asked the Minister for Finance if he will give particulars of the projects uncompleted on 1st April, 1957, for which allocations had been made from the National Development Fund and including in each case (a) the amount of the total allocation, (b) the amount unexpended on the 1st April, 1957, and (c) the amount which will remain unexpended (very approximately if exact figures are not available) on 31st March, 1958.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - National Development Fund Allocations.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
NATIONAL DEVELOPMETN FUND.
Projects uncompleted on 1st April, 1957.
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
|
Project |
Total Allocation |
Balance unexpended from the Fund on 1st April, 1957 |
Estimated balance unexpended from the Fund on 31st March, 1958 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
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AGRICULTURE: |
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1. Progeny testing (pigs) |
80,000 |
54,900 |
50,500 |
|
2. Special veterinary research |
25,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
|
3. Foundation stocks of seed |
181,000 |
146,500 |
138,000 |
|
4. Progeny testing (cattle) |
35,000 |
35,000 |
35,000 |
|
5. Artificial insemination station |
40,000 |
21,150, |
10,650 |
|
6. Eggs and poultry station |
100,000 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
|
7. Bovine tuberculosis eradication |
423,000 |
252,000 |
153,000 |
|
8. Drying and storage of onions |
10,000 |
3,000 |
1,000 |
|
9. Cow byres and water supplies |
230,000 |
106,000 |
6,000 |
|
10. Potato stores |
15,000 |
15,000 |
14,500 |
|
11. Department's schools and farms |
150,000 |
132,900 |
128,900 |
|
12. Drainage of River Rye |
55,500 |
7,280 |
780 |
|
(project completed) |
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13. Small farm units at Department's schools |
8,000 |
(see footnote) |
(see footnote) |
|
14. Orchard planting in Dungarvan area |
32,500 |
31,000 |
28,000 |
|
15. Peatland experimental station at Glenamoy |
65,000 |
43,000 |
18,500 |
|
INDUSTERY AND COMMERCE: |
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16. Cork Harbour |
400,000 |
275,500 |
146,641 |
|
17. Dublin Harbour |
527,400 |
379,400 |
284,122 |
|
18. Limerick Harbour |
79,000 |
66,500 |
48,521 |
|
19. Roadworks at E.S.B. turf stations |
200,000 |
106,393 |
100,964 |
|
20. Bridge at Limerick cement factory |
20,000 |
(see footnote |
(see footnote) |
|
21. Moy Estuary survey |
2,300 |
300 |
300 |
|
22. Grant to An Óige |
29,000 |
17,541 |
7,363 |
|
23. Road to coal-mine at Gubaveeny, Co. Cavan |
3,275 |
3,275 |
3,275 |
|
24. Dún Laoghaire railway station improvements |
20,000 |
20,000 |
Nil(project completed) |
|
25. Grant towards cost of works for disposal of effiuent from premises of Gorey Leather Co. Ltd |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
|
LANDS: |
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26. Shannon survey and resettlement scheme |
100,000 |
99,119 |
98,018 |
|
27. Fish station at Galway |
30,700 |
3,150 |
Nil |
|
28. Fish Farm |
28,000 |
12,350 |
Nil |
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: |
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29. Road Works |
2,539,411 |
66,000 |
44,000 |
|
30. Repair of sea wall at Bray |
15,000 |
7,351 |
6,064(project completed) |
|
GAELTACHT: |
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31. Projects to improve conditions in Gaeltacht areas |
255,000 |
84,548 |
52,255 |
|
SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES OFFICE: |
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|
32. Employment schemes |
1,150,000 |
47,955 |
47,955 |
|
OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS: |
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|
33. rossmanagher embankments |
100,000 |
52,000 |
6,000 |
|
34. Drainage of Swillyburn and Deele |
187,000 |
184,500 |
NOTES.
No. 1.—£29,500 has been made available for a pig progeny testing station at the Minister Institute, Cork. The balance of the allocation is in abeyance.
Nos. 2, 4 and 6—in abeyance.
No. 3.—the allocation was increased from £150,000 to £181,000 in February, 1958. The unexpended balance shown in cols. (3) and (4) relate to the latter figure.
No. 7.—the original allocation was £600,000. It was reduced to £423,000 in July, 1954, following certain modifications in the B.T.E. Scheme.
No. 12—the allocation was increased from £48,500 to £55,500 in February, 1958.
No. 13.—abandoned. The allocation has been transferred to that for No. 3.
No. 15.—the allcation was increased in April, 1957, from £45,000 to £52,500 and in May, 1957 to £65,000. The unexpended balances shown in cols. (3) and (4) relate to the latter figure.
No. 16.—the original allocation was £550,000. Following revision of the scheme of works it was reduced to £400,000.
No. 20.—abandoned.
No. 27.—the allocation was increased from £27,550 to £30,700 in January, 1958. The unexpended balance shown in col. (3) relates to the latter figure.
No. 28.—the allocation was increased from £25,000 to £28,000 in April, 1957. The unexpended balance shown in col. 3 relates to the latter figure.
No. 29.—allocations in respect of this work were £1,000,000 in November, 1953, and £1,900,000 in May, 1954: total £2,900,000. This total was reduced to £2,500,000 in September, 1954. A supplementary allocation of £39,411 was made in March, 1955.
No. 31.—the allocation was increased from £250,000 to £255,000 in April, 1957. The unexpended balance shown in cols. (3) and (4) relate to the latter figure.