Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1978::03 December, 1980::Appendix

APPENDIX 8

BOAT LOANS FROM AN BORD IASCAIGH MHARA

16 April 1980


Mr. S. Phelan,


Secretary,


Committee of Public Accounts,


Leinster house,


Dublin 2.


A Chara


During my examination by the Public Accounts Committee on 13 March the question of repayment to An Bord Iascaigh Mhara of loans for fishing boats was raised and I undertook to provide a note on the matter.


A statement is enclosed.


Mise, le meas,


A. W. DUGGAN


Accounting Officer


Department of Fisheries and Forestry.


Boat Loans from Bord Iascaigh Mhara

(a)

Number of loans on

 

 

(i) boats under 50 ft.

...

...

...

...

...

290

 

(ii) boats over 50 ft.

...

...

...

...

...

...

131

(b)

Number of loans in arrears on

 

 

(i) boats under 50 feet

...

...

...

...

...

128

 

(ii) boats over 50 feet

...

...

...

...

...

76

Of the total of 204 cases at (b) above 128 are in arrears of less than £1,000 in each case. In money terms, arrears on repayments at present represent about 8% of total indebtedness.