asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in regard to the unsecured loans scheme inaugurated by the Agricultural Credit Corporation in 1963, the total number of applications (a) received, (b) sanctioned and (c) refused, and the total number of loans issued.

Of the 3,628 applications received under this scheme up to and including 14th May, 1964, 2,106 were sanctioned, 609 were refused and loans were issued in 1,755 cases.