asked the Minister for Finance the total amounts of grants paid in County Kerry under the rural improvements scheme and minor employment scheme for each of the past five years.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

COUNTY KERRY

NOTES:

A. The actual charge to the Rural Improvements Scheme subhead represents the gross expenditure and does not show expenditure against grant separately. The apportionment of expenditure between grant and local contribution is based on the amounts for schemes authorised in the particular year.

B. The figures for 1960-61 represent the amounts actually sanctioned to date, as expenditure figures are not readily available.