asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state, in respect of the Road Fund, the income and expenditure for each year from 1937-38 to 1946-47, inclusive; the borrowings, in each year, for the purpose of the fund; and the amount outstanding, on foot of borrowing, at 31st March, 1947.
Written Answers. - Road Fund.
The Road Fund receipts and payments for the three years preceding the 31st March, 1947, are shown in the table printed below. The figures for the year ended 31st March, 1947, are subject to audit.
Corresponding figures for earlier years appear in this Department's annual reports.
No moneys were borrowed from the Road Fund during the period 1937-38 to 1946-47. The final repayment from the Road Fund to the Exchequer on foot of previous borrowings was made by the 1st March, 1944. There were no moneys outstanding on 31st March, 1947, on foot of borrowings.
ROAD FUND REVENUE ACCOUNT.
PAYMENTS:
|
Nature of Charge |
Year ended 31/3/45 |
Year ended 31/3/46 |
Year ended 31/3/47 |
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|
Administrative Expenses: |
£ |
s |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
Cost of Roads Section |
10,007 |
0 |
3 |
11,354 |
2 |
3 |
12,926 |
9 |
7 |
|
Superannuation |
150 |
11 |
4 |
150 |
11 |
3 |
150 |
11 |
3 |
|
Stationery and Printing |
313 |
8 |
6 |
641 |
13 |
8 |
1,118 |
3 |
7 |
|
Local Authorities—Expenses of Collection |
13,237 |
18 |
5 |
7,074 |
7 |
6 |
10,819 |
11 |
9 |
|
Gardaí Síochána—Expenses |
10,721 |
2 |
0 |
12,364 |
11 |
11 |
18,511 |
5 |
6 |
|
Comptroller & Auditor General's Department—Audit Fee |
100 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
Contributions towards Surveyors' Salaries |
4,312 |
3 |
8 |
7,727 |
19 |
7 |
3,728 |
7 |
1 |
|
Contribution to State Laboratory |
280 |
0 |
0 |
281 |
1 |
5 |
226 |
7 |
5 |
|
Road Safety Campaign |
— |
45 |
18 |
0 |
1,322 |
16 |
8 |
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|
Grants: |
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|
(a) Road Maintenance |
232,926 |
8 |
7 |
251,768 |
12 |
9 |
1,037,733 |
5 |
3 |
|
(b) Road Improvement |
2,068 |
6 |
11 |
10,234 |
14 |
4 |
1,175 |
0 |
0 |
|
(c) Miscellaneous |
1,019 |
8 |
9 |
2,174 |
9 |
6 |
1,238 |
0 |
0 |
|
Repayment of Motor Licence Duty |
4,302 |
5 |
5 |
2,277 |
0 |
1 |
1,468 |
12 |
7 |
|
Transfer to Exchequer |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
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|
TOTAL PAYMENTS |
379,508 |
13 |
10 |
306,145 |
2 |
3 |
1,090,468 |
9 |
8 |
|
RECEIPTS: |
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|
Motor Taxation |
619,000 |
0 |
0 |
908,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,457,000 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sundry Receipts |
7 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
1,138 |
10 |
0 |
|
Bank Interest |
2,889 |
11 |
7 |
5,364 |
8 |
0 |
11,913 |
2 |
11 |
|
Refund of Road Grant |
— |
242 |
19 |
4 |
35 |
3 |
4 |
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|
Transfer from Motor Tax Account |
9,738 |
15 |
2 |
4,302 |
5 |
5 |
2,277 |
0 |
1 |
|
TOTAL RECEIPTS |
631,635 |
6 |
9 |
937,923 |
2 |
9 |
1,472,363 |
16 |
4 |
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state, in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1946 and 1947, the amount of the allocation made to the several local authorities in respect of (a) road maintenance, and (b) road improvements; and the payments made from the Road Fund, in respect of such grants, to such local authorities.
The allocation made to the several local authorities in respect of (a) road maintenance and (b) road improvements; and the payments made from the Road Fund in respect of such grants to such local authorities are as follows:—
ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES—YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1946.
