asked the Minister for Finance the annual expenditure since the commencement of the Boyne drainage scheme on (a) the River Boyne and (b) the Meath Blackwater.
Written Answers. - Boyne Drainage Scheme.
536.
Details of the total annual expenditure on the Boyne catchment drainage scheme and of the relevant amounts included in respect of the Blackwater sub-catchment are set out below:
|
Year |
Boyne Catchment |
Blackwater Catchment |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1968-69 |
4,000 |
|
|
1969-70 |
254,000 |
|
|
1970-71 |
686,000 |
|
|
1971-72 |
824,000 |
|
|
1972-73 |
943,000 |
|
|
1973-74 |
1,156,000 |
|
|
1974 April-December |
1,106,000 |
17,000 |
|
1975 |
1,885,000 |
29,000 |
|
1976 |
2,157,000 |
7,000 |
|
1977 |
2,172,000 |
10,000 |
|
1978 |
2,520,000 |
294,000 |
|
1979 |
2,638,000 |
501,000 |
|
1980 |
3,864,000 |
1,401,000 |
|
1981 |
4,756,000 |
1,932,000 |
|
1982 |
5,363,000 |
2,900,000 |
|
1983 |
5,482,000 |
4,625,000 |
|
1984 |
4,600,000 |
2,848,000 |
|
Total |
40,410,000 |
14,564,000 |