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APPENDIX 50.

AGRICULTURAL ESTIMATE—REVISED FORMAT

F 101/1/55

Cléireach

Coiste um Chuntais Phoiblí.

I am directed by the Minister for Finance to inform the Committee that it is proposed to introduce with effect, if possible, from 1970/71 a revised format of the estimate for Agriculture which has been agreed between the Department of Agriculture and this Department.

The estimate for Agriculture has been enlarged considerably over the years because of the expansion of existing and the addition of new services. Provision for the latter has frequently been included in the estimate in the order in which they arose. As a result, for example, consultative councils, inquiries and reports are provided for in a total of eleven subheads, research and testing activities in five and advertising and publicity in three subheads. As well, since it has been the practice to include the salaries and the travelling and incidental expenses of field staff in the subhead relating to the scheme on which they are engaged, these provisions are now spread over more than twenty subheads. Because of staff transfers between schemes, and between schemes and headquarters, considerable difficulty arises in apportioning these charges. In the proposed new format these provisions have as far as possible, in accordance with general practice in other votes, been included in subheads A1 and A2, respectively, relating to headquarters’ staff.

A further result of the Department’s growth is that much of the detail of the estimate which dates from an earlier era is now of less significance. It is proposed, therefore, in the new format to reduce the 81 subheads in Part II and the 300 or so individual items of expenditure in Part III of the estimate to 44 and about 160 respectively. Without significantly reducing the information provided this will, it is felt, make for better presentation and will reduce printing costs and simplify accounting.

A table is included in the new format indicating the subheads corresponding to those in the estimate for 1969-70. Further explanatory notes are enclosed for the information of the Committee.

The Minister trusts that the revised format will be acceptable to the Committee.

M. Ó MURCHADHA,

An Roinn Airgeadais.

6 Feabhra, 1970.

Revision of format of estimate for Agriculture

Explanatory Notes

The subheads in the proposed new format are grouped under six main headings as follows—

General Administration

Education, Research and Advisory Services

Livestock Improvement and Eradication of Disease

Production and Development Aids

Marketing Aids

Other Services

The following is a summary of the provisions included in the new subheads—

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

A.1—Salaries, wages and allowances:

This subhead now includes all staff salaries except those of the Veterinary College, the Agriculture Schools and Farms, the Land Project and the Agricultural Wages Board.

The Veterinary College and the Agricultural Schools and Farms continue to be provided for in separate subheads since they are, to a certain extent, independent of the day-to-day administration of the Department. The Land Project is classified as a capital service and it is the practice, as far as possible, to keep capital expenditure in separate subheads. The Agricultural Wages Board, which is an independent body, continues to be provided for separately.

The new subhead includes salary provisions at present provided for in 20 different subheads.

A.2—Travelling and incidental expenses:

Provision is made in this subhead for the travelling and incidental expenses of all sections of the Department whose salaries are provided for in subhead A1. At present these expenses are spread over 20 different subheads.

A.3—Post Office Services:

Same as existing subhead B.2.

A.4—Advertising and publicity:

This subhead provides for expenditure on advertising and publicity which until now has been provided for in part of three separate subheads.

A.5—Consultative Councils, Inquiries and Reports:

This subhead includes expenses of Consultative Councils etc. the present provision for which is spread over 11 different subheads.

EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADVISORY SERVICES.

B.1—University Colleges:

This subhead brings together all the provisions for grants to Universities. These are at present provided for in five different subheads.

B.2—Veterinary College:

Same as existing subhead D.3.

B.3—Agricultural schools and farms:

This subhead includes provision for the agricultural schools and farms at present provided for under subhead D.1. and for the Botanic Gardens at present provided for in subhead J.

B.4—Private agricultural schools, etc.

Same as existing subhead D.2.

B.5—An Foras Talúntais—Grant in-aid for general purposes:

Same as existing subhead I.5.

B.6—An Foras Talúntais—Grant-in-aid for capital purposes:

Same as existing subhead I.6.

B.7—Research and testing:

This subhead brings together expenditure on research and testing at present provided for in five separate subheads.

