Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 23 Nov 1967

Vol. 231 No. 5

Ceisteanna—Questions (Resumed). - Road Fund Allocations.

32.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each of the years 1966-67 and 1967-68 the total amount allocated out of the Road Fund to local authorities; and the balance remaining in the Fund after allocation to local authorities for each of these years.

Mr. Boland

As to the first part of the question, I would refer to my reply to a series of questions from Deputies, including Deputy L'Estrange, on the 20th June, 1967, on the subject of Road Fund grant allocations. The total then given for 1967-68 is still the best estimate available.

The balance remaining in the Fund at the close of any financial year is arrived at by taking account of the opening balance in respect of that year, the receipts of the Fund for that year and the aggregate of issues from the Fund in that year. On the foregoing basis the balance in the Fund at 31st March, 1967, was £2,618 14s 11d; the figure for 31st March, 1968, is, of course, not yet available.

33.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Minister for Local Government the total amount allocated out of the Road Fund to each local authority (a) for 1966-67 and (b) for 1967-68.

Mr. Boland

As to (a) of the Deputy's question, I would refer him to my reply of the 20th June, 1967, to questions from himself and other Deputies on the subject of Road Fund grant allocations.

As to (b), the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the information:—

Road Authority	Total amount of Road Fund grant allocations to date in 1967-68
County Councils:	£
Carlow	79,387
Cavan	228,706
Clare	359,594(ii)
Cork	793,831(ii)
Donegal	445,100 (i)
Dublin	470,260 (iii)
Galway	488,836
Kerry	273,856 (i) (ii)
Kildare	130,940 (i)
Kilkenny	167,480 (i)
Laoighis	226,720
Leitrim	164,000 (i)
Limerick	262,851
Longford	142,537
Louth	128,300 (i)
Mayo	477,585
Meath	171,600 (i)
Monaghan	187,046
Offaly	173,231
Roscommon	296,233
Sligo	197,758
Tipperary N.R.	202,891 (ii)
Tipperary S.R.	180,360 (i)
Waterford	176,096
Weatmeath	168,235 (i) (ii)
Wexford	289,090
Wicklow	106,650 (i)
County Boroughs and Dún Laoghaire Borough Corporation:
Cork	62,810 (i)
Dublin	821,513 (iii)
Limerick	67,010
Waterford	21,450 (i)
Dún Laoghaire	95,314
Corporations and Urban District Councils:
An Uaimh	415
Arklow	1,262
Athlone	1,509
Athy	670
Ballina	1,401
Ballinasloe	1,161
Birr	784
Bray	2,103
Buncrana	1,464
Bundoran	868
Carlow	953
Carrickmacross	382
Carrick-on-Suir	1,151
Cashel	382
Castlebar	511
Castleblayney	133
Cavan	652
Ceanannus Mór	143
Clonakilty	1,253
Clones	370
Clonmel	2,251
Corporations and Urban District Councils:
Cobh	1,436
Drogheda	12,490 (ii)
Dundalk	9,736 (i)
Dungarvan	1,502
Ennis	1,188
Enniscorthy	1,142
Fermoy	537
Galway	4,079
Kilkenny	1,643
Killarney	1,129
Kilrush	763
Kinsale	895
Letterkenny	1,102
Listowel	675
Longford	315
Macroom	1,629
Mallow	1,148
Midleton	553
Monaghan	458
Naas	1,526
Nenagh	798
New Ross	815
Skibbereen	766
Sligo	2,842
Templemore	637
Thurles	782
Tipperary	540
Tralee	2,055
Trim	160
Tullamore	1,519
Westport	1,361
Wexford	1,652
Wicklow	1,188
Youghal	1,202

NOTES:

(i) The amounts of the individual allocations in respect of Main Road Upkeep Grant are not included in the cases thus indicated. This grant is based on the provision made by the road authorities concerned for works of maintenance on main roads in the current financial year. Details of such provision have not yet been determined in the cases indicated.

(ii) These allocations include special grants for bridges, traffic surveys, etc.

(iii) The figures shown for Dublin Corporation and Dublin County Council include sums allocated from the special provision of £500,000 made for the continuation of improvement works on the Arterial routes in the Dublin area.