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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 31 Oct 1935

Vol. 59 No. 2

Written Answers. - Road Fund Allocations.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (1) the total amount of money allocated out of the Road Fund to each county council and urban area in respect of (a) maintenance, and (b) road improvement; and (2) the total amount of money actually paid out of the Road Fund to each county council or urban area in respect of (a) maintenance, and (b) road improvement, during each of the financial years ended 31st March— (a) 1932, (b) 1933, (c) 1934, and (d) 1935, and the total amount of money allocated out of the Road Fund to each county council and urban area in respect of (a) maintenance and (b) road improvement for the year ended March, 1936.

The following are the particulars relating to the allocations of Road Maintenance and Improvement Grants and Payments made from the Road Fund in respect thereof for four years ended 31st March, 1935*:—

Local Authority

Year ended 31st March, 1932

Year ended 31st March, 1933

Maintenance

Improvement

Maintenance

Improvement

Allocation

Paid

Allocation

Paid

Allocation

Paid

Allocation*

Paid*

CO. COUNCILS:

£

£

s.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

Carlow

4,495

5,352

0

0

8,415

14,160

0

0

4,495

4,555

0

0

7,641

5,163

0

0

Cavan

9,310

9,680

0

0

12,810

12,809

8

2

9,310

8,023

0

0

10,930

10,092

15

5

Clare

13,356

11,780

5

4

15,230

10,477

0

0

13,051

10,949

0

0

13,621

18,691

0

0

Cork

30,033

36,294

0

0

42,535

48,037

11

3

30,189

29,772

0

0

37,980

38,274

8

11

Donegal

17,027

17,512

0

0

19,175

17,507

10

0

16,830

17,077

0

0

17,995

16,855

10

0

Dublin

16,000

14,763

0

0

25,455

23,968

0

0

16,000

15,894

0

0

21,789

23,727

9

1

Galway

29,396

29,804

0

0

22,745

17,811

0

0

31,540

30,817

6

10

21,015

22,794

0

0

Kerry

9,526

7,666

0

0

37,195

23,869

0

0

14,695

13,110

0

0

15,457

28,605

0

0

Kildare

10,110

9,730

0

0

14,205

11,790

0

0

10,104

10,428

0

0

13,068

10,668

0

0

Kilkenny

13,085

12,488

0

0

21,700

16,579

0

0

13,370

11,797

0

0

19,968

20,936

0

0

Laoighis

11,458

12,607

0

0

10,305

8,244

0

0

11,529

11,339

0

0

10,269

11,061

0

0

Leitrim

4,360

5,006

16

0

7,515

6,307

0

0

3,995

3,165

0

0

6,805

6,093

0

0

Limerick

18,255

15,785

18

5

17,530

14,456

16

1

16,408

21,283

12

9

20,222

23,194

5

7

Longford

6,000

5,330

0

0

7,515

4,515

0

0

6,270

6,058

0

0

6,625

6,087

0

0

Louth

5,533

5,732

0

0

10,590

11,862

0

0

5,533

4,994

0

0

9,532

9,532

0

0

Mayo

15,651

16,186

5

1

18,515

21,164

0

0

15,414

15,548

0

0

17,041

20,078

0

0

Meath

18,400

19,385

0

0

17,940

11,415

0

0

18,400

17,806

0

0

16,231

16,231

0

0

Monaghan

9,723

7,207

4

11

12,215

9,614

12

1

8,516

10,262

16

10

10,377

8,235

0

0

Offaly

11,363

11,562

0

0

10,345

8,431

0

11

11,965

12,823

9

2

9,496

10,923

19

1

Roscommon

10,964

10,983

0

0

13,550

15,167

0

0

12,529

12,545

0

0

12,217

11,230

0

0

Sligo

9,404

8,239

18

10

11,045

11,017

0

0

8,226

8,743

0

0

9,973

10,755

0

0

Tipperary N.R.

18,372

18,338

13

10

27,560

18,702

0

0

14,234

14,618

7

0

10,822

7,836

0

0

Tipperary S.R.

