asked the Minister for Local Government if he would state in respect of each local authority the amount allocated in each of the financial years 1953-54 to 1955-56 for (a) road upkeep and improvement work, (b) tourist road grants, (c) special grants for bridge works, (d) grants for schemes the technical aspects of which are administered through his Department, (e) the scheme for the improvement of roads serving E.S.B. turf-fired generating stations, and (f) the scheme for roads in Fíor-Ghaeltacht areas.
Written Answers. - Road and Bridge Grants.
The particulars requested are as follows:—
GRANTS ALLOCATED FOR WORKS OF PUBLIC SCHEMES
1953/54 |
1954/55 |
1955/56 |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
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Authority |
Grants for road upkeep and improvement work |
Tourist Roads Grants |
Special Grants for Bridge Works, etc. |
Grants for schemes the technical aspects of which are administered through the Department |
Grants for road upkeep and improve work |
Tourist Roads Grants |
Special Grants for Bridge Works, etc. |
Grants for schemes the technical aspects of which are administered through the Department |
Grants for road upkeep and improve work |
Tourist Roads Grants |
Special Grants for Bridge Works, etc. |
Grants for schemes the technical aspects of which are administered through the Department |
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Employment Schemes |
Scheme for improvement of roads serving the E.S.B turf fired generating stations |
Scheme for the improvement for roads in Flor-Ghaetacht Areas |
Employment Schemes |
Scheme for the improvement of roads serving the E.S.B. turf fired generating stations |
Scheme for the improvement for roads in Flor-Ghaeltacht Areas |
Employment Schemes |
Scheme for the improvement of roads serving the E.S.B. turf fired generating stations |
Scheme for the improvement for roads in Flor-Ghaeltacht Areas |
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(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
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County Councils: |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||
Carlow |
84,235 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
81,780 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
75,580 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
Cavan |
174,412 |
10,000 |
— |
1,250 |
— |
— |
173,888 |
10,000 |
— |
1,750 |
— |
— |
160,990 |
10,000 |
— |
1,250 |
— |
— |
Clare |
221,140 |
35,000 |
— |
255 |
— |
— |
220,172 |
35,000 |
15,000 |
1,500 |
70,950 |
— |
211,872 |
35,000 |
— |
1,500 |
— |
— |
Cork |
578,742 |
55,000 |
288,750 |
1,500 |
— |
— |
583,806 |
55,000 |
— |
3,500 |
— |
— |
573,006 |
55,000 |
14,750 |
2,450 |
— |
— |
Donegal |
291,210 |
55,000 |
— |
14,500 |
— |
14,500 |
304,210 |
55,000 |
— |
15,000 |
18,250 |
8,000 |
301,210 |
55,000 |
12,750 |
15,500 |
— |
— |
Dublin |
155,972 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
145,122 |
— |
— |
300 |
— |
— |
139,902 |
— |
— |
900 |
— |
— |
Galway |
306,282 |
55,000 |
— |
8,000 |
— |
13,800 |
323,250 |
55,000 |
16,200 |
7,000 |
7,500 |
25,896 |
305,800 |
55,000 |
— |
7,500 |
— |
— |
Kerry |
226,356 |
55,000 |
— |
6,250 |
— |
5,000 |
229,355 |
55,000 |
18,750 |
7,000 |
19,250 |
18,655 |
223,674 |
55,000 |
— |
7,000 |
— |
— |
Kildare |
173,317 |
— |
27,500 |
— |
— |
— |
176,677 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
162,937 |
— |
7,500 |
— |
— |
— |
Kilkenny |
145,512 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
152,648 |
— |
15,000 |
— |
— |
— |
147,208 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Laois |
156,902 |
— |
13,750 |
— |
— |
— |
161,902 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
149,402 |
— |
15,000 |
300 |
— |
— |
Leitrim |
123,268 |
25,000 |
— |
2,500 |
— |
— |
119,395 |
25,000 |
— |
2,850 |
— |
— |
114,964 |
25,000 |
— |
2,750 |
— |
— |
Limerick |
194,012 |
— |
— |
300 |
— |
— |
189,612 |
— |
— |
1,250 |
— |
— |
185,860 |
— |
— |
800 |
— |
— |
Longford |
96,418 |
— |
19,500 |
1,000 |
— |
— |
99,528 |
— |
— |
900 |
— |
— |
92,768 |
— |
— |
550 |
— |
— |
Louth |
62,692 |
— |
5,400 |
— |
— |
— |
65,123 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
65,040 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mayo |
248,071 |
55,000 |
— |
12,000 |
— |
4,800 |
257,134 |
55,000 |
— |
12,000 |
— |
12,500 |
257,966 |
55,000 |
— |
13,500 |
— |
— |
Meath |
181,862 |
— |
6,300 |
— |
— |
— |
182,885 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
178,026 |
— |
9,000 |
— |
— |
— |
Monaghan |
171,372 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
160,300 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
144,100 |
— |
2,500 |
— |
— |
— |
Offaly |
121,268 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
126,268 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
120,268 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
Roscommon |
196,444 |
25,000 |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
192,720 |
25,000 |
3,375 |
1,050 |
— |
— |
189,273 |
25,000 |
— |
1,250 |
— |
— |
Sligo |
129,025 |
25,000 |
— |
2,500 |
— |
— |
126,520 |
25,000 |
— |
2,500 |
— |
— |
112,140 |
25,000 |
— |
2,500 |
— |
— |
Tipperary, N.R. |
144,895 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
156,333 |
— |
6,750 |
250 |
— |
— |
149,319 |
— |
7,500 |
— |
— |
— |
Tipperary, S.R. |
169,114 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
165,614 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
160,394 |
— |
13,500 |
— |
— |
— |
Waterford |
137,328 |
5,000 |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
136,721 |
5,000 |
8,000 |
— |
— |
— |
132,921 |
5,000 |
15,000 |
— |
— |
— |
Westmeath |
123,486 |
— |
11,000 |
147 |
— |
— |
134,300 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
131,700 |
— |
24,750 |
300 |
— |
— |
Wexford |
164,804 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
167,100 |
— |
— |
250 |
— |
— |
165,100 |
— |
— |
300 |
— |
— |
Wicklow |
134,641 |
— |
20,000 |
— |
— |
— |
133,494 |
— |
33,200 |
— |
— |
— |
126,294 |
— |
20,000 |
— |
— |
— |
TOTALS |
4,912,780 |
400,000 |
392,200 |
50,952 |
— |
38,100 |
4,965,857 |
400,000 |
116,275 |
57,850 |
115,950 |
65,051 |
4,777,714 |
400,0 |
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Totals for County Boroughs, Boroughs and Urban District Councils |
71,789 |
— |
31,250 |
294,605 |
— |
— |
135,685 |
— |
— |
240,942 |
— |
— |
5,422 |
— |
202,500 |
190,865 |
— |
— |
TOTALS |
4,984,569 |
400,000 |
423,450 |
345,557 |
— |
38,100 |
5,101,542 |
400,000 |
116,275 |
298,792 |
115,950 |
65,051 |
4,783,136 |
400 |