asked the Minister for Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority for the period 1960-61 in respect of (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 and (f) the scheme for Fíor-Ghaeltact areas.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Grants to Local Authorities.
33.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
ROAD FUND GRANTS ALLOCATED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN 1960-61.
A. Main and Country Road Improvement Grants.
|
Authority |
Main and County Road Improvement Grants 100% |
Tourist Road Grants 100% |
Special Grants for Bridge Works etc. Mainly 75% |
Other Special Grants 100% |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
County Councils: |
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|
Carlow |
49,300 |
— |
||
|
Cavan |
117,700 |
10,000 |
45,000 |
|
|
Clare |
173,100 |
35,000 |
38,680 |
|
|
Cork |
499,900 |
55,000 |
18,000 |
77,200 |
|
Donegal |
273,100 |
55,000 |
75,000 |
|
|
Dublin |
71,400 |
— |
||
|
Galway |
238,200 |
55,000 |
||
|
Kerry |
188,000 |
55,000 |
12,500 |
|
|
Kildare |
91,200 |
— |
||
|
Kilkenny |
123,400 |
— |
22,500 |
|
|
Laoighis |
94,900 |
— |
||
|
Leitrim |
87,300 |
25,000 |
54,500 |
|
|
Limerick |
145,300 |
— |
||
|
Longford |
61,400 |
— |
16,500 |
12,500 |
|
Louth |
49,700 |
— |
25,000 |
|
|
Mayo |
217,300 |
55,000 |
12,500 |
|
|
Meath |
132,100 |
— |
||
|
Monaghan |
109,000 |
— |
45,000 |
|
|
Offaly |
83,300 |
— |
||
|
Roscommon |
138,100 |
25,000 |
||
|
Sligo |
88,000 |
25,000 |
45,000 |
|
|
Tipperary N.R. |
104,800 |
— |
15,000 |
|
|
Tipperary S.R. |
119,300 |
— |
||
|
Waterford |
108,100 |
5,000 |
||
|
Westmeath |
84,800 |
— |
||
|
Wexford |
145,400 |
— |
||
|
Wicklow |
89,000 |
— |
||
|
Urban Districts: |
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|
Drogheda |
1,100 |
|||
|
Dundalk |
1,900 |
|||
|
TOTALS |
3,686,100 |
400,000 |
*97,000 |
417,880 |
B. Road Improvement Grants to County Boroughs and Dún Laoghaire Corporation:
|
£ |
|
|
Cork |
15,000 |
|
Dublin |
90,000 |
|
Limerick |
15,000 |
|
Waterford |
5,000 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
25,000 |
|
Total |
150,000 |
C. Urban Road Improvement Grants:
|
Urban Districts: |
£ |
Urban Districts: (contd.) |
£ |
|
An Uaimh |
300 |
Galway |
3,200 |
|
Arklow |
1,000 |
Kilkenny |
1,300 |
|
Athlone |
1,200 |
Killarney |
900 |
|
Athy |
500 |
Kilrush |
600 |
|
Ballina |
1,100 |
Kinsale |
700 |
|
Ballinasloe |
900 |
Letterkenny |
900 |
|
Birr |
600 |
Listowel |
500 |
|
Bray |
1,600 |
Longford |
200 |
|
Buncrana |
1,200 |
Macroom |
1,300 |
|
Bundoran |
700 |
Mallow |
900 |
|
Carlow |
700 |
Midleton |
400 |
|
Carrickmacross |
300 |
Monaghan |
200 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
900 |
Naas |
1,200 |
|
Cashel |
300 |
Nenagh |
600 |
|
Castlebar |
400 |
New Ross |
600 |
|
Castleblayney |
100 |
Skibbereen |
600 |
|
Cavan |
500 |
Sligo |
2,200 |
|
Ceanannus Mór |
100 |
Templemore |
500 |
|
Clonakilty |
1,000 |
Thurles |
600 |
|
Clones |
300 |
Tipperary |
400 |
|
Clonmel |
1,700 |
Tralee |
1,600 |
|
Cobh |
1,100 |
Trim |
100 |
|
Drogheda |
2,600 |
Tullamore |
1,200 |
|
Dundalk |
2,600 |
Westport |
1,100 |
|
Dungarvan |
1,200 |
Wexford |
1,300 |
|
Ennis |
900 |
Wicklow |
900 |
|
Enniscorthy |
900 |
Youghal |
900 |
|
Fermoy |
400 |
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|
Total |
£50,000 |
NOTES.
*1. A further £85,000 approx. has been earmarked for allocation under this head in 1960/61.
2. Figures are not available at this stage to show the individual allocations of the Main Road Upkeep Grant for 1960/61, which has now been extended to the county boroughs and Dún Laoghaire. The total amount of that grant, which is allocated on the basis of recoupment of 40% of approved expenditure on main road upkeep in the year, is estimated at £950,000 approx.
3. As regards schemes the technical aspects of which are dealt with in the Department, grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote, which are a matter for the Special Employment Schemes Office, are not usually allocated until July, or later, in the year to which they relate. The Grants for roads in the Fíor-Gaeltacht areas are allocated by Roinn na Gaeltachta and that Department has not yet notified allocations for the current year.
4. The figures given under the heading "Other Special Grants" represent grants notified in the current year out of the Special fund from which allocations are being made in the period 1959/60-1964/65 to enable road authorities to deal with special problems arising from recent railway closings and for roads serving major industrial, etc., undertaking