B.8—County Committees of Agriculture:

Same as existing subhead F except that expenditure on farm training centres has been transferred to subhead B.9 (Scholarships and training) and the provision for grants for sea sand for agricultural purposes is now included under subhead D.1 (Lime and fertilizers).

B.9—Scholarships and training:

This subhead comprises mainly expenditure on university scholarships, the Farm Apprenticeship Scheme and on farm training centres.

B.10—Technical assistance:

Same as existing subhead O.

B.11—Agricultural Organisations etc.:

This subhead provides for grants-in-aid etc. to various rural bodies at present spread over five separate subheads.

LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT AND ERADICATION OF DISEASE.

C.1—Improvement of livestock:

This subhead brings together expenditure on purchase of livestock progeny testing, etc. at present provided for in three separate subheads.

C.2—Bovine tuberculosis eradication:

Same as existing subhead K.13.

C.3—Brucellosis eradication:

Same as existing subhead K.15.

C.4—General disease control and eradication:

This subhead comprises expenditure formerly included in subheads K.11 and L.1.

PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AIDS.

D.1—Lime and fertilizers:

Same as existing subhead K.10 plus item 2 of subhead F.

D.2—Land Project:

Same as existing subhead K.9.

D.3—Farm buildings and water supplies:

Same as existing subhead K.8 except that salaries, travelling and incidentals are transferred to subheads A.1 and A.2 respectively.

D.4—Beef cattle incentive scheme:

Same as existing subhead K.29 except that costs of administration are now included under subheads A.1 and A.2.

D.5—Farrowed sows:

Same as existing subhead K.24.

D.6—Mountain sheep:

Same as existing subhead K.25.

D.7—Small farm (incentive bonus) scheme:

Same as existing subhead H.

D.8—Poultry and eggs:

Same as existing subhead E.2. (item C).

D.9—Glasshouse Industry:

This subhead brings together all expenditure on the glasshouse industry at present provided for under subhead G (item J) and K.26.

D.10—Grain storage loans:

This subhead comprises the expenditure at present provided for in subheads K.3 (item d) and M.6.

D.11—Miscellaneous schemes:

This subhead provides for certain minor schemes mainly in western areas.

D.12—Miscellaneous equipment etc. grants:

This subhead provides for grants for forage harvesters, milk coolers, etc., at present provided for in five separate subheads.

MARKETING AIDS.

E.1—Dairy produce:

Same as existing subhead N.1.

E.2—Beef, mutton and lamb exports:

Same as existing subhead K.22.

E.3—Bacon and pork exports:

Same as existing subhead K.20.

E.4—Cereals:

Same as existing subheads K.21 and K.28.

OTHER SERVICES.

F.—Agricultural Credit Corporation:

Same as existing subhead K.3 (items a, b and c.)

G.—Agricultural Wages Board:

Same as existing subhead M.8.

H.—An Comhairle Olla:

This body is at present provided for in subhead N.2 (item b).

I.—Coras Beostoic agus Feola:

Same as existing subhead K.23.

J.—Bord na gCapall:

This Board is at present provided for in subhead I.1 (item 7).

K.—International Co-operation:

Same as existing subhead C.3.

L.—Aid programmes:

This subhead comprises provision for the World Food Programme, the International Wheat Agreement and Gorta at present provided for in subheads C.4, C.5 and I.1 (item 6) respectively.

M.—Appropriations-in-Aid:

Same as existing subhead P except that the number of headings, which show as far as possible the receipts arising from the corresponding expenditure subheads, has been reduced from 33 to 16.

AGRICULTURE.

I. Estimate of the amount required in the year ending 31st March, 1971, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid.

