asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the total grants made available to local authorities for (1) main roads, and (2) county roads from the Road Fund during each of the years from 1944/45 to 1950/51 inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Grants from Road Fund.
With your permission, A Chinn Comhairle, I propose to circulate the reply, which is in the form of a tabular statement, with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
ROAD FUND GRANTS.
|
Year |
GRANT ALLOCATED |
|
|
Main Roads |
County Roads |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1944/45 |
260,886 |
Nil |
|
1945/46 |
277,404 |
Nil |
|
1946/47 |
1,341,712 |
461,682 |
|
1947/48 |
2,621,192 |
797,438 |
|
1948/49 |
3,142,445 |
1,340,973 |
|
1949/50 |
1,234,455 |
1,200,000 |
|
1950/51 |
1,353,991 |
1,200,000 |
The above figures include grants to corporations of county boroughs.