asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the cost to each local authority of the cheap fuel scheme; and the amount of the contributions from State sources, for each of the years in which the scheme has been in operation.
Written Answers. - Cheap Fuel Scheme.
Following are the statistics:—
CHEAP FUEL SCHEMES.
|
TOWNS |
YEAR 1942-43 |
YEAR 1943-44 |
YEAR 1944-45 |
|||
|
Total Cost of Scheme |
Amount of State Grant |
Total Cost of Scheme |
Amount of State Grant |
*Total Cost of Scheme |
Amount of State Grant |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Dublin |
82,651 |
53,500 |
141,151 |
61,239 |
141,844 |
66,171 |
|
Cork |
19,488 |
13,000 |
28,974 |
15,053 |
30,723 |
18,557 |
|
Waterford |
4,591 |
2,900 |
8,305 |
4,143 |
9,665 |
5,295 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
5,070 |
2,830 |
8,594 |
2,773 |
8,980 |
5,115 |
|
Balbriggan |
330 |
150 |
708 |
353 |
840 |
358 |
|
Drogheda |
2,277 |
1,470 |
3,848 |
1,856 |
4,303 |
2,273 |
|
Dundalk |
2,287 |
1,600 |
3,596 |
1,834 |
3,459 |
1,803 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,765 |
1,200 |
1,875 |
916 |
1,879 |
1,431 |
|
Dungarvan |
638 |
350 |
1,256 |
589 |
1,427 |
631 |
|
Arklow |
889 |
— |
1,246 |
1,327 |
1,667 |
836 |
|
Bray |
1,758 |
950 |
2,544 |
992 |
2,371 |
1,229 |
|
Wicklow |
577 |
190 |
955 |
451 |
957 |
332 |
|
Enniscorthy |
1,078 |
630 |
2,140 |
939 |
2,255 |
1,119 |
|
New Ross |
1,071 |
— |
1,551 |
1,080 |
1,776 |
967 |
|
Wexford |
2,464 |
1,600 |
4,481 |
1,800 |
4,732 |
2,913 |
|
Gorey |
243 |
110 |
552 |
255 |
799 |
387 |
|
†Limerick |
— |
600 |
— |
800 |
— |
— |
|
†Galway |
— |
— |
— |
164 |
— |
260 |
|
TOTAL |
£127,177 |
£81,080 |
£211,776 |
£96,564 |
£217,676 |
£109,677 |
* Estimated.
†Schemes administered through voluntary bodies.