II. Subheads under which this Vote will be accounted for by the Office of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

				1970-71	1969-70	Increase	Decrease
				£	£	£	£
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
A.1.—Salaries, Wages and.
Allowances		..	..		3,212,816
A.2—Travelling and
Incidental Expenses		..	..		365,596
A.3.—Post Office Services			..		179,380
A.4.—Advertising and
Publicity	..	..	..		75,805
A.5.—Consultative Councils, Inquiries and Reports					14,682
EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADVISORY SERVICES
B.1.—University Colleges (a)					1,092,984
B.2.—Veterinary College			..		104,600
B.3.—Agricultural Schools
and Farms		..	..		406,200
B.4.—Private Agricultural
Schools, etc.		..	..		283,800
B.5.—An Foras Talúntais— Grant-in-Aid for General
Purposes (b)			..		1,750,000
B.6.—An Foras Talúntais— Grant-in-Aid for
Capital Purposes (b) (c)			..		70,000
B.7.—Research and Testing					192,303
B.8.—County Committees of Agriculture		..	..		835,000
B.9.—Scholarships and Training (Including
Grant-in-Aid)	..	..	..		74,452
B.10.—Technical Assistance					45,000
B.11.—Agricultural Organisations etc. (Including
Grants-in- Aid)			..		48,287
LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT AND ERADICATION OF DISEASE
C.1.—Improvement of
Live-stock	..	..	..		279,659
C.2.—Bovine Tuberculosis
Eradication (a)			..		2,595,000
C.3.—Brucellosis
Eradication (a)	..	..	..		1,100,000
C.4.—General Disease Control and Eradication					22,005
PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AIDS
D.1.—Lime and Fertilisers
Subsidies (b)		..	..		6,042,500
D.2.—Land Project (a)			..		3,630,000
D.3.—Farm Buildings and Water Supplies (a)			..		2,593,000
D.4.—Beef Cattle Incentive
Scheme		..	..		900,000
D.5.—Farrowed Sows			..		125,000
D.6.—Mountain Sheep			..		550,000
D.7.—Small Farm (Incentive
Bonus) Scheme			..		150,000
D.8.—Poultry and Eggs			..		113,805
D.9.—Glasshouse Industry (b)					108,885
D.10.—Grain Storage Loans
(b)	..	..	..		500,005
D.11.—Miscellaneous Schemes					61,927
D.12.—Miscellaneous
Equipment Etc. Grants			..		108,105
—Calved Heifer Scheme (a)					200,000
—Bacon Factories (a)			..		10
MARKETING AIDS
E.1.—Dairy Produce Equiping Grants-in-Aid) (c)					27,000,000
E.2.—Beef Mutton and Lamb
Exports	..	..	..		2,500,000
E.3.—Bacon and Pork Exports					2,600,000
E.4.—Cereals	..	..	..		50,005

OTHER SERVICES
F.—Agricultural Credit
Corporation		..	..		7,510
G.—Agricultural Wages
Board	..	..	..		16,800
H.—An Comhairle Olla			..		7,500
I.—Coras Beostoic agus Feola					100,000
J.—Bord na gCapall
(Grant-in-Aid)	..	..	..		20,000
K.—International
Co-operation	..	..	..		49,368
L.—Aid Programmes (Including Grants-in-Aid) (a)					211,000
		Gross Total		£	60,392,989
Deduct:—
M.—Appropriations in Aid (b)					2,919,989
		Net Total	..	£	57,473,000
					Net ....crease ..£

										1970-71
The total expenditure in connection with this Service is estimated as										£
follows:—	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gross estimate above			..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Estimated amounts included in other estimates in connection with this
Service:—	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Vote
7 Office of the Revenue Commissioners								..	..
8 Public Works and Buildings							..	..	..
12 Superannuation and Retired Allowances								..	..
17 Stationery Office					..	..	..	..	..
18 Valuation and Ordnance Survey							..	..	..
19 Rates on Government Property							..	..	..
Central Fund—Ministerial, etc., Pensions						..	..	..	..
Total Expenditure									..£
The receipts in connection with this Service are estimated as follows:—
Appropriations in aid above				..	..	..	..	..	..
Extra Receipts payable to the Exchequer:—
Interest on Exchequer advances for the purchase, etc. of creameries (£ ); and receipts under the Land Project (£ )								..	..
Total Receipts									..£

The following table indicates the subheads corresponding to those in the Estimate for 1969-70.

