asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount of supplementary grant recently allocated from the Road Fund to each local authority.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Fund Allocations.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each county, the amount allocated from the Road Fund in the current year for the improvement of (a) main roads and (b) county roads.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 67 together.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission to circulate it with the Official Report.
The following is the statement:—
GRANTS ALLOCATED FROM THE ROAD FUND TO COUNTY COUNCILS IN THE YEAR 1955/56 FOR THE PURPOSES SHOWN.
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
|
|
County Councils |
Main Road Improvement |
County Road Improvement |
Grant for Tourist Roads in Gaeltacht and Congested Areas |
Supplementary Grant |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Carlow |
16,800 |
28,600 |
— |
12,500 |
|
Cavan |
40,600 |
67,900 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
|
Clare |
61,000 |
98,700 |
35,000 |
20,000 |
|
Cork |
130,600 |
330,800 |
55,000 |
25,000 |
|
Donegal |
73,800 |
178,200 |
55,000 |
10,000 |
|
Dublin |
37,000 |
28,800 |
— |
15,000 |
|
Galway |
91,000 |
128,800 |
55,000 |
25,000 |
|
Kerry |
56,500 |
116,900 |
55,000 |
15,000 |
|
Kildare |
36,000 |
48,100 |
— |
50,000 |
|
Kilkenny |
38,300 |
75,500 |
— |
10,000 |
|
Laois |
31,100 |
56,400 |
— |
30,000 |
|
Leitrim |
25,300 |
55,200 |
25,000 |
15,000 |
|
Limerick |
46,200 |
87,800 |
— |
20,000 |
|
Longford |
19,400 |
37,200 |
— |
20,000 |
|
Louth |
17,200 |
28,600 |
— |
7,500 |
|
Mayo |
69,000 |
131,500 |
55,000 |
7,500 |
|
Meath |
51,600 |
70,300 |
— |
25,000 |
|
Monaghan |
32,200 |
68,300 |
— |
20,000 |
|
Offaly |
34,000 |
42,800 |
— |
20,000 |
|
Roscommon |
44,100 |
83,300 |
25,000 |
20,000 |
|
Sligo |
27,000 |
54,200 |
25,000 |
10,000 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
37,900 |
58,700 |
— |
25,000 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
43,200 |
66,900 |
— |
15,000 |
|
Waterford |
32,000 |
67,700 |
5,000 |
12,500 |
|
Westmeath |
32,200 |
46,000 |
— |
25,000 |
|
Wexford |
41,200 |
92,900 |
— |
10,000 |
|
Wicklow |
32,100 |
49,900 |
— |
15,000 |
|
TOTAL |
1,197,300 |
2,200,000 |
400,000 |
500,000 |
The amount shown in Column (4) is in addition to that shown in Columns (1) to (3) inclusive and is intended primarily to be devoted to county road improvement.