Written Answers . - Agricultural Income and Expenses .

Tuesday, 13 June 1978

Dáil Eireann Debate
Vol. 307 No. 6

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Mr. Tully: Information on James Tully  Zoom on James Tully  asked the Taoiseach the latest details of agricultural income and expenses in the form of a reply of 23 November 1976.

The Taoiseach: Information on John Lynch  Zoom on John Lynch  : The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following tables for 1977 (preliminary estimates), 1976 and 1975:

Item 1975 1976 1977 (Preliminary)
£ million
Net Output of Agriculture (including value of changes in livestock numbers) 657.0 758 1,023
Expenses of agriculture:
Land Annuities 2.0 2 2
Rates 16.5 21 23
Wages and Salaries 38.9 43 47
Repairs to machinery, spare parts, etc. 14.2
Petrol, fuel, oil, etc. 24.2
Depreciation of machinery and implements 51.6 176* 229*
Transport and marketing 14.5
Other 38.3
Less Total expenses 200.2 242 301
Plus Subsidies not related to sales (beef incentive subsidy, mountain sheep subsidies, etc.) 15.1 17 21
Income from self-employment and other trading income 471.9 533 743

* Separate details not yet available for 1976 and 1977.

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