asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount of money spent pursuant to the provisions of the Local Authorities (Works) Act in each county in each financial year from its inception to suspension.
Written Answers. - Expenditure Under Local Authorities (Works) Act.
Following is the information:—
EXPENDITURE under Local (Authorities) Works Act, 1949.
Authority |
1949-50 |
1950-51 |
1951-52 |
1952-53 |
1953-54 |
1954-55 |
1955-56 |
1956-57 |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
COUNTIES: |
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Carlow |
33,395 |
40,095 |
35,181 |
24,045 |
17,368 |
19,898 |
27,934 |
20,796 |
Cavan |
47,921 |
56,500 |
44,378 |
22,506 |
11,557 |
16,595 |
23,718 |
21,824 |
Clare |
62,618 |
75,292 |
47,893 |
23,294 |
14,880 |
20,929 |
28,915 |
20,679 |
Cork |
123,551 |
151,069 |
108,050 |
50,529 |
43,220 |
45,217 |
66,473 |
43,388 |
Donegal |
40,948 |
78,478 |
55,404 |
25,774 |
17,215 |
18,783 |
20,490 |
29,348 |
Dublin |
14,046 |
10,326 |
8,452 |
3,379 |
1,135 |
4,069 |
8,425 |
12,271 |
Galway |
52,932 |
81,380 |
51,583 |
23,763 |
16,440 |
14,985 |
27,119 |
24,337 |
Kerry |
59,384 |
78,727 |
50,587 |
24,541 |
12,941 |
13,654 |
29,872 |
19,888 |
Kildare |
53,518 |
62,147 |
43,353 |
22,343 |
16,839 |
21,063 |
27,098 |
22,815 |
Kilkenny |
60,165 |
59,650 |
50,645 |
24,959 |
19,231 |
19,017 |
26,082 |
20,168 |
Laois |
47,616 |
62,144 |
48,600 |
26,097 |
16,032 |
26,462 |
23,862 |
26,560 |
Leitrim |
41,246 |
61,892 |
46,942 |
28,955 |
16,743 |
21,469 |
33,089 |
24,149 |
Limerick |
71,579 |
71,162 |
46,354 |
19,288 |
8,258 |
17,697 |
23,412 |
19,482 |
Longford |
47,776 |
65,213 |
51,283 |
36,247 |
24,848 |
27,885 |
44,269 |
36,844 |
Louth |
13,906 |
22,304 |
18,530 |
12,858 |
10,491 |
12,357 |
18,105 |
14,504 |
Mayo |
55,404 |
75,976 |
48,871 |
23,903 |
14,458 |
17,915 |
25,615 |
26,310 |
Meath |
55,097 |
92,146 |
72,148 |
40,755 |
25,284 |
28,379 |
38,502 |
34,518 |
Monaghan |
82,178 |
59,823 |
47,596 |
20,607 |
13,380 |
16,808 |
27,803 |
18,592 |
Offaly |
12,295 |
12,241 |
9,647 |
4,200 |
8,630 |
12,700 |
17,125 |
12,061 |
Roscommon |
28,205 |
49,349 |
33,131 |
15,591 |
10,136 |
12,911 |
25,886 |
12,263 |
Sligo |
29,574 |
59,846 |
45,815 |
25,215 |
17,025 |
17,852 |
30,943 |
22,727 |
Tipperary N.R. |
39,495 |
46,155 |
32,774 |
16,679 |
10,796 |
13,558 |
16,158 |
19,864 |
Tipperary S.R. |
65,776 |
63,495 |
46,664 |
24,468 |
4,614 |
16,433 |
30,779 |
18,006 |
Waterford |
31,125 |
49,061 |
33,110 |
17,908 |
9,007 |
14,512 |
22,260 |
15,683 |
Westmeath |
28,800 |
56,502 |
33,385 |
17,037 |
13,137 |
13,130 |
24,080 |
16,521 |
Wexford |
36,734 |
72,803 |
64,235 |
19,565 |
18,402 |
22,448 |
31,883 |
24,574 |
Wicklow |
75,356 |
60,859 |
46,695 |
27,898 |
18,723 |
18,287 |
27,300 |
23,361 |
COUNTY BOROUGHS: |
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Cork |
— |
— |
— |
— |
223 |
2,247 |
2,161 |
— |
Dublin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Limerick |
— |
— |
5,552 |
1,791 |
1,955 |
2,564 |
179 |
589 |
Waterford |
— |
— |
4,312 |
— |
1,451 |
— |
— |
— |
NOTES.
(1) Expenditure by Urban District Councils is included in above figures.
(2) Grants for new schemes were not allocated in 1957-58 or 1958-59. The payments made in these two years represented outstanding commitments in respect of grants allocated in previous years.