asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of grants made available to local authorities under the following headings for the past five years, including 1973-74: (1) main road improvement (2) county road improvement and (3) arterial road or national primary roads.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Grants.
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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.
The statement is as follows:
Road Fund Grant Allocations.
|
1969/70 |
1970/71 |
1971/72 |
1972/73 |
1973/74 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1. Main road improvement |
1,795,690 |
1,795,690 |
1,795,690 |
2,164,350 |
(a) |
|
2. County road improvement |
1,869,710 |
1,869,710 |
1,869,710 |
1,869,710 |
(b) |
|
3. Arterial road or National Primary roads improvement |
2,465,000 |
2,615,000 |
2,615,000 |
3,500,000 |
6,500,000 |
|
Upkeep |
(c) |
974,802 |
974,900 |
1,169,880 |
1,327,000 |
|
4. National Secondary road improvement |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
(d) |
1,550,000 |
|
5. Main and County roads Block Grant |
(e) |
(e) |
(e) |
(e) |
5,849,270 |
Notes:
(a) included under heads 4 and 5.
(b) included under head 5.
(c) included in general grant for main road upkeep.
(d) included under head 1.
(e) included under heads 1 and 2, and main road upkeep grant.
N.B.—The figures do not include grants for special works, e.g., bridges.