10,438

15,909

0

0

15,065

8,343

0

0

14,055

12,440

0

0

13,509

14,494

0

0

Waterford

13,381

13,892

0

0

12,275

14,035

0

0

13,175

13,226

16

0

10,746

11,052

0

0

Westmeath

9,352

8,701

0

0

11,495

10,175

13

0

9,556

10,759

0

0

10,156

10,027

0

0

Wexford

10,162

10,482

0

0

17,678

15,007

0

0

11,678

10,240

0

0

14,134

18,551

0

0

Wicklow

7,065

6,360

0

0

13,260

13,982

0

0

7,065

5,686

0

0

11,871

13,224

0

0

CO. BOROUGH COUNCILS:

Cork

12,861

12,241

0

0

9,436

13,261

0

0

Dublin

72,440

62,008

14

7

67,835

64,845

17

6

Limerick

9,050

10,978

0

0

11,145

8,837

0

0

Waterford

4,760

2,146

0

0

4,413

6,630

0

0

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS:

Bray

400

0

0

Cobh

623

0

0

50

0

0

Dundalk

1,636

1,025

12

1

2,500

1,120

436

6

1

2,105

1

3

Dungarvan

900

900

0

0

Dun Laoghaire

9,858

14,920

0

0

7,394

6,949

0

0

Drogheda

751

751

0

0

2,000

582

582

0

0

2,000

0

0

Howth

2,827

1,265

0

0

1,805

3,972

0

0

Kilkenny

New Ross

462

0

0

Sligo

Skibbereen

38

0

0

Enniscorthy

2,535

0

0

TOTALS

£344,606

348,553

14

6

571,059

507,501

6

1

349,834

344,978

15

6

481,518

513,523

7

8

SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS

Year ended 31st March, 1932

Year ended 31st March, 1933

Maintenance

Improvement

Maintenance

Improvement

*Special Improvement

£

£

£

£

£

344,606

571,059

349,834

481,518

831,150

SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS

Year ended 31st March, 1932

Year ended 31st March, 1933

Maintenance

Improvement

Maintenance

Improvement

*Special Improvement

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

348,553

14

6

507,501

6

1

344,978

15

6

513,523

7

8

568,590

19

0

*See separate statement annexed as to allocations in year ended 31st March, 1933, and payments during three years to 31st March, 1935, on foot of Special Road Improvement Grant from the Road Fund for the Relief of Unemployment.

Local Authority

Year ended 31st March, 1934

Year ended 31st March, 1935

Maintenance

Improvement

Maintenance

Improvement

Allocation

Paid

Allocation

Paid

Allocation

Paid

Allocation

Paid*

CO. COUNCILS:

