asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the amount of grants to local authorities in the area now comprising the Saorstát in 1902, under the Local Government Act, 1898, for recoupment of one-half the expenditure upon medical and educational expenditure in Poor Law Unions, and of salaries of sanitary officers; and, if he will state the total expenditure under the above-mentioned headings in the year 1927.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE.
As regards the first part of the question the amounts payable were £66,439, 2s. 6d. and £14,075 11s. 6d. respectively. As regards the latter part of the question the expenditure on corresponding services for the year ended 30th September, 1927, was £245,601 and £42,354 respectively.