asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the estimated amount that will be paid out of the Road Fund by way of grant to local authorities in respect of the work done and to be done during the years 1951-52 and 1952-53 distinguishing between (a) maintenance recoupment on main roads; (b) main road improvement or special grants, and (c) county road improvement grants.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Fund Grants.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate the reply, which is in the form of a tabular statement, with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Estimated amounts of payments out of the Road Fund to be made to local authorities in respect of grants on foot of expenditure on road work in the year 1951/52 and 1952/53 respectively.
|
Year |
Main Road Upkeep Grant |
Main Road Improvement Grant |
County Road Improvement Grant |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1951/52 |
690,000 |
600,000 |
1,200,000 |
|
1952/53 |
See note 1 below |
1,100,000 |
1,400,000 |
NOTES.
1. The amount of the main road upkeep grant for 1952/53 will depend on the provision made by the local authorities for main road upkeep. It is not possible as yet to furnish a reliable estimate of the amount of the grant.
2. In addition to the above, the following special grants were allocated to local authorities in 1951/52:
|
Local Authority |
Grant |
Work in respect of which grant has been allocated |
|
£ |
||
|
Wexford Co. Council |
180,000 |
Wexford Bridge. |
|
Kildare Co. Council |
6,200 |
Naas Railway Bridge. |
3. A 50 per cent. grant amounting to £200,000 was also made available to county councils in 1951/52 for the stockpiling of tars and bitumens.
Mr. O'Higgins
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the total road grants made available to (a) the Laoighis County Council, and (b) the Offaly County Council in each of the years 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952.
With your permission, a Cheann 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.
|
Financial Year |
Total amount of grants made available to Laoighis County Council |
Total amount of grants made available to Offaly County Council |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1947-48 |
62,029 |
38,133 |
|
1948-49 |
166,617 |
90,059 |
|
1949-50 |
69,888 |
49,796 |
|
1950-51 |
70,688 |
52,455 |
|
1951-52 |
73,494 |
57,517 |
|
1952-53 |
93,350 |
77,644 |
|
(provisional) |
NOTES.
1. Statistics of road grants are available only in respect of financial years.
2. Grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote are additional to the above.