asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state what sum was allocated for Road Grants in 1924; on what principles the allocation was made to county and county borough councils; what amount each county and county borough council should have received; and what amount was actually granted to each county council and county borough council.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - ALLOCATION OF ROAD GRANTS.
The sum allocated for Road Grants from the Road Fund in 1924 was £1,014,725. Of this sum £1,000,000 was allocated upon the basis of population, rateable valuation and road expenditure, and the following table shows in column 2 the share of each county and county borough council upon this basis, and in column 3 the amount notified.
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Authority. |
Share on basis of population, valuation and road expenditure. |
Amount of Grant notified. |
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County Councils— |
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£ |
£ |
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|
Carlow |
13,200 |
13,200 |
|
|
Cavan |
24,400 |
24,400 |
|
|
Clare |
35,300 |
35,300 |
|
|
Cork |
100,000 |
100,000 |
|
|
Donegal |
39,600 |
39,600 |
|
|
Dublin |
69,600 |
89,600 |
|
|
Galway |
45,500 |
45,500 |
|
|
Kerry |
38,600 |
38,600 |
|
|
Kildare |
24,000 |
24,000 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
|
Leitrim |
15,500 |
15,500 |
|
|
Laoighis |
21,100 |
21,100 |
|
|
Limerick |
39,600 |
39,600 |
|
|
Longford |
13,400 |
13,400 |
|
|
Louth |
21,200 |
21,200 |
|
|
Mayo |
40,200 |
40,200 |
|
|
Meath |
35,000 |
35,000 |
|
|
Monaghan |
25,000 |
25,000 |
|
|
Offaly |
19,400 |
19,400 |
|
|
Roscommon |
28,200 |
28,200 |
|
|
Sligo |
19,800 |
19,800 |
|
|
Tipperary N.R. |
23,500 |
23,500 |
|
|
Tipperary S.R. |
32,400 |
32,400 |
|
|
Waterford |
21,400 |
23,400 |
|
|
Westmeath |
23,400 |
24,400 |
|
|
Wexford |
35,200 |
37,200 |
|
|
Wicklow |
22,000 |
25,700 |
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County Boroughs— |
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Cork |
21,200 |
21,200 |
|
|
Dublin |
103,700 |
75,000 |
|
|
Limerick |
10,700 |
10,700 |
|
|
Waterford |
7,900 |
7,900 |
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|
Totals |
£1,000,000 |
£1,000,000 |
The amount allocated and notified to each County Council included sums earmarked for any urban districts situated in the county.
The remainder, viz., £14,725 was allocated and notified to the undermentioned local authorities for special schemes, viz.:—
|
£ |
|
|
Kildare County Council |
4,250 |
|
Pembroke Urban District |
10,000 |
|
Howth Urban District |
475 |
In addition to road grants made from the Road Fund, the following grants, amounting to £25,050, were made through my Department in 1924, chiefly for road works from the Relief Schemes Vote to relieve unemployment within the jurisdiction of the local authorities named, viz.:—
|
£ |
|
|
Kildare County Council |
10,000 |
|
Sligo County Council |
2,000 |
|
Wexford Corporation |
2,000 |
|
Clonmel Corporation |
1,800 |
|
Bri Chualann Urban District Council |
6,000 |
|
Ennis Urban District Council |
1,000 |
|
New Ross Urban District Council |
750 |
|
Kilkenny Corporation |
1,500 |
|
£25,050 |