asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give particulars of employment, road grants and the local rate in the pound for road works for (a) Waterford County Council and (b) Limerick County Council in the form of a reply of 31st May, 1961.
Written Answer. - Waterford and Limerick Road Works.
Following is the information requested:
NUMBER of workers employed on direct labour on roads and bridges each month in each of the financial years 1958-59 to 1960-61 inclusive by Waterford and Limerick County Councils.
Waterford County Council |
Limerick County Council |
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1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
|
April |
417 |
383 |
405 |
433 |
399 |
384 |
May |
401 |
378 |
405 |
394 |
456 |
480 |
June |
403 |
377 |
391 |
450 |
494 |
528 |
July |
398 |
378 |
393 |
457 |
498 |
518 |
August |
395 |
378 |
401 |
497 |
469 |
506 |
September |
415 |
376 |
395 |
463 |
426 |
499 |
October |
381 |
360 |
392 |
427 |
415 |
489 |
November |
367 |
372 |
413 |
622 |
450 |
629 |
December |
387 |
365 |
408 |
514 |
512 |
368 |
January |
381 |
378 |
324 |
370 |
323 |
383 |
February |
386 |
403 |
339 |
387 |
340 |
427 |
March |
377 |
405 |
320 |
365 |
376 |
447 |
ROAD GRANTS provided from Government Funds were as follows:—
Grant |
Waterford County Council |
Limerick County Council |
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1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Main Road Upkeep |
22,721 |
22,721 |
24,360 |
37,704 |
37,704 |
38,359 |
Main Road Improvement |
26,600 |
24,000 |
26,010 |
38,500 |
38,500 |
41,800 |
County Road Improvement |
73,100 |
75,700 |
82,090 |
95,500 |
95,500 |
103,500 |
Special Grant for Bridges etc. |
13,500 |
— |
— |
— |
11,250 |
4,950 |
Tourist Roads |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
— |
— |
— |
Grants for Roads to serve major industrial etc. undertakings |
— |
— |
— |
— |
22,188 |
— |
Fior-Ghaeltacht Roads |
1,400 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote |
900 |
500 |
950 |
2,250 |
2,350 |
2,450 |
NOTE 1.—The figures for employment do not include men employed on Contract Works or men employed on works financed under the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.
NOTE 2.—Sums of £2,600 and £2,890 in the case of Waterford County Council were transferred from Main Road Improvement to County Road Improvement in 1959-60 and 1960-61 with the approval of the Department.
The Road Rate in the pound and the amounts which it was proposed to raise locally for road works for the years in question were as follows:—
Waterford County Council |
Limerick County Council |
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1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
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s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
|
Rate in the pound |
10 |
10.58 |
10 |
10.25 |
11 |
0.50 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
9.195 |
8 |
10.66 |
9 |
3.092 |
9 |
7.146 |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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Amount raised |
147,499 |
147,230 |
149,445 |
161,195 |
211,692 |
214,732 |
224,249 |
232,586 |