asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the amount of money spent by the different county councils in the Saorstát on road work in 1914 and in 1928.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Expenditure by County Councils on Road Work.
The answer is in tabular form and will be circulated.
Answer is as follows:—Particulars of the expenditure of county councils in 1913-14 out of local funds on the maintenance and construction of roads will be found on page 205 of the First Report of the Department of Local Government and Public Health. The expenditure by county councils from local sources in 1927-28 on the maintenance and construction of roads is as follows:—
|
Authority. |
Total. |
|
Co. Councils. |
£ |
|
Carlow |
16,787 |
|
Cavan |
33,975 |
|
Clare |
31,190 |
|
Cork |
132,271 |
|
Donegal |
52,295 |
|
Dublin (rural area) |
50,880 |
|
Galway |
54,679 |
|
Kerry |
31,098 |
|
Kildare |
32,649 |
|
Kilkenny |
35,936 |
|
Laoighis |
13,072 |
|
Leitrim |
21,793 |
|
Limerick |
55,995 |
|
Longford |
9,238 |
|
Louth (excluding urban districts) |
14,320 |
|
Mayo |
33,174 |
|
Meath |
47,538 |
|
Monaghan |
24,709 |
|
Offaly |
29,602 |
|
Roscommon |
30,625 |
|
Sligo |
16,395 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
26,961 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
44,533 |
|
Waterford |
42,445 |
|
Westmeath |
21,060 |
|
Wexford |
41,557 |
|
Wicklow |
22,316 |
|
Total |
£967,093 |
The above figures, except in Dublin and Louth, include expenditure on main roads in urban districts.