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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Jun 1955

Vol. 151 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - National Development Fund.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will enumerate the schemes approved by him since 2nd June, 1954, for financing from the National Development Fund, and if he will state the estimated cost, and the amount of expenditure to date, in each case.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated in the Official Report.

Following is the reply:—

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND.

SCHEMES APPROVED SINCE 2ND JUNE, 1954.

Estimated Cost

Expenditure out of the Fund to date

£

£

1. Shannon Survey and Resettlement

100,000

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

2. Road Works

39,411

39,411

3. Local Authority (Works) Act Projects

250,000

4. Repair of sea will at Bray

15,000

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE:

5. An Óige

29,000

6. Road to coalmine (Gubaveeny, Co. Cavan)

3,275

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE:

7. Farm Buildings and Water Supplies

230,000

8. Potato Stores

15,000

9. Department's Schools and Farms

150,000

10. Drainage of Rye River

48,500

11. Fish Station at Galway

27,550

OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS:

12. Rossmanagher Embankments

79,000

13. Deele and Swilly Burn drainage

187,000

TOTAL

£1,173,736

39,411

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, in respect of the schemes approved prior to 2nd June, 1954, for financing from the National Development Fund, the estimated expenditure in each of the financial years 1953-54 and 1954-55, and the actual expenditure to date in respect of each item listed by him on 30th June, 1954.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated in the Official Report.

Following is the reply:—

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND.

SCHEMES APPROVED PRIOR TO 2ND JUNE, 1954.

Scheme

Estimated Expenditure

Expenditure out of Fund to date

1953-54

1954-55

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

£

£

£

LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

1. Road works

790,000

1,700,000

2,138,000

2. Local Authority (Works) Act projects

Not available

75,000

INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE:

3. Cork Harbour

49,000

4. Dublin Harbour

Not available

70,000

5. Road works at E.S.B. turf stations

Not available

809

6. Bridge at Limerick cement factory

Not available

7. Moy Estuary survey

1,500

AGRICULTURE:

8. Fish farm

2,500

2,500

2,500

9. Progeny testing (pigs and sheep)

20,000

10. Special veterinary research

500

6,000

11. Foundation stocks of seeds

70,000

26,500

12. Progeny testing (cattle)

17,500

13. Artificial insemination station

30,000

14. Eggs and poultry station

5,000

15. Bovine T.B. eradication

Not available

38,000

16. Drying and storage of onions

10,000

SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES OFFICE:

17. Various employment schemes

Not available

400,000

600,000

18. GAELTACHT PROJECTS

Not available

35,632

TOTAL

£793,000

2,311,500

2,986,441

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