asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each of the last five financial years ended the 31st March, 1959, the amount expended by Cork Corporation on housing (a) directly and (b) by means of advances under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cork Corporation Housing Expenditure.
9.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the official report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Year ended 31st March |
Capital Expenditure of Cork Corporation under |
|
|
(a) |
(b) |
|
|
Housing of the Working Classes |
Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1955 |
697,908 |
10,855 |
|
1956 |
725,648 |
26,374 |
|
1957 |
741,360 |
17,225 |
|
1958 |
634,686 |
4,300 |
|
1959 |
508,413 |
4,250 |
The Corporation also incurred expenditure on Capital Account in these years in making supplementary repair and reconstruction grants to private persons under the Housing Acts as follows:
|
Year ended 31st March. |
|||
|
£ |
|||
|
1955 |
9,690 |
||
|
1956 |
10,134 |
||
|
1957 |
18,881 |
||
|
1958 |
14,534 |
||
|
1959 |
12,941 |