asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount of Government grants (a) from the Road Fund to, and (b) other than from the Road Fund spent on road works by, each of the four county boroughs and the borough of Dún Laoghaire during each of the past ten years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Borough Road Works.
As the reply is in the form of tabular statements I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following are the statements:—
(a) Road Fund Grants
|
Year |
Cork |
Dublin |
Limerick |
Waterford |
Dún Laoghaire |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1946/47 |
8,000 |
50,000 |
4,000 |
3,000 |
5,000 |
|
1947/48 |
16,000 |
100,000 |
8,000 |
6,000 |
10,000 |
|
1950/51 |
10,000 |
95,000 |
10,000 |
5,000 |
30,000 |
|
1951/52 |
— |
22,800 |
— |
— |
— |
The above figures represent the total Road Fund grants made to the local authorities mentioned within the period 1942-43 to 1951-52. The grant of £22,800 to Dublin Corporation in 1951-52 was a special grant for the construction of the link and quadrant roads in the vicinity of the Custom House.
(b) Grants other than Road Fund Grants:
|
Year |
Cork |
Dublin |
Limerick |
Waterford |
Dún Laoghaire |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1942/43 |
8,174 |
35,154 |
5,000 |
4,640 |
7,500 |
|
1943/44 |
10,473 |
78,688 |
— |
3,670 |
15,575 |
|
1944/45 |
18,433 |
60,543 |
— |
5,730 |
— |
|
1945/46 |
13,816 |
71,960 |
— |
2,653 |
3,240 |
|
1946/47 |
3,050 |
25,779 |
5,771 |
6,862 |
5,000 |
|
1947/48 |
14,410 |
52,800 |
14,727 |
9,000 |
4,750 |
|
1948/49 |
— |
57,645 |
4,892 |
— |
— |
|
1949/50 |
6,781 |
66,800 |
5,528 |
8,500 |
— |
|
1950/51 |
17,500 |
70,000 |
9,548 |
8,500 |
— |
|
1951/52 |
11,250 |
70,000 |
12,030 |
8,000 |
— |
The above figures represent the portions of the net grants (excluding local contributions) made available for road works from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote in the period under review. It should be noted that in some cases the local authorities decided to use all or part of their grants from this Vote for schemes other than road works, e.g., amenity schemes.
The figures shown in both tables represent the allocations made in respect of the years indicated. Figures of expenditure in any particular year are not available in the Department.