asked the Minister for the Environment the grants and contributions paid to each local authority and voluntary group in respect of rehabilitation of travelling people in 1984.
Written Answers. - Rehabilitation of Travelling People.
The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement:
Amount |
|
£ |
|
County Councils |
|
Carlow |
25,326 |
Cavan |
836 |
Clare |
36,027 |
Cork (North) |
10,691 |
Cork (South) |
55,666 |
Cork (West) |
13,984 |
Donegal |
7,852 |
Dublin |
146,699 |
Galway |
86,197 |
Kerry |
12,980 |
Kildare |
20,034 |
Kilkenny |
8,417 |
Leitrim |
18,625 |
Limerick |
38,367 |
Longford |
7,288 |
Louth |
2,057 |
Mayo |
18,256 |
Meath |
98,247 |
Monaghan |
15,039 |
Offaly |
21,714 |
Roscommon |
102,162 |
Sligo |
22,006 |
Tipperary N R |
29,850 |
Tipperary S R |
20,473 |
Wexford |
1,731 |
Total |
£820,524 |
County Boroughs |
|
Cork |
50,084 |
Dublin |
529,788 |
Limerick |
43,549 |
Waterford |
6,067 |
Total |
£629,488 |
Urban District/Borough Councils |
|
Athlone |
26,165 |
Drogheda |
13,323 |
Dundalk |
5,154 |
Listowel |
2,933 |
Longford |
14,327 |
Tullamore |
1,702 |
Galway |
106,789 |
Total |
£170,393 |
Voluntary Groups |
|
St. Jude's Committee, for Travelling People, Navan |
10,763 |
Dublin Committee for Travelling People |
79,324 |
National Council for Travelling People |
8,205 |
Clare Social Services Council |
8,420 |
Minister's Adviser on Travelling People, Mr. V.E.H. Bewley |
4,261 |
Total |
£110,973 |
Overall Total |
£1,731,378 |
The amounts set out above cover grants for the provision of accommodation for travellers, subsidy at the rate of 100 per cent on loan charges in respect of capital expenditure on the provision of accommodation for travellers and recoupment at the rate of 90 per cent in respect of the salaries and expenses of social workers employed on the rehabilitation of travellers.