asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of the years 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1957-58 the amount of expenditure on road maintenance and improvement from (a) the Road Fund, (b) local rates and (c) Exchequer funds.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Maintenance and Improvement.
All expenditure on public roads in the country is met out of the local authorities' funds in the first instance and where a grant has been made available from a State source recoupment from that source is made at different times. In any financial year, therefore, the expenditure from each source would not reflect the overall position of expenditure on road works within the year. I, therefore, propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have circulated with the Official Report, a statement showing the provision for road works in each year, so far as they are available in the Department, under the several heads mentioned by the Deputy.
Following is the Statement:—
|
Source |
1955-56 |
1956-57 |
1957-58 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Road Fund |
5,527,000 |
5,177,000 |
5,014,000 |
|
Other Exchequer Sources |
251,000 |
203,000 |
255,000 |
|
Local Rates |
4,426,000 |
4,692,000 |
4,573,000 |
|
(Provisional) |