |