asked the Minister for Finance (a) the amount of Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote grant allocated to Trim, Navan and Kells this year, (b) the date on which schemes for this grant were received by his Department, (c) the date on which they were sanctioned, and (d) what is the present position.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Meath Employment and Emergency Schemes Grants.
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The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote
(a) Grants allocated under Subhead C. Urban Employment Schemes.
|
State Grant |
Local Contribution |
Total |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Trim |
500 |
100 |
600 |
|
Navan |
650 |
130 |
780 |
|
Kells |
400 |
80 |
480 |
(b) and (c) Dates schemes received and sanctioned by Special Employment Schemes Office.
|
Received |
Sanctioned |
|
|
Trim (i) |
21/11/63 |
26/11/63 |
|
(ii) |
21/11/63 |
27/11/63 |
|
Navan |
26/11/63 |
27/11/63 |
|
Kells |
26/11/63 |
27/11/63 |
(d) Present Position.
Schemes have been sanctioned to absorb the full allocation for each town, with the exception of a balance of £205 (State grant £172) for Kells. Schemes to absorb this balance are under examination in the Department of Local Government and will be submitted to the Special Employment Schemes Office this week.
Would the Parliamentary Secretary say whether or not the schemes have been sanctioned by his Department in each case?
All the schemes have been sanctioned except in one instance. There is a balance of £205 in respect of the Kells allocation. Schemes to absorb this balance are under examination in the Department of Local Government and before the end of this week they will be re-submitted to my Department. All the other schemes for the area have been sanctioned.
Thank you. Will the Parliamentary Secretary ensure the same muddling which occurred over the last couple of years, not through any fault of his Department, will not occur again, so that people who are supposed to have these schemes available to get a few weeks' work before Christmas will get them?
All these schemes were received on 21st of the month and within six days, they were approved, with this exception.
Will the Parliamentary Secretary ensure the Kells example is not followed?
Yes.