1970-71		1970-71
Subheads	1969-70 Subheads	Subheads	1969-70 Subheads
A.1	A. and the salary provisions included in C.1, C.2, C.7, E.1, E.2, E.3, G, K.1, K.8, K.12, K.29, L.1, L.3, M.1, M.2, M.3, M.4, M.5 and N.2.	B.10
A.1		B.11	0 I.1 (items 1, 3, 4 and 5) I.2, I.3, I.4 and I.7.
A.2	B.1, C.1 (item B), C. 2(item B), E.I (item B), E.2 (item B), E.3 (item B), G. (items B and L), K.1 (items B, F and G), K.8 (items B and E), K.29 (part), L.1 (item B), L.2 (item 2), L.3 (item B and part of item C), M.1 (item B and part of item C), M.2 (items B and C and part of item E), M.3 (items B, and E), M.4 (items B and C) M.5 (items B, D and E), M.7 (item 2) and M.9.	C.1	C.7(item 2 (a), (b) and (d) and item 3). E’1 (items C to L inclusive) and G (item E).
		C.2	K.13
		C.3	K.15
		C.4	K.11 (items 2 and 3), L.1 (item C).
		D.1	K.10 and F (item 2).
		D.2	K.9
A.3	B.2	D.3	K.8 (items C and D).
A.3	B.2	D.4	K.29 (part).
A.4	I.1 (item 2), K.1 (items C and D) and K.11 (item 1).	D.5	K.24.
A.5	C.6, C.7 (item 2 (c)), D.11, K.2, K.5, K.6, K.7, L.2 (item 1), L.3 (part of item C), M.1 (part of item C) and M.2 (part of item E).	D.6	K.25
		D.7	H
		D.8	E.2 (item C).
		D.9	G (item J) and K.26.
B.1	D.4, D.5, D.7, D.8 and D.9.	D.10	K.3 (item D) and M.6.
B.2	D.3	D.11	G (items C, D, F, G, H, I and K), M.5 (item C) and M.7
B.3	D.1 and J.		(item 1).
B.4	D.2	D.12	K.4, K.14, K.17, K.18 and K.27.
B.5	I.5
		E.1	N.1.
B.6	I.6
		E.2	K.22.
B.7	C.1 (item C), C.2 (item C), C.8, K.12 (item B) and M.3 (items C.D and F.)	E.3	K.20.
		E.4	K.21 and K.28.
B.8	F (item 1)
		F.	K.3 (items A, B and C).
B.9	D.6, D.10, F (item 3), K.1 (item E) and M.2 (item D).	G.	M.8.
		H.	N. 2 (item B).
		I.	K.23.
		J.	I.1 (item 7).
		K.	C.3.
		L.	C.4, C.5 and I.1 (item 6).
		M.	P.

III.	Details of the foregoing
							1970-71	1969-70
General Administration
							£	£
A.1—Salaries, Wages and Allowances (a)
Numbers
1969-70	1970-71
		Minister and Secretariat				..
		Administration—			..	..
		Administrative staff				..
		Agricultural Inspectorate				..
		Veterinary Inspectorate				..
		Staff assigned to duties in connection with—
		Research and testing (Subhead
		B.7)	..	..	..	..
		Improvement of livestock
		(Subhead C.1.)		..	..	..
		Farm buildings and water
		supplies (Subhead D.3)			..	..
		Beef cattle incentive scheme
		(Subhead D.4)			..	..
		Administration of various Acts
		and Orders		..	..	..
		Miscellaneous schemes, etc.				..
		Provision for additional staff, cleaning services, office
		accommodation allowances, etc.				..
		Overtime, Sunday duty, etc.				..
		Social Welfare—Employer’s
		contribution		..	..	..
		Deduct for probable vacancies
		Total			..	..

