asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount of money made available to the Wicklow County Council in respect of the financial years 1952-53, 1953-54 and 1954-55, under each of the following headings: (1) main road maintenance grant, (2) special main road grant, (3) special county road grant, (4) supplementary main road grant, (5) supplementary county road grant, and (6) tourist grant.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - State Grants for County Wicklow.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL
ROAD FUND GRANTS
|
Grant |
1952-53 |
1953-54 |
1954-55 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
(a) Main Road Upkeep Grant |
25,883 |
28,441 |
29,294 |
|
(b) Main Road Improvement Grant |
29,600 |
37,500 |
37,500 |
|
(c) County Road Improvement Grant |
31,800 |
38,700 |
38,700 |
|
(d) Road Fund Grant (as supplemented by National Development Fund) |
— |
30,000 |
28,000 |
|
(e) Grant for certain roads of tourist importance |
— |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
(f) Special grants |
10,000 |
— |
13,200 |
NOTES
1. The titles of the grants given in the reply are used officially. In conjunction with the following note the table gives the required information.
2. The grants at (d) were divided locally between main and county roads as follows—
|
1953-54 |
1954-55 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Main |
5,490 |
11,000 |
|
County |
24,510 |
17,000 |