asked the Taoiseach the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
Written Answers. - County Donegal Grants.
52.
There is no provision in the Vote for the Department of the Taoiseach for grants.
53.
asked the Minister for Health the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The following table shows the grants paid out of funds administered by the Department:
|
Period |
Revenue Grants paid to— |
Grants in respect of Health Board Capital Projects in County Donegal |
||||
|
North-Western Health Board |
Sheil Hospital |
Drumbeg House |
Thalidomide Grant |
|||
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||
|
March, |
1973 |
397,000 |
15,900 |
— |
— |
— |
|
April, |
1973 |
223,000 |
2,000 |
— |
— |
— |
|
May, |
1973 |
473,000 |
6,000 |
— |
— |
— |
|
March, |
1974 |
480,000 |
— |
— |
— |
3,630 |
|
April, |
1974 |
475,000 |
— |
— |
— |
2,806 |
|
May, |
1974 |
480,000 |
— |
— |
— |
6,020 |
|
March, |
1975 |
780,000 |
— |
2,000 |
— |
5,000 |
|
April, |
1975 |
800,000 |
— |
3,000 |
17,000 |
2,900 |
|
May, |
1975 |
850,000 |
10,254 |
2,500 |
— |
3,300 |
|
January, |
1976 |
1,470,000 |
— |
2,400 |
75 |
19,500 |
|
February, |
1976 |
800,000 |
— |
2,600 |
75 |
16,700 |
|
March, |
1976 |
1,100,000 |
— |
2,500 |
75 |
43,400 |
(a) The figures in column (2) are in respect of the North-Western Region, comprising the Counties Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. Separate figures are not available for the areas of the contributing authorities.
(b) The Sheil hospital ceased to be a voluntary hospital from March, 1974. Provision for its current expenditure is included in column (2) for later periods.
The £10,254 payment in May, 1975 was a "winding-up" payment to the hospital.
54.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
Expenditure under schemes administered by my Department is not recorded on a county basis and accordingly the information sought by the Deputy is not available.
55.
asked the Minister for Defence the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
Funeral grants of £50 each are payable by my Department in respect of deceased military service pensioners, special allowance holders and certain disablement pensioners. Records of the grants are not maintained on a county basis and it would entail a disproportionate expenditure of staff time to extract the information sought.
56.
asked the Minister for Local Government the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The information requested is as follows:—
|
Month |
Year |
|||
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
January |
— |
— |
— |
18,072 |
|
February |
— |
— |
— |
28,773 |
|
March |
21,607 |
20,580 |
23,368 |
not available |
|
April |
11,347 |
13,746 |
17,295 |
— |
|
May |
17,175 |
23,422 |
22,446 |
— |
NOTE: The above figures do not include payments made to local authorities.
57.
asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The following grants were paid by my Department to applicants in County Donegal in the periods in question.
|
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
|
|
March |
9,069 |
500 |
1,250 |
|
April |
— |
1,250 |
— |
|
May |
109 |
— |
1,186 |
|
Total |
9,178 |
1,750 |
2,436 |
|
1976 |
|
|
January |
— |
|
February |
3,346 |
|
March |
— |
|
Total |
3,346 |
These grants were all paid from the special regional development fund.
58.
asked the Minister for the Public Service the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
There are no grant schemes administered by my Department.
59.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The amounts paid out to applicants in County Donegal under the principal schemes operated by my Department, viz, the farm modernisation and previous capital grant schemes, beef cattle incentive scheme, sheep subsidy schemes and the livestock headage payments in disadvantaged areas are set out in the following table:
|
Year |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1973 |
— |
— |
54,579 |
42,054 |
40,534 |
|
1974 |
— |
— |
68,117 |
22,269 |
48,071 |
|
1975 |
— |
— |
46,853 |
90,688 |
130,713 |
|
1976 |
229,855 |
488,738 |
— |
— |
— |
60.
asked the Minister for Labour the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The total amount of grants paid by the Department of Labour to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 was as follows:
|
£ |
|
|
1973 |
47 |
|
1974 |
62 |
|
1975 |
362 |
and the amount for each month in 1976 to March, 1976 was
|
£ |
|
|
January, 1976 |
254 |
|
February, 1976 |
977 |
|
March, 1976 |
522 |
The figures for 1976 include payments under the premium employment programme, which was not in operation during the earlier years mentioned in the question.
61.
asked the Minister for the Gaeltacht the total mount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
Is iad seo a leanas na sonraí:
|
Eanáir |
Feabhra |
Márta |
Aibreán |
Bealtaine |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1973 |
— |
— |
27,731 |
3,955 |
14,549 |
|
1974 |
— |
— |
63,074 |
10,105 |
13,698 |
|
1975 |
— |
— |
19,210 |
14,258 |
14,654 |
|
1976 |
11,468 |
33,417 |
12,409 |
— |
— |
62.
asked the Minister for Lands the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
Cavan): In so far as the Land Commission are concerned the type of expenditure envisaged in the question would arise under the heading of free grants, as opposed to repayable advances, provided towards the erection of buildings on or the improvement of lands allotted in the course of land settlement operations. The relevant figures for County Donegal are:
|
Year |
March |
April |
May |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1973 |
982 |
379 |
704 |
|
1974 |
425 |
482 |
255 |
|
1975 |
2,120 |
773 |
859 |
|
Year |
January |
February |
March |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1976 |
280 |
70 |
90 |
On the forestry side the planting grants in the period mentioned amounted to £185 paid in April, 1974.
63.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
My Department is responsible only for grants in respect of services abroad in the fields of cultural relations and overseas aid. No grants were, therefore, payable under the terms of the question.
64.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973: and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
My Department did not pay any grants to applicants in County Donegal during the periods mentioned.
65.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The information required is set out in the following table:—
Total amounts of all grants paid by the Department of Transport and Power to applicants in Co. Donegal in stated periods.
|
Period |
Total |
|
£ |
|
|
March, 1973 |
101.16 |
|
April, 1973 |
Nil |
|
May, 1973 |
95.00 |
|
March, 1974 |
1,551.67 |
|
April, 1974 |
Nil |
|
May, 1974 |
70.00 |
|
March, 1975 |
70.00 |
|
April, 1975 |
Nil |
|
May, 1975 |
35.00 |
|
January, 1976 |
— |
|
February, 1976 |
60.00 |
|
March, 1976 |
— |
66.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
No grants were paid by my Department to applicants in County Donegal in the periods mentioned in the question.
67.
asked the Minister for Education the total amount of grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973 and the amount of each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
Records are not available in a form which would enable this question to be answered without an expenditure of resources which could not be justified.
68.
asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of all grants paid by his Department to applicants in County Donegal in March, April and May of each year since 1973; and the amount for each month in 1976 to the latest available date.
The answer is nil.