A.2.—Travelling and Incidental Expenses:
(1) Travelling, subsistence and removal
expenses	..	..	..	..	..	312,462
(2) Incidental expenses (including miscellaneous expenses, not provided for in other subheads arising out of the administration of sundry
statutes)	..	..	..	..	..	53,134
Total				..	..	365,596
A.3.—Post Office Services:
(1) Postal Services		..	..	..	..	152,000
(2) Telephones, etc.		..	..	..	..	17,600
(3) Miscellaneous		..	..	..	..	9,780
Total				..	..£	179,380
A.4.—Advertising and Publicity:
(1) Advertising and publicity			..	..	..	63,500
(2) Cost of Department’s exhibits at shows etc.						12,305
£						75,805
A.5.—Consultative Councils, Inquiries and Reports:
(1) Travelling etc. expenses of Members and Secretariat of, and incidental expenses in connection with—		..	..	..	..
(a) Consultative Councils, Advisory Committees, etc. (including fees to Referees
and Arbitrators)		..	..	..	..	4,085
(b) Commissions and Special Inquiries					..	4,160
(2) Fees for reports on agricultural conditions						6,337
(3) Rural groups advisory service				..	..	100
Total				..	..£	14,682
Education, Research and Advisory Services
B.1.—University Colleges:
(1) University College, Dublin—
(a) Annual grant for faculty of Veterinary
Medicine	..	..	..	..	..	188,000
(b) Annual grant for faculty of General
Agriculture		..	..	..	..	24,984
(c) Additional grant for faculty of General
Agriculture		..	..	..	..	580,500
(2) University College, Cork—
(a) Annual grant for faculty of Dairy Science						13,000
(b) Additional grant for faculty of Dairy
Science	..	..	..	..	..	184,500
(3) Trinity College, Dublin—
Annual grant for School of Veterinary
Medicine	..	..	..	..	..	102,000
Total.				..	..£	1,092,984

B.2.—Veterinary College:
(1) Salaries, wages and allowances:—
Numbers
1969-70	1970-71
66		Staff	..	..	..	..	48,946
—		Social Welfare—Employer’s
		contributions			..	..	1,704
66							50,650
(2) General expenses			..	..	..	..	53,950
		Total				..£	104,600

						1970-71	1969-70
						£	£
B.3.—Agricultural Schools and Farms:
(1) Salaries, wages and allowances:—
Numbers
1969-70	1970-71
66		Mellowes Agricultural College,
		Athenry, Co. Galway.			..		42,173
46		Ballyhaise Agricultural Station,
		Co. Cavan	..	..	..		30,712
36		Clonakilty Agricultural Station,
		Co. Cork	..	..	..		26,507
52
		Munster Institute, Cork			..		39,366
2		Kennedy Horticultural College,
		Ballysop, Co. Wexford			..		2,000
51		Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin			..
		Dublin	..	..	..		43,800
—		Overtime, Sunday duty and
		additional assistance			..		38,661
—		Social Welfare — Employer’s
		contributions		..	..		5,285
							228,504
(2) General Expenses of Management:—
		Mellowes Agricultural College					35,590
		Ballyhaise Agricultural Station					36,060
		Clonakilty Agricultural Station					30,910
		Munster Institute		..	..		34,950
		Kennedy Horticultural College					2,886
		Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin			..		27,300
(3) New farm buildings			..	..	..		10,000
		Total			..£		406,200

B.4.—Private Agricultural Schools Etc:—
(1) Management grants, etc.
(a) Agricultural Colleges			..	..	..	61,380
(b) Rural Domestic Economy Schools, etc.						36,590
						97,970
(2) Capitation grants
(a) at Agricultural Colleges				..	..	27,000
(b) at certain Rural Domestic Economy
Schools etc.		..	..	..	..	19,200
						46,200
(3) Refund of expenditure on buildings, purchase of equipment, etc. for the teaching
of agriculture		..	..	..	..	138,650
(4) Refund of pensions paid to retired Lay
Teachers	..	..	..	..	..	980
Total for Private Agricultural Schools etc.					£	283,800

