asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state (a) the amount of grants under the Tourist Road Development Scheme sanctioned in respect of each county, (b) the dates of sanction, (c) the counties of allocation, and (d) the year of expenditure of each grant.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tourist Road Development.
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:—
SCHEME FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS OF TOURIST VALUE IN GAELTACHT AND CONGESTED DISTRICTS.
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County Councils participating in the Scheme |
Amount of grant in each of the years 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56 |
Date of notification of grants for |
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1953/54 |
1954/55 |
1955/56 |
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£ |
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Cavan |
10,000 |
27th November, 1952. |
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Clare |
35,000 |
27th November, 1952, and 31st July, 1953. |
All on 30th March, 1954. |
All on 24th March, 1955. |
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Cork |
55,000 |
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Donegal |
55,000 |
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Galway |
55,000 |
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Kerry |
55,000 |
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Leitrim |
25,000 |
27th November, 1952. |
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Mayo |
55,000 |
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Roscommon |
25,000 |
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Sligo |
25,000 |
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Waterford |
5,000 |
The grants are to be expended within the financial year for which they are allocated, but in certain circumstances extensions of the date for completing works under the grants are allowed to dates not later than the succeeding 30th June.