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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 1 Jun 1967

Vol. 228 No. 15

Written Answers. - Local Authorities (Works) Act Expenditure.

22.

asked the Minister for Local Government the amount spent under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949 in each financial year in the period from 1st April, 1954, to 31st March, 1966.

Following is the information:—

Year ended 31st March

£

1954

418,419

1955

509,824

1956

749,537

1957

602,122

1958

83,901

1959

4,276

1960

4,914

1961

5,176

1962

5,200

I am not aware of any expenditure by local authorities on works under this Act since the year 1961-62.

23.

asked the Minister for Local Government the amount spent by each county council under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949 in each financial year from 1954 to 1966.

Following is the information:—

County Councils

1953-54

1954-55

1955-56

1956-57

1957-58

1958-59

1959-60

1960-61

1961-62

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

17,368

19,898

27,934

20,796

6,292

Cavan

11,557

16,595

23,718

21,348

565

361

570

Clare

14,332

19,973

28,017

20,048

4,752

589

426

388

106

Cork

41,100

41,907

61,443

40,732

10,237

577

1,568

Donegal

16,473

17,629

19,412

28,848

1,215

21

Dublin

1,135

4,069

8,425

12,271

4,897

Galway

14,873

14,596

26,084

23,114

3,717

209

125

303

135

Kerry

12,941

13,568

28,530

18,881

5,299

354

Kildare

16,839

20,939

26,994

22,720

973

304

Kilkenny

18,301

19,017

24,598

20,168

457

Laoighis

16,032

26,462

23,862

26,560

2,955

Leitrim

16,743

21,469

33,089

24,149

3,563

Limerick

8,258

17,697

23,412

19,482

5,488

Longford

24,282

27,503

43,484

36,360

1,005

Louth

9,821

11,065

18,019

12,404

5

Mayo

13,330

17,897

25,383

25,920

211

Meath

25,264

27,555

38,484

34,431

1,051

Monaghan

13,366

16,808

27,803

18,592

3,164

169

Offaly

8,630

12,700

16,645

11,852

237

288

448

1,526

3,751

Roscommon

10,136

12,911

25,886

12,263

3,628

Sligo

16,821

17,154

29,761

22,726

176

44

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Tipperary (NR)

10,610

13,424

16,082

19,378

3,210

Tipperary (SR)

4,614

16,433

30,410

17,520

10,167

1,985

1,463

883

1,051

Waterford

8,828

13,696

21,849

14,941

4,491

412

78

Westmeath

13,137

12,747

23,870

16,012

441

90

167

637

79

Wexford

18,402

21,712

31,239

23,411

3,322

Wicklow

18,507

17,627

25,903

22,718

34

401,700

493,051

730,336

587,725

81,095

4,267

4,914

5,176

5,200

I am not aware of any expenditure by local authorities on works under the Act since the year 1961-62.

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