						1970-71	1969-70
						£	£
B.7.—Research and Testing:
(1) Seed testing, propagation and certification
(a) Equipment and general expenses					..		47,100
(b) Backweston Farm—General expenses
of management		..	..	..	..		26,740
(2) Seed potatoes:
(a) Purchase of farm, provision and equipment of building, in connection with propagation of nucleus and foundation
stocks of seed potatoes, etc.				..	..		40,000
(b) Experiments, including purchase of special stocks of seed potatoes,
equipment etc.		..	..	..	..		4,918
(3) Veterinary Research—
General expenses, including Quarantine
Station on Spike Island, Co. Cork					..		73,535
(4) Irish Meat Association—
Contribution towards Meat Research Unit							10
Total					..£		192,303
B.8.—County Committees of Agriculture:
Grant to supplement the rate raised for local agricultural, live stock and other approved
schemes	..	..	..	..	..		835,000
B.9.—Scholarships and Training (including Grant-in-Aid):
(1) Maintenance allowances, etc. for holders of
scholarships at University Institutions					..		13,812
(2) Expenses arising from training of creamery
managers etc.		..	..	..	..		1,635
(3) Farm Apprenticeship Scheme—
(a) Grant-in-aid to Farm Apprenticeship
Board	..	..	..	..	..		3,600
(b) Awards and other expenses				..	..		5,400
(4) Grants to County Committees of Agriculture towards cost of farm training centres							50,000
(5) Miscellaneous		..	..	..	..		5
Total					£		74,452
B.10—Technical Assistance:
Grants towards cost of technical assistance projects £							45,000
B.11.—Agricultural Organisations etc. (including Grants-in-Aid):
(1) Grants-in-aid to:—
(a) Irish Agricultural Organisation Society							20,000
(b) Irish Countrywomen’s Association					..		9,500
(c) Macra na Féirme			..	..	..		8,000
(d) Errigal Co-Operative Society, Ltd.					..		2,000
(e) Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society					..		3,000
(f) Federation of Irish Bee-Keepers’
Association		..	..	..	..		350
(2) Special prizes at the shows of the Royal Dublin Society and the Munster
Agricultural Society		..	..	..	..		5,327
(3) Miscellaneous		..	..	..	..		110
Total					..£		48,287

						1970-71	1969-70
LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT AND ERADICATION OF DISEASE						£	£
C.1.—Improvement of Livestock:
(1) Purchase of stock cattle, sheep and pigs							60,000
(2) Purchase of thoroughbred stallions for
hunter-breeding		..	..	..	..		15,000
(3) Purchase of bulls, ram s, boars and sows for sale at reduced prices payable by instalments							41,705
(4) Scheme for encouraging improvement in
breeds of horses		..	..	..	..		66,000
(5) General expenses of Cork and Dublin pig
progeny testing stations			..	..	..		46,411
(6) Grants towards cost to pig progeny testing
in accredited herds		..	..	..	..		14,000
(7) Payment to Artificial Insemination Stations in connection with cattle progeny testing							24,000
(8) Cattle performance testing, weight
recording, etc.	..	..	..	..	..		3,000
(9) Grants to Cow testing Associations and
allowances to supervisors			..	..	..		5,500
(10) Other expenditure in connection with
livestock improvement and progeny testing					..		4,043
Total					£		279,659
C.2.—Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication:
Provision for eradication of bovine tuberculosis (a) £							2,595,000
C.3.—Brucellosis Eradication:
Provision for eradication of brucellosis (a)					..		1,100,000
C.4.—General Disease Control and Eradication:
(1) Warble fly eradication			..	..	..		14,000
(2) Grants towards cost of erection of sheep
dipping baths		..	..	..	..		8,000
(3) Compensation for animals etc. slaughtered on account of Foot and Mouth disease, etc.							5
Total							22,005
PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AIDS
D.1.—Lime and Fertilizers Subsidy:
(1) Delivery costs of ground limestone and other suitable forms of lime							1,150,000
(2) Subsidy on phosphatic fertilisers (b)					..		3,900,000
(3) Subsidy on potassic fertilisers				..	..		987,000
(4) Special grant to County Committees of Agriculture to provide sea sand for
agricultural purposes		..	..	..	..		5,500
Total					£		6,042,500

D.2.—Land Project: (c)
(1) Salaries, wages and allowances:—
Numbers
1969-70	1970-71
419		Staff	..	..	..	..	545,882
—		Overtime, cleaning and office accommodation allowances					11,437
—		Social Welfare—Employers’
		contributions			..	..	2,454
419							559,773

