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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Oct 1957

Vol. 164 No. 2

Written Answers. - Winter Relief Scheme Grants.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount allocated for winter relief scheme grants to each country borough and urban district, and other areas, if any, in the financial years 1956-57 and 1957-58.

The information required is set out in the following statements:

(a) Urban employment schemes.

(b) Rural employment schemes.

(c) Minor employment schemes.

(a) URBAN EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES.

Grants allocated to various Urban Districts and County Boroughs.

Urban District

1957/58

1956/57

£

£

Carlow

1,200

900

Cavan

550

600

Ennis

1,450

900

Kilrush

900

1,000

Clonakilty

550

500

Cobh

800

800

Fermoy

900

700

Kinsale

550

600

Macroom

250

500

Mallow

650

600

Midleton

400

500

Skibbereen

600

600

Youghal

900

600

Buncrana

550

1,000

Bundoran

250

600

Letterkenny

650

700

Dun Laoghaire

6,500

5,000

Ballinasloe

850

600

Galway

3,200

2,300

Killarney

900

900

Listowel

700

800

Tralee

5,300

5,300

Athy

500

500

Naas

400

600

Kilkenny

2,600

1,800

Longford

1,000

700

Drogheda

4,700

3,000

Dundalk

5,400

3,300

Ballina

2,000

1,300

Castlebar

250

500

Westport

300

600

An Uaimh

950

600

Ceanannus Mor

500

500

Trim

450

500

Carrickmacross

250

500

Castleblayney

550

600

Clones

700

600

Monaghan

450

500

Birr

550

600

Tullamore

600

500

Sligo

3,700

3,200

Nenagh

900

800

Templemore

250

500

Thurles

400

600

Carrick-on-Suir

1,050

900

Cashel

550

500

Clonmel

2,450

2,000

Tipperary

1,200

1,100

Dungarvan

1,650

1,000

Athlone

1,550

1,400

Enniscorthy

1,450

1,100

New Ross

1,150

1,100

Wexford

5,000

4,300

Arklow

850

900

Bray

2,500

1,600

Wicklow

1,100

800

TOTALS (Urban Districts)

76,500

65,000

County Boroughs:

Cork

23,250

17,500

Dublin

155,000

100,000

Limerick

16,750

11,300

Waterford

8,500

6,200

TOTALS (Co. Boroughs)

203,500

135,000

ALL AREAS: TOTALS

280,000

200,000

(b) RURAL EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES

Grants allocated to various County Councils for non-urbanised towns.

County

1957/58

1956/57

No. of Town Areas

Grant

No. of Town Areas

Grant

£

£

Carlow

3

650

3

600

Cavan

5

1,100

4

850

Clare

9

2,300

6

1,420

Cork, North

7

1,450

6

1,300

Cork, South

10

2,600

6

1,300

Cork, West

2

400

1

200

Donegal

10

2,300

10

2,300

Dublin

12

3,100

8

1,950

Galway

9

2,200

9

2,180

Kerry

9

2,150

7

1,500

Kildare

5

1,000

2

400

Kilkenny

3

650

3

600

Laoighis

8

1,850

5

1,050

Leitrim

2

500

2

400

Limerick

10

2,200

7

2,050

Longford

1

400

2

450

Louth

2

400

1

200

Mayo

3

700

2

450

Meath

4

900

Monaghan

1

200

Offaly

6

1,450

3

850

Roscommon

4

850

4

850

Sligo

2

400

Tipperary N.R.

3

800

2

400

Tipperary S.R.

5

1,000

3

600

Waterford

3

650

3

600

Westmeath

4

900

3

650

Wexford

4

900

2

450

Wicklow

6

1,200

6

1,200

Totals

151

35,000

111

25,000

Special Employment Schemes Office.

29 October, 1957.

(c) MINOR EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES.

Grants allocated for accommodation roads in rural areas.

County

1957/58

1956/57

No. of Electoral Divisions

Amount

No. of Electoral Divisions

Amount

£

£

Cavan

16

3,510

10

2,565

Clare

13

3,190

14

3,180

Cork W.

9

3,275

9

4,745

Donegal

89

28,110

72

27,737

Galway

34

15,305

26

17,040

Kerry

56

11,575

43

13,670

Leitrim

37

9,650

31

10,700

Limerick

8

1,700

7

1,400

Longford

12

2,130

7

1,935

Mayo

96

30,390

74

28,910

Roscommon

9

3,125

8

3,545

Sligo

27

8,240

23

8,815

Totals

406

120,200

324

124,242

Overheads (Supervision, Cesser Pay, Workmen's Compensation, etc.)

9,800

5,758

£130,000

£130,000

Special Employment Schemes Office,

29 October, 1957.

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