asked the Minister for Finance the amount of stamp duty exempted by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to section 93 of the Finance Act, 1982, in each of the years since its implementation and if he will give a breakdown of the yearly amounts by reference to the stamp duty rates that would have been applicable if the relief was not available.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated cost of the exemption is as follows: 1982, £250,000; 1983, £500,000; 1984, £800,000; 1985, £1 million.