asked the Minister for Local Government if he will furnish details of the amount of road grants given to each local authority for 1959/60, and the basis on which each grant was made, giving particulars of the amounts for each authority separately.
Written Answers. - Road Grants.
160.
Following are the details requested.
Road Fund Grants allocated to Local Authorities in 1959-60.
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
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|
Authority |
Main Road Upkeep Grants (40%) |
Main Road Improvement Grants (100%) |
County Road Improvement Grants (100%) |
Tourist Road Grants (100%) |
Special Grants for Bridge Works etc. (mainly 75%) |
Other Special Grants (100%) |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
County Councils: |
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|
Carlow |
12,506* |
14,000 |
31,400 |
— |
14,000 |
— |
|
Cavan |
28,884 |
33,800 |
74,700 |
10,000 |
— |
45,000 |
|
Clare |
33,332 |
50,800 |
108,900 |
35,000 |
6,750 |
— |
|
Cork |
96,446* |
108,800 |
352,600 |
55,000 |
— |
60,210 |
|
Donegal |
42,242 |
61,500 |
190,500 |
55,000 |
7,500 |
75,000 |
|
Dublin |
58,431 |
30,800 |
35,000 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
68,972* |
75,800 |
144,000 |
55,000 |
— |
— |
|
Kerry |
35,664 |
47,100 |
126,300 |
55,000 |
45,000 |
— |
|
Kildare |
34,544 |
30,000 |
54,100 |
— |
19,050 |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
25,446 |
31,900 |
81,900 |
— |
7,500 |
— |
|
Laois |
33,235 |
25,900 |
61,600 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Leitrim |
20,564* |
21,100 |
59,400 |
25,000 |
— |
49,560 |
|
Limerick |
37,704 |
38,500 |
95,500 |
— |
11,250 |
22,188 |
|
Longford |
16,288 |
16,200 |
40,400 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Louth |
11,240 |
14,300 |
31,500 |
— |
15,000 |
— |
|
Mayo |
54,731* |
57,500 |
143,000 |
55,000 |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
32,948 |
43,000 |
78,900 |
— |
6,450 |
— |
|
Monaghan |
23,600 |
26,800 |
73,700 |
— |
— |
48,640 |
|
Offaly |
23,468 |
28,300 |
48,500 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Roscommon |
40,272 |
36,700 |
90,700 |
25,000 |
— |
10,960 |
|
Sligo |
19,736* |
22,500 |
58,700 |
25,000 |
— |
45,000 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
19,817 |
31,600 |
65,000 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
31,178 |
36,000 |
74,100 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Waterford |
22,721* |
26,600 |
73,100 |
5,000 |
— |
— |
|
Westmeath |
31,418 |
26,800 |
51,400 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wexford |
21,000 |
34,300 |
99,800 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wicklow |
31,361* |
26,700 |
55,300 |
— |
20,000 |
9,000 |
|
Urban Districts: |
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Drogheda |
1,244 |
1,000 |
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Dundalk |
1,088 |
1,700 |
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|
TOTAL |
910,080 |
1,000,000 |
2,400,000 |
400,000 |
152,500 |
365,558 |
|
(g)Road Improvement Grants to County Boroughs and Dún Laoghaire (100%) |
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|
£ |
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|
Cork |
15,000 |
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Dublin |
90,000 |
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Limerick |
15,000 |
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Waterford |
5,000 |
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|
Dún Laoghaire |
25,000 |
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|
TOTAL |
£150,000 |
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NOTE 1.—The grants at (a) represent 40% recoupment of approved provisions by the local authorities concerned for main road upkeep. The figures marked with an asterisk are provisional.
NOTE 2.—The grants at (b) and (c) are allocated on a mileage basis. In a few cases minor transfers as between the two classes of grants were effected, in accordance with general conditions laid down by the Department, during the course of the year.
NOTE 3.—The grants at (d) are confined to counties in the Gaeltacht and Congested areas in accordance with an eight year programme initiated in 1953-54.
NOTE 4.—The grants at (e) are made available for selected works on main roads, such as the replacement of dangerous bridges, which cannot be dealt with under the main road improvement grant (b). In addition to the allocations listed, there are provisional commitments in respect of certain bridges where increases in cost, etc., are likely to arise.
NOTE 5.—The grants at (f) arise following the passing of the Road Fund (Grants and Advances) (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1959, and are given to certain road authorities to enable them to deal with the road problems created by railway closings and the establishment of major industrial undertakings. In addition to the grants allocated, certain commitments have been agreed to in other cases, the actual grant allocation to be determined later.
NOTE 6.—The distribution of the £150,000 at (g) is determined having regard to the relative needs of each area. In addition to the above Dún Laoghaire Corporation were allocated a sum of £124,000 approx. for the improvement of a section of the Dublin-Bray road; this was made out of a provisional allocation of £500,000 made in 1947 for works on the arterial roads in the County Dublin area.