Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 31 Mar 1954

Vol. 145 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authorities (Works) Act.

Mr. Sweetman

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state for the years 1950-51, 1952-53 and 1953-54 in respect of each local authority (a) the amount paid to such authority by way of grant under the Local Authorities (Works) Act and (b) the average number of persons employed in respect of each such authority.

Mr. Childers

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

The following is the statement:—

LOCAL AUTHORITIES (WORKS) ACT, 1949.

Authority	Grants Allocated	Average number of persons employed
1950/51	1952/53	1953/54	1950/51	1952/53
	£	£	£
COUNTY COUNCILS:
Carlow	40,000	24,000	20,000	179	43
Cavan	60,000	22,000	16,000	306	77
Clare	75,000	22,000	16,000	353	76
Cork	150,000	49,000	39,000	642	131
Donegal	80,000	22,500	16,000	399	57
Dublin	11,000	3,500	5,700	28	1
Galway	80,000	22,500	16,000	374	66
Kerry	80,000	24,000	16,500	293	83
Kildare	61,000	23,000	16,500	224	61
Kilkenny	60,000	25,000	17,500	159	67
Laois	70,000	29,500	20,000	279	76
Leitrim	62,500	30,000	21,000	352	124
Limerick	75,000	23,000	16,500	351	61
Longford	65,000	36,000	28,370	294	108
Louth	21,200	8,500	9,500	70	15
Mayo	80,000	23,500	16,500	637	128
Meath	94,000	41,000	26,000	503	103
Monaghan	60,000	23,000	16,374	247	49
Offaly	13,000	4,000	9,000	50	12
Roscommon	50,000	15,500	13,000	348	82
Sligo	59,000	25,600	18,500	368	86
Tipperary N.R.	50,000	16,000	13,000	166	37
Tipperary S.R.	63,500	23,500	17,000	253	57
Waterford	50,000	16,000	13,000	205	45
Westmeath	55,000	16,500	13,500	281	62
Wexford	68,000	33,000	21,000	365	46
Wicklow	70,000	27,500	19,000	263	49
COUNTY BOROUGHS:
Cork	—	—	2,285	—	—
Limerick	2,930	1,395	3,861	27	20
Waterford	2,800	—	1,000	—	—
BOROUGHS:
Clonmel	—	—	171	—	—
Drogheda	3,258	—	658	21	—
Dún Laoghaire	770	1,840	—	11	7
Galway	2,981	450	1,350	21	10
Kilkenny	—	—	1,500	—	—
Sligo	912	144	384	8	5
Wexford	3,200	—	—	11	—
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS:
An Uaimh	445	160	60	6	7
Athlone	2,142	340	—	19	8
Ballina	600	—	180	14	—
Ballinasloe	472	200	200	8	7
Bray	—	—	200	—	—
Buncrana	805	400	301	13	11
Bundoran	725	550	440	8	10
Carrickmacross	—	415	—	—	7
Carrick-on-Suir	1,342	455	373	14	7
Cashel	675	—	—	9	—
Castlebar	175	345	500	5	8
Cavan	180	—	—	4	—
Ceanannus Mór	50	—	—	6	—
Clonakilty	732	650	2,000	8	10
Cobh	253	130	880	4	10
Dundalk	—	3,500	1,000	—	7
Dungarvan	970	300	927	13	11
Ennis	2,880	—	—	12	—
Enniscorthy	800	300	—	—	4
Fermoy	—	85	145	—	4
Killarney	730	820	—	10	—
Kilrush	950	—	1,160	11	—
Kinsale	1,610	280	255	10	8
Listowel	2,530	—	150	8	—
Longford	230	70	570	5	8
Macroom	—	80	115	—	8
Mallow	1,730	600	925	14	13
Midleton	—	250	226	—	8
Nenagh	—	—	500	—	—
Skibbereen	200	250	280	7	8
Templemore	—	320	—	—	11
Thurles	—	290	115	—	4
Tipperary	755	250	—	25	27
Tralee	1,916	—	—	19	—
Trim	130	—	—	7	—
Westport	45	—	530	—	—
Wicklow	600	400	—	7	6
Youghal	625	200	1,267	8	5

1. Grant allocations are given, that is, the full amount available for expenditure in the year. The full amount of the grant is generally not paid in the year in which it is allocated.

2. The allocations given in the above table are exclusive of a special allocation to each county council in each year for works ancillary to the land project. The amount of this grant in 1950-51 was £1,000 in each case (£3,000 in the case of Cork County Council), and in 1952-53 and 1953-54, £500 (£1,500 to Cork County Council).

3. Employment particulars, which are furnished by the local authorities, are not yet available for the full year 1953-54.

4. The particulars of employment given above represent in the case of county councils the average on a 12-monthly basis, and in the case of other authorities the average employment on the basis of the number of months during which work was in progress.