£

£

s.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

Carlow

4,495

2,422

0

0

7,357

8,489

0

0

4,495

6,771

0

0

7,371

6,778

0

0

Cavan

9,416

10,308

0

0

11,034

11,865

9

7

9,450

9,144

0

0

11,038

8,830

0

0

Clare

13,605

17,262

13

1

20,766

11,127

0

0

13,604

13,083

6

0

13,882

21,085

0

0

Cork

30,816

30,338

0

0

37,611

49,046

9

8

24,220

26,141

14

4

36,328

25,380

7

2

Donegal

16,633

17,015

0

0

17,699

17,476

0

0

16,425

16,758

11

5

17,622

16,825

0

0

Dublin

16,000

15,878

9

10

21,996

25,478

0

1

16,200

16,835

13

3

26,447

16,396

0

0

Galway

30,884

31,124

14

4

25,539

26,614

0

0

28,977

28,487

0

1

23,760

24,012

6

10

Kerry

13,517

16,202

0

0

17,552

19,037

0

0

13,517

15,550

0

0

16,236

13,467

6

4

Kildare

9,996

9,209

0

0

18,241

16,040

19

11

8,043

7,973

16

0

26,946

9,657

0

0

Kilkenny

13,110

15,597

0

0

17,585

18,748

14

0

11,000

10,158

0

0

12,432

14,644

0

0

Laoighis

11,027

10,338

0

0

10,004

8,000

0

0

9,618

8,586

0

0

10,251

2,200

0

0

Leitrim

3,594

4,616

12

0

6,844

8,095

0

0

4,001

3,920

0

0

6,547

5,689

0

0

Limerick

13,544

10,984

11

1

16,169

17,135

13

7

13,442

16,532

15

7

16,123

16,446

10

4

Longford

6,000

6,557

0

0

6,884

7,113

0

0

6,200

6,867

0

0

7,069

5,569

0

0

Louth

5,513

6,000

0

0

9,720

9,720

0

0

5,522

4,838

0

0

9,729

7,783

0

0

Mayo

15,560

15,650

0

0

17,473

18,433

0

0

17,858

16,944

0

0

17,698

15,633

0

0

Meath

15,400

15,627

0

0

16,313

16,113

0

0

13,054

13,110

0

0

16,200

11,060

0

0

Monaghan

8,600

9,237

6

6

10,579

11,133

14

8

7,403

7,335

19

9

10,327

6,679

0

0

Offaly

10,168

9,628

0

0

9,473

9,473

0

0

9,032

10,414

17

10

10,066

7,706

0

0

Roscommon

12,006

11,577

0

0

12,217

11,850

0

0

10,744

10,078

0

0

12,460

12,844

0

0

Sligo

8,390

6,276

0

0

9,691

11,625

0

0

8,000

8,980

0

0

10,327

10,139

0

0

Tipperary N.R.

11,727

10,695

11

6

11,637

12,165

0

0

13,774

13,340

3

4

11,637

11,111

0

0

Tipperary S.R.

14,768

15,684

0

0

12,866

13,899

0

0

16,922

13,423

4

0

13,243

11,474

0

0

Waterford

7,642

9,025

0

0

10,854

13,003

0

0

7,764

7,734

0

0

10,849

8,500

0

0

Westmeath

9,733

10,118

0

0

10,863

13,091

0

0

8,333

8,877

0

0

10,773

8,818

0

0

Wexford

11,603

12,149

10

4

14,062

11,801

6

0

11,605

11,106

0

0

14,593

14,307

0

0

Wicklow

8,755

10,037

18

9

14,840

13,309

0

0

7,192

7,816

3

10

11,335

10,218

0

0

Co. BOROUGH COUNCILS:

Cork

9,264

6,539

0

0

8,946

8,937

0

0

Dublin

62,000

76,532

8

8

50,000

22,400

0

0

Limerick

8,767

10,979

1

8

8,000

7,320

0

0

7,041

7,072

0

0

Waterford

3,976

6,519

0

0

4,067

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS:

Bray

500

500

0

0

Cobh

Dundalk

995

459

3

0

934

580

1

5

Dungarvan

Dun Laoghaire

6,560

3,680

0

0

6,121

3,560

0

0

Drogheda

532

532

0

0

707

472

0

0

Howth

1,847

1,250

0

0

1,167

1,530

0

0

Kilkenny

2,200

2,000

0

0

New Ross

Sligo

200

200

0

0

Skibbereen

Enniscorthy

TOTALS

334,029

340,549

10

5

488,939

515,581

17

10

326,036

329,178

6

10

470,831

369,250

10

8

SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS.

Year ended 31st March, 1934

Year ended 31st March, 1935

Maintenance

Improvement

Maintenance

Improvement

£

£

£

£

334,029

488,939

326,036

470,831

SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS

Year ended 31st March, 1934

Year ended 31st March, 1935

Maintenance

Improvement

*Special Improvement

Maintenance

Improvement

*Special Improvement

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

340,549

10

5

515,581

17

10

243,492

14

11

329,178

6

10

369,250

10

8

16,760

16

2

*See separate statement annexed as to allocations in year ended 31st March, 1933, and payments during three years to 31st March, 1935, on foot of Special Road Improvement Grant from the Road Fund for the Relief of Unemployment.