|
AUTHORITY |
ROAD MAINTENANCE |
ROAD IMPROVEMENT |
||
|
Allocation |
Payment made on foot of allocation in Column 2 during year ended 31/3/46. |
Allocation |
Payment made on foot of allocation in Column 4 during year ended 31/3/46 |
|
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
Co. COUNCILS: |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Carlow |
3,200 |
2,055 |
— |
— |
|
Cavan |
8,555 |
7,704 |
— |
— |
|
Clare |
11,198 |
10,351 |
— |
— |
|
Cork |
27,396 |
15,183 |
— |
— |
|
Donegal |
13,440 |
10,604 |
— |
— |
|
Dublin |
16,112 |
7,578 |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
23,781 |
10,682 |
— |
— |
|
Kerry |
16,488 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kildare |
9,360 |
7,240 |
— |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
10,936 |
2,865 |
— |
— |
|
Laoighis |
7,152 |
4,308 |
— |
— |
|
Leitrim |
3,889 |
1,765 |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
8,799 |
8,040 |
— |
— |
|
Longford |
5,336 |
4,545 |
— |
— |
|
Louth |
2,948 |
2,455 |
— |
— |
|
Mayo |
13,434 |
5,816 |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
11,005 |
5,520 |
*1,000 |
800 |
|
Monaghan |
7,000 |
5,171 |
— |
— |
|
Offaly |
5,407 |
1,882 |
— |
— |
|
Roscommon |
8,190 |
5,967 |
— |
— |
|
Sligo |
4,680 |
4,411 |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
10,115 |
7,184 |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
12,263 |
6,346 |
— |
— |
|
Waterford |
8,596 |
6,450 |
— |
— |
|
Westmeath |
8,800 |
4,895 |
— |
— |
|
Wexford |
8,498 |
5,636 |
— |
— |
|
Wicklow |
9,726 |
8,646 |
— |
— |
|
Drogheda U.D. |
420 |
324 |
— |
— |
|
Dundalk U.D. |
680 |
272 |
— |
— |
|
Co. BOROUGHS: |
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|
Cork |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Dublin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Waterford |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
277,704 |
163,895 |
1,000 |
800 |
*There were no general improvement grants 1945/46. This amount represents a special grant made for testing a new process of road-surfacing.
YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1947.
|
AUTHORITY |
ROAD MAINTENANCE |
ROAD IMPROVEMENT |
||
|
Allocation |
Payment made on foot of allocation in Column 2 during year ended 31/3/47. |
Allocation |
Payment made on foot of allocation in Column 4 during year ended 31/3/47 |
|
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
Co. COUNCILS: |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Carlow |
11,889 |
6,460 |
— |
— |
|
Cavan |
33,956 |
28,909 |
— |
— |
|
Clare |
53,462 |
50,775 |
— |
— |
|
Cork |
144,106 |
88,311 |
— |
— |
|
Donegal |
87,605 |
66,796 |
— |
— |
|
Dublin |
68,679 |
29,107 |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
79,789 |
49,311 |
— |
— |
|
Kerry |
103,638 |
92,563 |
— |
— |
|
Kildare |
25,230 |
24,326 |
— |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
61,969 |
14,084 |
— |
— |
|
Laoighis |
24,718 |
9,254 |
— |
— |
|
Leitrim |
29,333 |
10,878 |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
53,149 |
31,886 |
— |
— |
|
Longford |
21,598 |
18,947 |
— |
— |
|
Louth |
37,500 |
23,371 |
— |
— |
|
Mayo |
52,923 |
35,726 |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
61,310 |
54,356 |
— |
— |
|
Monaghan |
51,018 |
39,684 |
— |
— |
|
Offaly |
22,915 |
20,271 |
— |
— |
|
Roscommon |
33,680 |
24,935 |
— |
— |
|
Sligo |
30,662 |
7,872 |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary, N.R. |
33,128 |
27,610 |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary, S.R. |
45,412 |
41,716 |
— |
— |
|
Waterford |
51,773 |
37,066 |
— |
— |
|
Westmeath |
22,265 |
10,663 |
— |
— |
|
Wexford |
59,471 |
25,318 |
— |
— |
|
Wicklow |
54,165 |
49,659 |
8,984 |
— |
|
Drogheda U.D. |
1,690 |
1,349 |
— |
— |
|
Dundalk U.D. |
3,082 |
570 |
— |
— |
|
COUNTY BOROUGHS: |
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|
Cork |
— |
— |
8,000 |
— |
|
Dublin |
— |
— |
50,000 |
— |
|
Limerick |
— |
— |
4,000 |
— |
|
Waterford |
— |
— |
3,000 |
— |
|
Dun Laoghaire |
— |
— |
5,000 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
1,360,115 |
921,773 |
78,984 |
Nil |
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the total payments made from the Road Fund in each of the last ten years for which the figures are available; and indicate the headings under which the various charges are made on income of the fund.
The particulars required for the years 1937-38 to 1943-44 are available in this Department's Annual Reports. Particulars of the payments made from the Road Fund during the three years preceding 31st March, 1947, are given in a reply to Deputy Tadhg Ó Murchadha in the Official Report of to-day's proceedings.