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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 1 Dec 1937

Vol. 69 No. 9

Written Answers. - Allocation of Road Grants.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the allocations to the various local authorities of road maintenance and road improvement grants and the payments made from the Road Fund in respect of such grants to the various local authorities in each of the years ended 31st March, 1936, and 31st March, 1937.

The following statements give particulars of the allocations and payments for the years 31st March, 1936 and 1937.

TABLE showing the ALLOCATIONS from the Road Fund in respect of the Road Maintenance and Road Improvement Grants for the years ended 31st March, 1936, and 31st March, 1937, respectively.

AUTHORITY

Maintenance

Improvement

Year ended 31st March, 1936

Year ended 31st March, 1937

Year ended 31st March, 1936

Year ended 31st March, 1937

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Co. Councils:

Carlow

4,494

0

0

4,374

0

0

13,579

0

0

12,314

0

0

Cavan

11,238

0

0

11,502

0

0

8,789

0

0

8,740

0

0

Clare

13,727

0

0

13,568

0

0

14,509

0

0

11,179

0

0

Cork

31,602

0

0

30,645

0

0

31,080

0

0

27,965

0

0

Donegal

15,977

0

0

15,512

0

0

14,066

0

0

24,408

0

0

Dublin

16,340

0

0

16,000

0

0

17,577

0

0

17,657

0

0

Galway

29,518

0

0

29,634

0

0

25,917

0

0

19,979

0

0

Kerry

13,517

0

0

18,317

0

0

13,692

0

0

13,384

0

0

Kildare

13,326

0

0

10,660

0

0

10,035

0

0

9,961

0

0

Kilkenny

11,950

0

0

11,902

0

0

10,587

0

0

10,223

0

0

Laoighis

9,200

0

0

11,336

0

0

11,564

0

0

7,724

0

0

Leitrim

4,132

0

0

3,870

0

0

5,107

0

0

15,285

0

0

Limerick

11,546

0

0

11,584

0

0

15,136

0

0

12,400

0

0

Longford

6,538

0

0

5,400

0

0

5,481

0

0

5,547

0

0

Louth

5,522

0

0

5,522

0

0

7,977

0

0

12,412

0

0

Mayo

17,378

0

0

15,672

0

0

23,863

0

0

14,346

0

0

Meath

13,618

0

0

13,396

0

0

12,211

0

0

12,022

0

0

Monaghan

10,800

0

0

10,700

0

0

13,417

0

0

7,928

0

0

Offaly

10,073

0

0

9,714

0

0

7,571

0

0

7,550

0

0

Roscommon

12,624

0

0

12,831

0

0

9,832

0

0

9,555

0

0

Sligo

8,000

0

0

7,820

0

0

7,714

0

0

7,784

0

0

Tipperary, N.R.

13,426

0

0

13,580

0

0

8,526

0

0

9,177

0

0

Tipperary, S.R.

12,140

0

0

11,647

0

0

10,094

0

0

10,308

0

0

Waterford

7,776

0

0

11,200

0

0

8,875

0

0

9,771

0

0

Westmeath

8,333

0

0

9,200

0

0

8,470

0

0

13,334

0

0

Wexford

11,662

0

0

11,958

0

0

15,224

0

0

14,064

0

0

Wicklow

9,378

0

0

10,592

0

0

11,523

0

0

14,677

0

0

Co. Boro. Councils:

Cork

7,634

0

0

7,916

0

0

Dublin

51,032

0

0

49,278

0

0

Limerick

5,506

0

0

3,486

0

0

Waterford

3,330

0

0

3,263

0

0

Urban Dist. Councils:

Arklow

1,385

0

0

Bray

550

0

0

Drogheda

711

0

0

599

0

Dundalk

940

0

0

1,054

0

0

2,000

0

0

Dun Laoghaire

4,650

0

0

5,437

0

0

Ennis

5,270

0

0

Howth

1,141

0

0

1,137

0

0

Monaghan

900

0

0

New Ross

2,000

0

0

Wexford

600

0

0

TOTALS

£335,486

0

0

£339,789

0

0

£430,514

0

0

£410,211

0

0

TABLE showing PAYMENTS from the Road Fund in respect of the Road Maintenance and Road Improvement grants during the years ended 31st March, 1936, and 31st March, 1937, respectively.

