asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount paid in grants under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, to each local authority in respect of each of the years from 1950 to 1957 inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authorities (Works) Act Grants.
The reply, as regards the financial year 1956-57, is in the form of a tabular statement, which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report. Full details of the grants for the preceding years are contained in the appendices to the Department's annual reports.
Following is the statement:—
GRANTS allocated to local authorities for schemes under the Local Authorities (Works) Act in the year 1956-57.
|
Local Authority |
Amount |
|
County Councils: |
£ |
|
Carlow |
23,000 |
|
Cavan |
20,500 |
|
Clare |
20,500 |
|
Cork |
43,000 |
|
Donegal |
26,500 |
|
Dublin |
12,500 |
|
Galway |
24,500 |
|
Kerry |
23,500 |
|
Kildare |
21,500 |
|
Kilkenny |
20,000 |
|
Laois |
25,000 |
|
Leitrim |
27,000 |
|
Limerick |
21,500 |
|
Longford |
37,000 |
|
Louth |
12,500 |
|
Mayo |
26,500 |
|
Meath |
33,000 |
|
Monaghan |
19,500 |
|
Offaly |
12,500 |
|
Roscommon |
16,000 |
|
Sligo |
23,000 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
15,000 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
19,000 |
|
Waterford |
15,000 |
|
Westmeath |
16,000 |
|
Wexford |
24,000 |
|
Wicklow |
22,000 |
|
County Boroughs: |
|
|
Limerick |
2,100 |
|
Urban Districts: |
|
|
An Uaimh |
90 |
|
Athlone |
750 |
|
Athy |
95 |
|
Ballinasloe |
325 |
|
Bundoran |
500 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
203 |
|
Castlebar |
165 |
|
Cavan |
460 |
|
Clonmel |
420 |
|
Cobh |
580 |
|
Drogheda |
650 |
|
Dundalk |
1,525 |
|
Dungarvan |
737 |
|
Enniscorthy |
450 |
|
Galway |
900 |
|
Killarney |
485 |
|
Kilrush |
540 |
|
Kinsale |
420 |
|
Listowel |
280 |
|
Longford |
550 |
|
Macroom |
360 |
|
Mallow |
560 |
|
Midleton |
530 |
|
Nenagh |
165 |
|
New Ross |
330 |
|
Skibbereen |
100 |
|
Templemore |
190 |
|
Thurles |
165 |
|
Tipperary |
550 |
|
Tralee |
493 |
|
Tullamore |
199 |
|
Westport |
432 |
|
Wicklow |
500 |
|
Youghal |
2,200 |
NOTE:—
(1) Grants allocated (not grants paid) are given as they give a better representation of the volume of work carried out.
(2) Local authorities to whom grants were not allocated are not included in the above table.
(3) In addition to the above grants, a special allocation of £500 was made to each county council (£1,500 to Cork County Council) for certain works undertaken in connection with the Land Project.
(4) Available records relate to the financial (not calendar) year.