Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 29 Mar 1966

Vol. 222 No. 1

Written Answers. - Roads Expenditure.

50.

Mr. Clinton

asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of money contributed from (i) rates and (ii) the Road Fund per mile of (a) main and (b) county road in each local authority area; and the total contributed from each source in each area in respect of the year 1965.

Minister for Local Government (Mr. Blaney)

Following is the information:—

Authority	Expenditure per mile in 1964-65	Total expenditure in 1964-65 on Main and County Roads
Main Roads	County Roads
From Rates	From Road Fund	From Rates	From Road Fund	From Rates	From Road Fund
County Councils.	£	£	£	£	£	£
Carlow	140	333	120	30	84,506	60,995
Cavan	170	480	98	72	181,808	250,456
Clare	115	480	84	79	208,907	331,066
Cork	175	690	96	49	759,697	1,029,095
Donegal	116	504	49	79	224,437	553,580
Dublin	378	1,582	35	—	282,814	417,305
Galway	135	409	101	71	357,373	481,569
Kerry	133	511	62	80	190,492	399,611
Kildare	190	767	137	16	181,430	240,607
Kilkenny	120	641	98	29	174,715	239,392
Laoighis	203	801	70	60	125,518	269,763
Leitrim	126	468	65	81	90,931	178,096
Limerick	147	608	11	47	227,669	300,646
Longford	200	817	100	73	106,550	182,748
Louth	145	1,218	132	24	88,392	182,254
Mayo	158	394	76	71	285,298	412,924
Meath	134	546	117	—	227,201	228,161
Monaghan	123	444	108	68	163,595	195,692
Offaly	113	420	112	60	118,260	162,572
Roscommon	173	489	95	58	244,934	286,590
Sligo	116	521	71	61	114,335	185,428
Tipperary NR	68	649	103	22	151,239	226,328
Tipperary SR	153	598	96	28	174,307	241,012
Waterford	155	414	90	67	152,004	190,786
Westmeath	163	699	109	77	140,105	250,862
Wexford	141	528	99	80	211,541	309,227
Wicklow	321	531	80	45	156,728	180,445

Mr. Carter

With your permission, Sir, I wish to raise on the Adjournment the subject matter of Questions Nos. 55 to 61, inclusive, on the Order Paper of 22nd March.

An Leas-Cheann Comhairle

The Chair will communicate with the Deputy.

Mr. Dillon

One of the lost children from Longford-Westmeath has turned up.