Dáil Éireann - Volume 38 - 23 April, 1931

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Carlow Sugar Factory.

Mr. Aiken asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (a) the amount of the cash subsidy paid under Section 1 of the Beet Sugar (Subsidy) Act, 1925, and (b) the amount of sugar duty remitted in favour of the Irish Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd., in each financial year since the establishment of the Carlow Sugar Factory.

The President (for Minister for Finance): As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose to circulate it in the Official Report.

Following is the reply:—

(a) The amount of direct subsidy paid under Section 1 of the Beet Sugar (Subsidy) Act, 1925, to the Irish Sugar Manufacturing Company, Limited, for each year since the Carlow Sugar Factory commenced operations was as follows:—

£

1926-27

181,502

1927-28

273,899

1928-29

250,388

1929-30

108,253

1930-31

108,333

(b) The indirect subsidy, representing remission of sugar duty during the period, was:—

£

1926-27

111,804

1927-28

168,663

1928-29

227,768

1929-30

239,610

1930-31

270,737