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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 3 Jun 1971

Vol. 254 No. 6

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Fund.

66.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of the year 1969-70 (a) the total amount of money in the Road Fund, (b) the total amount allocated from the Road Fund to (i) local authorities and (ii) each local authority and (c) the percentage of the Road Fund allocated to local authorities.

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

Following is the statement:

1969/70

£

(a) Total income of the Road Fund (See footnote)

12,020,514

(b) (i) Total amount allocated to local authorities

10,681,936

(ii) Total amount allocated to each local authority is as follows:—

County Councils:

1969/70

£

Carlow

102,325

Cavan

262,745

Clare

486,437

Cork

934,060

Donegal

579,474

Dublin

487,368

Galway

506,168

Kerry

334,297

Kildare

318,321

Kilkenny

248,196

Laois

247,176

Leitrim

195,090

Limerick

318,009

Longford

143,842

Louth

316,914

Mayo

506,976

Meath

353,077

Monaghan

219,256

Offaly

161,703

Roscommon

329,442

Sligo

227,137

Tipperary N.R.

268,489

Tipperary S.R.

270,518

Waterford

198,992

Westmeath

214,558

Wexford

357,090

Wicklow

189,384

County Borough Councils:

£

Dublin

1,070,910

Cork

317,158

Limerick

70,565

Waterford

36,492

Dún Laoghaire

96,720

Borough 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

670

Clonmel

2,251

Cobh

1,436

Drogheda

169,223

Dundalk

70,813

Dungarvan

1,502

Ennis

1,188

Enniscorthy

1,142

Fermoy

537

Galway

14,325

Kilkenny

1,643

Killarney

1,129

Kilrush

763

Kinsale

895

Letterkenny

1,102

Listowel

675

Longford

5,315

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

(c) The percentage of Road Fund allocated to local authorities was88.86%

Note re query (a): the figures relate to the income of the Road Fund for each year: the balance in the Fund varies during the year.

67.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each of the years 1965-66 and 1971-72 (a) the total amount of money in the Road Fund, (b) the total amount allocated out of the road fund to (1) local authorities and (2) each local authority, and (c) the percentage of the Road Fund allocated to local authorities.

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

Following is the statement:

1965/66

1971/72

£

£

(a) Total income of the Road Fund (See footnote)

9,595,445

13,700,000(Estimated)

(b) (1) Total amount allocated to local authorities

9,739,057

12,400,000(Estimated)

(2) Total amount allocated to each local authority is as follows:

1965/66

1971/72(to date)

£

£

Carlow

108,551

95,960

Cavan

282,615

316,410

Clare

376,876

435,980

Cork

984,561

957,060

Donegal

571,532

619,500

Dublin

415,355

745,600

Galway

573,937

536,920

Kerry

380,620

378,210

Kildare

297,810

330,840

Kilkenny

250,539

249,480

Laoighis

265,904

287,800

Leitrim

216,572

218,300

Limerick

351,830

354,860

Longford

194,440

192,795

Louth

110,066

186,800

Mayo

499,925

604,070

Meath

258,018

348,600

Monaghan

229,735

302,560

Offaly

233,981

167,560

Roscommon

339,295

371,520

Sligo

225,695

308,598

Tipperary (N.R.)

217,372

239,920

Tipperary (S.R.)

288,654

364,260

Waterford

198,839

221,080

Westmeath

278,254

271,060

Wexford

338,030

350,416

Wicklow

225,347

367,150

County Borough Corporations:

Dublin

652,915

1,539,830

Cork

78,126

220,910

Limerick

65,490

99,590

Waterford

25,894

99,450

Dún Laoghaire

96,540

111,320

Borough and Urban District Councils

1965/66

1971/72

£

£

An Uaimh

415

415

Arklow

1,262

3,262

Athlone

1,509

1,509

Athy

670

670

Ballina

1,401

1,401

Ballinasloe

1,161

1,161

Birr

784

784

Bray

2,103

2,103

Buncrana

1,464

1,464

Bundoran

868

868

Carlow

953

953

Carrickmacross

382

382

Carrick-on-Suir

1,151

1,151

Cashel

382

382

Castlebar

511

511

Castleblayney

133

133

Cavan

652

652

Ceanannus Mór

143

143

Clonakilty

1,253

2,253

Clones

370

370

Clonmel

2,251

10,251

Cobh

1,436

1,436

Drogheda

34,087

97,746

Dundalk

13,796

77,536

Dungarvan

1,502

5,502

Ennis

1,188

1,188

Enniscorthy

1,142

1,142

Fermoy

537

537

Galway

4,079

21,079

Kilkenny

1,643

3,643

Killarney

1,129

22,129

Kilrush

763

763

Kinsale

895

895

Letterkenny

1,102

6,102

Listowel

675

675

Longford

315

315

Macroom

1,629

1,629

Mallow

1,148

4,148

Midleton

553

553

Monaghan

458

1,958

Naas

1,526

1,526

Nenagh

798

4,798

New Ross

815

1,815

Skibbereen

766

4,766

Sligo

2,842

8,842

Templemore

637

637

Thurles

782

782

Tipperary

540

540

Tralee

2,055

7,055

Trim

160

160

Tullamore

1,519

1,519

Westport

1,361

1,361

Wexford

1,652

13,652

Wicklow

1,188

1,188

Youghal

1,202

6,302

1965/66

1971/72

The percentages allocated to local authorities are:

101.5%

90.5%

Note re query (a): The figures relate to the income of the Road Fund for each year: the balance in the Fund varies during the year.

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