TABLE SHOWING GRANTS ALLOCATED FROM THE ROAD FUND DURING THE YEAR, 1935-36.

AUTHORITY

MAINTENANCE

IMPROVEMENT

£

£

COUNTY COUNCILS:—

CARLOW

4,494

12,184

CAVAN

11,238

8,789

CLARE

13,727

11,109

CORK

31,602

28,455

DONEGAL

15,977

14,066

DUBLIN

16,340

17,577

GALWAY

29,518

18,417

KERRY

13,517

13,192

KILDARE

13,326

10,035

KILKENNY

11,950

10,587

LAOIGHIS

9,200

8,064

LEITRIM

4,132

5,107

LIMERICK

11,546

13,136

LONGFORD

6,538

5,481

LOUTH

5,522

7,977

MAYO

17,378

13,863

MEATH

13,618

12,211

MONAGHAN

10,800

11,417

OFFALY

10,073

7,571

ROSCOMMON

12,624

9,832

SLIGO

8,000

7,714

TIPPERARY N.R.

13,426

8,526

TIPPERARY S.R.

12,140

10,094

WATERFORD

7,776

7,424

WESTMEATH

8,333

8,470

WEXFORD

11,662

11,224

WICKLOW

9,378

11,523

TOTALS

£333,835

£304,045

COUNTY BOROUGHS:—

£

£

CORK

7,634

DUBLIN

51,032

LIMERICK

5,506

WATERFORD

3,330

TOTAL

£67,502

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS:—

£

£

DROGHEDA

711

DUNDALK

940

2,000

DUN LAOGHAIRE

4,650

HOWTH

1,141

NEW ROSS

2,000

TOTALS

£1,651

£9,791

GRAND TOTALS

£335,486

£381,338

NOTE.—The grants shown above are only those allocated to date.

SPECIAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT GRANT MADE AVAILABLE IN 1932 FROM THE ROAD FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.

Local Authority

Amount Paid

Allocation

Year ended 31st March,'33

Year ended 31st March,'34

Year ended 31st March,'35

£

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

CO. COUNCILS:

Carlow

8,500

6,932

0

0

1,568

0

0

Cavan

27,400

23,522

0

0

3,837

0

0

Clare

24,500

20,810

0

0

2,952

0

0

Cork

61,030

32,800

0

0

28,154

0

1

Donegal

51,000

31,353

0

0

19,646

0

0

Dublin

17,000

12,700

0

0

4,300

0

0

Galway

20,300

15,007

0

0

4,793

0

0

Kerry

41,500

33,200

0

0

7,100

0

0

1,200

0

0

Kildare

17,900

14,320

0

0

3,580

0

0

Kilkenny

12,300

4,800

0

0

7,500

0

0

Laoighis

11,400

10,000

0

0

1,400

0

0

Leitrim

16,400

10,790

0

0

4,000

0

0

1,535

0

0

Limerick

17,400

17,322

0

0

56

18

3

Longford

24,400

21,907

0

0

2,493

0

0

Louth

10,500

6,799

0

0

3,659

4

10

Mayo

62,000

51,429

0

0

10,571

0

0

Meath

20,000

18,000

0

0

2,000

0

0

Monaghan

12,400

7,295

0

0

5,087

10

3

Offaly

8,500

6,700

0

0

2,500

0

0

Roscommon

20,600

19,575

0

0

1,022

9

3

Sligo

18,300

15,100

0

0

3,200

0

0

Tipperary N.R.

12,500

8,886

0

0

3,314

0

0

Tipperary S.R.