AUTHORITY

Maintenance

Improvement

Year ended 31st March, 1936

Year ended 31st March, 1937

Year ended 31st March, 1936

Year ended 31st March, 1937

County Councils:

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Carlow

4,494

0

0

4,374

0

0

5,910

5

9

6,942

0

0

Cavan

11,238

0

0

11,502

0

0

7,709

9

3

9,076

3

8

Clare

13,727

0

0

13,568

0

0

10,925

0

0

4,321

0

0

Cork

31,602

0

0

30,645

0

0

27,508

2

9

21,762

14

4

Donegal

15,977

0

0

15,512

0

0

8,017

0

0

11,292

0

0

Dublin

16,006

11

4

15,654

15

4

7,087

0

0

20,659

5

2

Galway

29,198

15

9

29,557

19

2

18,818

9

3

18,609

18

5

Kerry

13,517

0

0

18,317

0

0

11,451

0

0

10,487

0

0

Kildare

13,326

0

0

10,660

0

0

24,918

0

0

7,206

0

0

Kilkenny

11,950

0

0

11,902

0

0

10,956

0

0

10,146

0

0

Laoighis

9,200

0

0

11,336

0

0

11,555

0

0

8,281

0

0

Leitrim

4,084

8

0

3,870

0

0

3,683

0

0

10,637

0

0

Limerick

11,478

5

0

11,578

16

1

11,665

11

6

11,855

18

7

Longford

6,124

10

0

5,039

2

1

5,153

0

0

6,449

16

0

Louth

5,482

19

2

5,522

0

0

8,317

10

0

7,434

0

0

Mayo

17,378

0

0

15,672

0

0

10,645

0

0

19,306

0

0

Meath

13,618

0

0

13,396

0

0

13,408

0

0

12,480

0

0

Monaghan

10,775

18

0

10,695

7

2

10,726

16

0

8,566

0

8

Offaly

10,073

0

0

9,714

0

0

7,100

0

0

9,307

0

0

Roscommon

12,605

12

0

12,831

0

0

9,666

15

11

9,626

0

0

Sligo

7,537

5

5

6,628

14

1

8,827

0

0

6,914

0

0

Tipperary, N.R.

13,390

15

4

13,460

4

1

7,588

0

0

10,294

0

0

Tipperary, S.R.

12,137

14

8

11,570

10

3

8,096

0

0

4,955

0

0

Waterford

7,776

0

0

11,200

0

0

7,538

0

0

9,353

0

0

Westmeath

8,333

0

0

9,200

0

0

8,529

0

0

7,212

0

0

Wexford

11,604

0

0

11,958

0

0

6,668

0

0

13,144

0

0

Wicklow

9,378

0

0

10,515

14

2

10,445

0

0

7,408

0

0

Co. Boro. Councils:

Cork

7,161

0

0

8,549

0

0

Dublin

46,880

0

0

12,000

0

0

Limerick

6,340

0

0

2,878

0

0

Waterford

3,180

0

0

8,917

0

0

Urban Dist. Councils:

Arklow

1,100

0

0

Bray

440

0

0

110

0

0

Drogheda

622

19

8

588

8

9

Dundalk

734

2

0

989

2

4

400

0

0

952

5

0

Dun Laoghaire

6,121

0

0

Ennis

1,000

0

0

Howth

522

0

0

624

0

0

Kilkenny

1,200

0

0

Tralee

500

0

0

Wexford

600

0

0

TOTAL

£333,370

16

2

£337,457

13

6

£355,156

0

5

£320,955

1

10

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the allocations to the various local authorities made from the Road Fund as road maintenance and road improvement grants for the year ending 31st March, 1938, and if he will state whether it is proposed to allocate any further sums from the Road Fund for these purposes in respect of the current year.

The attached statement contains the information sought by the Deputy:

Authority

Maintenance

Improvement

County Councils:

£

£

Carlow

4,494

6,500

Cavan

12,038

11,500

Clare

14,908

21,500

Cork

30,066

34,500

Donegal

11,791

16,000

Dublin

16,500

19,000

Galway

29,474

23,000

Kerry

15,917

17,000

Kildare

10,660

11,000

Kilkenny

12,324

10,500

Laoighis

10,848

9,000

Leitrim

5,023

7,500

Limerick

11,584

13,000

Longford

6,192

6,500

Louth

5,522

8,500

Mayo

17,765

18,000

Meath

13,738

12,000

Monaghan

10,700

8,500

Offaly

9,654

9,000

Roscommon

12,488

11,500

Sligo

7,540

9,500

Tipperary N.R.

14,565

10,000

Tipperary S.R.

12,798

10,500

Waterford

10,698

9,750

Westmeath

9,200

9,000

Wexford

11,918

13,500

Wicklow

10,608

10,000

Authority

Maintenance and Improvement

County Boroughs:

£

Cork

8,000

Dublin

51,000

Limerick

10,500

Waterford

3,250

Urban District Councils:

Drogheda

607

Dundalk

1,088

Dun Laoghaire

5,500

Howth

1,250

In addition, grants amounting to approximately £33,000 are under consideration. This represents the total sum available for allocation in the year ending 31st March, 1938.

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