							1970-71	1969-70
							£	£
Brought forward	..	..	..	..	..	..		559,773
(2) Travelling expenses				..	..	..		102,000
(3) Lime and fertilisers				..	..	..		375,000
(4) Grants to farmers				..	..	..		2,530,000
(5) Payments to County Councils, etc.						..		36,000
(6) Miscellaneous			..	..	..	..		27,227
Total						£		3,630,000
D.3.—Farm Buildings and Water Supplies (a)
(1) Grants for the construction and
improvement of farm buildings, etc.					..	..		2,183,000
(2) Water supplies scheme				..	..	..		410,000
Total								2,593,000
D.4.—Beee Cattle Incentive Scheme:
Grants to encourage the production of beef cattle								900,000
D.5.—Farrowed Sows:
Temporary scheme of grants for farrowed sows						..		125,000
D.6.—Mountain Sheep:
Subsidy on mountain lambs etc.				..	..	..		550,000
D.7.—Small Farm (Incentive Bonus) Scheme:
Grants to farmers participating in the scheme £								150,000
D.8.—Poultry and Eggs:
Poultry-houses and equipment, subsidies to
hatcheries etc.			..	..	..	..		113,805
D.9.—Glasshouse Industry:
(1) Grants for erection of glasshouse nurseries (a)								100,000
(2) Grant towards operating costs of
Development Council for the Glasshouse Industry								3,000
(3) Glasshouse crops in Gaeltacht areas						..		5,880
(4) Miscellaneous			..	..	..	..		5
Total						£		108,885
D.10.—Grain Storage Loans:				..	..	..
(1) Advances to Agricultural Credit
Corporation for grain storage loans (a)					..	..		500,000
(2) Provision for direct advances for grain storage loans by the Minister for
Agriculture and Fisheries			..	..	....	..		5
Total						£		500,005
D.11.—Miscellaneous Schemes:
(1) Seed distribution scheme					..	..		50,000
(2) Demonstration plots				..	..	..		6,600
(3) Schemes in North-West Cavan					..	..		1,000
(4) Allotments and fertiliser credits					..	..		2,505
(5) Other schemes			..	..	..	..		1,822
Total						£		61,927

						1970-71	1969-70
						£	£
D.12.—Miscellaneous Equipment etc Grants:
(1) Forage harvesting equipment				..	..		70,000
(2) Milk coolers		..	..	..	..		20,000
(3) Improvement of creameries and grants for pasteurisation of separated milk and
can-washing equipment			..	..	..		10,100
(4) Grants towards cost of co-operative packing and grading stations for
horticultural produce		..	..	..	..		8,000
(5) Grants towards cost of buildings and equipment for certain approved
co-operative projects in pilot areas				..	..		5
Total					£		108,105
MARKETING AIDS
E.1.—Dairy Produce (Including Grants-in-Aid):
(1) An Bord Bainne—Grant under Section 32 of the Dairy Produce Marketing Act, 1961
(Grant-in-Aid)		..	..	..	..		7,100,000
(2) National Dairy Publicity Council
(Grant-in-Aid)	..	..	..	..	..		41,000
(3) Creamery milk price allowance				..	..		16,900,000
(4) Special allowance for high quality creamery
milk	..	..	..	..	..		2,959,000
Total					£		27,000,000
E.2.—Beef Mutton and Lamb Exports:
Support payments in respect of good-quality beef, as mutton and lamb exported to the United
Kingdom	..	..	..	..	..		2,500,000
E.3.—Bacon and Pork Exports:
Payment to the Pigs and Bacon Commission in connection with the operation of a scheme of support prices for exports of bacon and pork							2,600,000
E.4.—Cereals:
(1) Recoupment to An Bord Gráin in respect of losses arising from the purchase and resale
of native wheat		..	..	..	..		5
(2) Cost of providing a floor price for oats in
Western areas		..	..	..	..		50,000
Total					£		50,005
OTHER SERVICES
F.—Agricultural Credit Corporation:
(1) Subvention, interest and guarantees in
respect of sundry loan schemes				..	..		6,510
(2) Payment in respect of advances to the Co-operative Fruit Growers’ Society, Ltd.,
Dungarvan	..	..	..	..	..		1,000
Total					£		7,510