11,500

7,600

0

0

3,900

0

0

Waterford

14,700

13,492

0

0

1,208

0

0

Westmeath

13,100

8,225

0

0

4,875

0

0

Wexford

13,200

10,560

0

0

2,640

0

0

Wicklow

13,200

10,560

0

0

2,500

0

0

140

0

0

CO. BOROUGH COUNCILS:

Cork

40,000

12,825

0

0

27,175

0

0

Dublin

50,500

20,804

0

0

19,696

0

0

9,861

3

7

Limerick

20,000

10,800

0

0

9,078

5

6

Waterford

14,000

3,000

0

0

11,000

0

0

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS:

Carlow

1,300

850

0

0

277

0

0

Belturbet

700

560

0

0

140

0

0

Cootehill

500

400

0

0

100

0

0

Cavan

520

256

0

0

264

0

0

Ennis

1,200

720

0

0

420

0

0

60

0

0

Kilrush

600

600

0

0

Fermoy

1,700

1,380

0

0

300

0

0

8

8

8

Mallow

2,000

1,920

0

0

80

0

0

Cobh

4,500

3,119

0

0

1,381

0

0

Macroom

850

557

0

0

293

0

0

Midleton

1,400

1,060

0

0

340

0

0

Passage West

2,200

2,200

0

0

Youghal

2,400

2,399

19

0

Clonakilty

450

390

0

0

60

0

0

Kinsale

850

847

0

0

3

0

0

Skibbereen

550

450

0

0

100

0

0

Buncrana

500

400

0

0

100

0

0

TOTALS

£728,250

£504,621

19

0

£208,607

9

11

£13,461

10

6

Bundoran

250

250

0

0

Letterkenny

600

200

0

0

300

0

0

100

0

0

Dún Laoghaire

7,000

6,500

0

0

500

0

0

Howth

800

800

0

0

Ballinasloe

500

400

0

0

100

0

0

Galway

2,800

800

0

0

2,000

0

0

Killarncy

1,800

1,600

0

0

200

0

0

Listowel

600

480

0

0

120

0

0

Tralee

4,500

3,450

0

0

967

6

8

Athy

1,500

1,133

0

0

367

0

0

Naas

950

850

0

0

100

0

0

Kilkenny

3,100

2,383

0

0

717

0

0

Granard

500

500

0

0

Longford

2,200

1,930

0

0

269

18

8

Drogheda

6,500

3,800

0

0

2,257

0

0

427

6

3

Dundalk

8,000

3,000

0

0

3,450

0

0

1,201

19

5

Ballina

4,300

3,544

0

0

756

0

0

Castlebar

500

500

0

0

Westport

550

550

0

0

Kells

450

360

0

0

90

0

0

Navan

1,500

1,200

0

0

300

0

0

Trim

300

240

0

0

60

0

0

Castleblayney

1,500

1,050

0

0

449

19

8

Carrickmacross

750

450

0

0

300

0

0

Clones

1,100

1,000

0

0

100

0

0

Monaghan

950

736

0

0

214

0

0

Birr

1,100

410

0

0

500

0

0

190

0

0

Tullamore

2,600

2,050

0

0

550

0

0

Sligo

4,000

1,793

0

0

2,207

0

0

Nenagh

1,500

1,500

0

0

Templemore

700

620

0

0

80

0

0

Thurles

800

650

0

0

150

0

0

Carrick-on-Suir

2,200

900

0

0

1,200

0

0

100

0

0

Cashel

600

300

0

0

300

0

0

Clonmel

3,000

1,950

0

0

1,050

0

0

Tipperary

2,600

2,360

0

0

240

0

0

Dungarvan

2,200

2,200

0

0

Athlone

4,600

3,640

0

0

960

0

0

Enniscorthy

3,000

1,550

0

0

1,450

0

0

New Ross

2,000

800

0

0

900

0

0

Wexford

6,000

3,500

0

0

2,500

0

0

Arklow

4,700

3,360

0

0

1,300

0

0

40

0

0

Bray

2,500

2,500

0

0

Wicklow

1,000

1,000

0

0

TOWN COMMISSIONERS:

Tuam

300

100

0

0

200

0

0

Mullingar

2,000

2,000

0

0

Droichead Nua

1,000

800

0

0

200

0

0

Edenderry

1,000

780

0

0

220

0

0

TOTALS

£102,900

£63,969

0

0

£34,885

5

0

£3,299

5

8

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