asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the total amount allocated and sanctioned for Kerry under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, and how much of that sum has been granted for the two electoral areas of Killarney and Killorglin in South Kerry.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authorities (Works) Act.
The grant allocated to Kerry County Council for works under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, for the 1950-51 period is £80,000.
The selection from approved schemes of works to be undertaken within the total amount of this allocation is a matter for the Kerry County Council and I have no information as to how the allocation is proposed to be apportioned as between particular areas.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of (a) County Leix and (b) County Offaly the number of persons employed on works under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, in each of the years 1949 and 1950.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of persons employed on road, drainage and building work by (a) Leix County Council and (b) Offaly County Council during the years 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950.
I propose, with your permission, a Chinn Comhairle, to take Question Nos. 45 and 47 together, and as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
The statement is as follows:—
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Average monthly employment |
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1947 |
1948 |
1949 |
1950 |
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(a) LAOIGHIS COUNTY COUNCIL: |
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Local Authorities (Works) Act Schemes |
— |
— |
281 (a) |
399 (b) |
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Roads (excluding employment schemes) |
408 |
595 |
578 |
413 |
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Drainage† |
31 |
49 |
31 |
39 (b) |
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Building work |
— |
— |
133 (d) |
230 (e) |
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(b) OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL: |
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Local Authority (Works) Act Schemes |
— |
— |
110 (c) |
71 (b) |
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Roads (excluding employment schemes) |
305 |
440 |
381 |
357 |
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Drainage* |
66 |
60 |
66 |
35 (b) |
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Building work |
12 (c) |
13 |
104 |
127 (e) |
*Includes the Laoighis part of the Goul Joint Drainage District.
†Includes the Offaly part of several Joint Drainage Districts.
The figures for drainage represent the average monthly employment during the season.
NOTES: (a) Period of 4 months.(d) Period of 9 months.
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In addition to the figures given above for drainage, the average monthly employment under the Cush and Ballinacarrig joint drainage districts was:— 1947—26; 1948—28; 1949—30 and 1950 (six months)—16. These joint drainage districts include portions of both Laoighis and Offaly: separate figures for each county are not available.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the total cost of the schemes submitted to date by the county councils of (1) Laoighis and (2) Offaly under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, and the total amount allocated to the counties concerned since the Act came into operation.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Chinn Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
The following is the statement:—
LOCAL AUTHORITIES (WORKS) ACT, 1949.
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Year |
Laoighis |
Offaly |
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Estimated cost of schemes submitted for execution |
Grant allocated |
Estimated cost of schemes submitted for execution |
Grant allocated |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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1949/50 |
47,635 |
47,635 |
17,571 |
12,616 |
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1950/51 |
194,420 |
55,000 |
16,994 |
13,000 |
asked the Minister for Local Government whether any application under the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, with regard to the Little Brosna has been submitted by the Offaly County Council.
The answer is "No".