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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 13 Nov 1962

Vol. 197 No. 6

Written Answers. - Road Grants.

91.

(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the grants made annually to each county during the past five years under the following headings: (a) tourist road grant (b) railway grant and (c) other special road grants.

92.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each local authority the grants from the Road Fund for the improvement of roads affected by the closing of railway branch lines for (a) 1962-63 and (b) the last four years.

Following is the information requested.

ROAD FUND ALLOCATIONS 1958-59—1962-63 INCLUSIVE FOR ROADS AFFECTED BY RAILWAY CLOSING AND ALLOCATIONS TO COUNTY COUNCILS OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF TOURIST ROAD GRANTS AND OTHER SPECIAL GRANTS

(a)

(b)

(c)

Authority

Tourist Road Grants

Railway Closing Grants

Other Special Grants

County Councils

1958-59

1959-60

1960-61

1961-62

1962-63

1958-59

1959-60

1960-61

1961-62

1962-63

1958-59

1959-60

1960-61

1961-62

1962-63

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

14,000

8,575

Cavan

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

45,000

45,000

45,000

45,000

Clare

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

6,750

73,930

11,302

50,070

Cork

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

60,000

60,000

12,750

60,210

230,200

40,090

97,800

Donegal

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

75,000

7,500

1,875

56,250

14,060

Dublin

76,080

Galway

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

5,625

5,175

2,274

55,000

Kerry

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

12,500

12,500

12,500

93,060

56,900

4,500

Kildare

49,000

19,050

40,000

40,000

75,000

Kilkenny

7,500

22,500

40,000

30,000

Laoighis

15,250

34,500

Leitrim

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,000

40,000

40,000

40,000

40,000

9,560

14,500

4,455

Limerick

33,438

4,950

1,125

40,000

Longford

12,500

12,500

12,500

16,500

966

15,000

Louth

25,000

15,000

25,000

86,000

9,000

Mayo

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

55,000

12,500

12,500

12,500

21,750

Meath

6,450

50,000

Monaghan

45,000

45,000

45,000

45,000

3,640

Offaly

16,500

20,000

20,000

Roscommon

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,000

10,960

Sligo

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,000

45,000

45,000

45,000

45,000

12,000

Tipperary N.R.

15,000

9,000

35,000

Tipperary S.R.

4,410

5,523

44,000

Waterford

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

12,000

13,500

15,000

Westmeath

15,000

15,000

29,052

40,986

Wexford

30,000

Wicklow

39,500

32,000

20,000

20,000

50,000

Waterford C.B.

22,000

TOTAL

400,000

400,000

400,000

400,000

400,000

250,000

287,500

431,500

397,500

254,935

282,958

474,040

381,287

828,321

NOTES: Included under the heading (c) are

(i) Grants for the improvement of arterial roads (1962-63),

(ii) Grants for the improvement of roads affected by certain industrial, etc. undertakings (1959-60—1962-63) and

(iii) Grants for bridge works.

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