asked the Minister for Finance if he will state what amount of the Estimates for Public Services, 1954-55, are capital services as defined by him in his Budget statement of 1953, and if he will indicate with reference to each sub-head of each Estimate, how the sum for capital services is made up in respect of the forthcoming financial year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Capital Services in 1954-55.
The amount included in the 1954-55 Volume of Estimates for the "voted capital services" taken into account in framing the 1953 Budget is £14,282,260. Details of the items making up this total are set out in a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have included in the Official Report.
I should, however, remind the Deputy that, in my Budget statement last year, I did not define the expression "voted capital services." I merely contented myself with charging to capital those particular services and services of a similar character for which my predecessor had been in the habit of borrowing.
Following is the statement:—
PROVISION in the Estimates for Public Services, 1954-55, for items regarded as "capital" for purposes of the Budget statement of 1953.
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Service |
Provision |
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£ |
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VOTE 9—PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS: |
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|
A. |
—Purchase of Sites and Buildings |
460,000 |
|
B. |
—New Works, Etc. (New Buildings and Reconstruction Works) |
2,000,000 |
|
J1. |
—Arterial Drainage—Surveys |
20,500 |
|
J2. |
—Arterial Drainage—Construction Works |
377,000 |
|
J4. |
—River Fergus Drainage |
4,100 |
|
K. |
—Purchase of Engineering Plant and Machinery |
203,500 |
|
TOTAL |
£3,065,100 |
|
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VOTE 27—AGRICULTURE: |
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|
G 3. |
—Improvement of Poultry and Egg Production (Item (1) of Sub-head) |
62,800 |
|
M8. |
—Farm Buildings Scheme and Water Supplies (Items C. and D. of Sub-head) |
450,000 |
|
M9. |
—Land Reclamation Scheme |
2,481,760 |
|
OO5. |
—Grain Storage (Loans) Act, 1951 |
600,000 |
|
TOTAL |
£3,594,560 |
|
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VOTE 38—LOCAL GOVERNMENT: |
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13. |
—Grants under the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, 1932 to 1952, and under the Housing (Amendment) Acts, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1952 |
2,000,000 |
|
I5. |
—Grants to Local Authorities under the Housing (Amendment) Acts, 1948, 1949 and 1950 |
56,000 |
|
I6. |
—Grants to Local Authorities towards the cost of Housing Schemes |
220,000 |
|
K. |
—Grants to Local Authorities for the Execution of Works under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949 |
400,000 |
|
L. |
—Grants to Local Authorities for the Provision of Sanitary Services Works |
30,000 |
|
TOTAL |
£2,706,000 |
|
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VOTE 48—FORESTRY: |
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|
C1 |
—Acquisition of Land (Grant-in-Aid) |
135,000 |
|
C2 |
—Forest Development, Parts (1), (2) and (3) |
534,200 |
|
TOTAL |
£669,200 |
|
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VOTE 49—GAELTACHT SERVICES: |
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|
F(1) |
—Grants under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 1929 to 1953 |
70,000 |
|
VOTE 50—INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE: |
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M2 |
—Grants for Housing (Grant-in-Aid) |
75,810 |
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VOTE 51—TRANSPORT AND MARINE SERVICES: |
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|
B. |
—Grants for Harbours (Permanent improvements) |
398,000 |
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VOTE 52—AVIATION AND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES: |
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E. |
—Acquisition of Land; Buildings, etc. |
39,000 |
|
G. |
—Constructional Works including furnishing of buildings—Shannon Airport |
70,000 |
|
H. |
—Ditto—Dublin Airport |
70,000 |
|
R. |
—Equipment (Purchases) |
2,625 |
|
TOTAL |
£181,625 |
|
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VOTE 55—WIRELESS BROADCASTING: |
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|
A and B—Equipment (Transmitters) |
21,965 |
|
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VOTE 63—HEALTH: |
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|
K. |
—Hospitals' Trust Fund |
3,500,000 |
|
GROSS TOTAL |
£14,282,260 |