							1970-71	1969-70
G.—Agricultural Wages Board:							£	£
(1) Salaries, wages and allowances							£	£
Numbers
		Staff	..	..	..	..		12,551
1969-70	1970-71
		Social Welfare —Employer’s
12		contributions			..	..		39
—
								12,590
12
(2) Travelling and incidental expenses						..		4,210
		Total				£		16,800
H.—An Chomhairle Olla
General Expenses		..	..	..	..	..		7,500
I.—Coras Beostoic agus Feola (a):
Contribution towards expenses				..	..	..£		100,000
K.—International Co-Operation:
Subscription and/or delegation to Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations								49,368
(£ ) and other International Bodies (£ )						..£		49,368
L.—Aid Programmes (including Grants-in-Aid):
(1) World Food Programme (Grant-in-Aid) (a)								200,000
(2) Food aid contribution under International
Wheat Agreement			..	..	..	..		1,000
(3) Gorta—Grant-in-Aid towards cost of office
and administration expenses					..	..		10,000
Total						£		211,000
M.—Appropriation in Aid:
(1) Recoupment of salaries etc. of officers on loan to outside bodies (Subhead A 1)
(2) Receipts from students’ fees, sale of live stock and farm produce etc. at Agricultural Schools and Farms (Subhead B.3)
(3) Receipts from sale and leasing of live stock (Subhead C.1)
(4) Receipts from sale of cattle slaughtered under Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Scheme (Subhead C 2) (a)
(5) Receipts from sale of cattle slaughtered under the Brucellosis Eradication Scheme (Subhead C.3) (a)
(6) Receipts from fees in respect of poultry hatchery licences, bloodtesting fees and from sales of white turkeys, poultry, eggs, etc. (Subhead D.8).
(7) Repayment of advances under Grain Storage (Loans) Act 1951 (Subhead D.10)
(8) Receipts from sale of seeds, manures, live stock etc. at reduced prices under Special Schemes (Subhead D.11)
(9) Receipts from United Kingdom Government for Irish beef, mutton and lamb imported into the United Kingdom (Subhead E. 2)
(10) Receipts from licences, inspection fees etc. Acts.under fresh Meat Acts and Pigs and Bacon
(11) Miscellaneous receipts from licensing, registration and certification schemes
(12) Receipts from official services ...e.g. seed testing, clinique fees
(13) Miscellaneous receipts from sale of goods e.g. vaccines
(14) Receipts from Church Temporalities Fund
(15) Recoupment from American Grant Counterpart Special Account in respect of pasteurisation grants (Subhead D.12)
(16) Other receipts.
Total						£		2,919,989

D.36/69.

An Rúnaí,

Roinn Airgeadais,

I am directed by the Committee of Public Accounts to refer to Mr. Ó Murchadha’s minute (ref.F.101/1/55) of 6 Feabhra, 1970 regarding a revised format of the estimate for Agriculture, and to inform you that the revised format is acceptable to the Committee.

J. TOBIN,

Cléireach an Choiste.

12 Feabhra, 1970.

(a) Payment will be subject to such conditions as the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries may think fit.

(b) The accounts of An Foras Talúntais will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and, together with his report thereon, will be laid before each House of the Oireachtas (No. 1 of 1958 (Sec. 19)).

(a) Capital Service.

(b) Part capital service—see Part III.

(c) The accounts of An Bord Bainne (for which a grant-in-aid is included in this subhead) will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and, together with his report thereon, will be laid before each House of the Oireachtas (No. 1 of 1961).

(a) The grant-in-aid to the World Food Programme, which is provided for in this subhead, will be paid into the World Food Programme (Grant-in-aid) Account from which contributions will be made to and foodstuffs purchased on behalf of the Programme. The Account is subject to examination by the Comptroller and Auditor Ceneral.

(b) Includes capital services receipts—see Part III, Items 4 and 5.

(a) This subhead includes provision for the cost of staff employed on the administration of various schemes and statutes excluding the Veterinary College (Subhead B.2) Agricultural Schools and Farms (Subhead B.3.), the Land Project (Subhead D.2.) and the Agricultural Wages Board (Subhead G.).

(a) Capital service—see also appropriations in aid.

(b) Includes capital expenditure, 1970.

(a) Capital service.

(a) See footnote (a) on page.