I move:—
Go ndeontar suim Breise ná raghadh thar £10 chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1941, chun Tuarastail agus Costaisí Oifig an Aire Riaghaltais Aiteamhail agus Sláinte Poiblidhe, ar a n-áirmhitear Deontaisí agus Costaisí eile i dtaobh Togáil Tithe, Deontaisí d'Udaráis Aitiúla, Il-deontaisí Ilghnéitheacha agus Il-deontaisí-i-gCabhair, agus muirearacha áirithe mar gheall ar Ospidéil.
That a Supplementary sum not exceeding £10 be granted to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1941, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, including Grants and other Expenses in connection with Housing, Grants to Local Authorities, sundry Miscellaneous Grants and Grants-in-Aid, and certain charges connected with Hospitals.
This Estimate is rendered necessary by the Housing Act passed earlier in the year. That Act (passed in May, 1940, with effect as from 1st April, 1940) continued the payment of grants at the same rates as heretofore to private builders and public utility societies building new houses in rural areas, and to agricultural labourers and to persons in occupation of land not exceeding £25 valuation for reconstruction of houses. Since 1932 a sum of £3,500,000 has been made available for grants, of which £3,000,000 have been paid. A sum of approximately £210,000 is still to be allocated. This is a token Vote.