asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount of grants paid to the Donegal County Council in respect of roads for each of the years 1944 to 1949, inclusive, and the number of workers employed on these roads in respect of each of these years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Donegal Road Grants.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle. I propose to have the information requested by the Deputy published in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
The amounts paid to Donegal County Council on foot of grants made available from the Road Fund for road works in the years in question were as follows:—
|
1944/45 |
£14,I88 |
|
1945/46 |
£13,440 |
|
1946/47 |
£102,595 |
|
1947/48 |
£158,9I5 |
|
1948/49 |
£228,078 |
The average monthly employment on Road Fund works was:—
|
1944/45 |
893 |
|
1945/46 |
786 |
|
1946/47 |
954 |
|
1947/48 |
1,148 |
|
1948/49 |
1,264 |
Payments on foot of grants made available from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote for road works were:—
|
1944/45 |
£34,909 |
10 |
1 |
|
1945/46 |
£34,200 |
0 |
0 |
|
1946/47 |
£26,986 |
15 |
2 |
|
1947/48 |
£25,980 |
0 |
0 |
|
1948/49 |
£21,450 |
0 |
0 (estimated) |
These works are carried out in the winter months.
The numbers employed on works under these grants in mid-January each year were:—
|
1944/45 |
1,561 |
|
1945/46 |
1,217 |
|
1946/47 |
1,073 |
|
1947/48 |
809 |
|
1948/49 |
638 |