Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Grants. – Dáil Éireann (17th Dáil) – Wednesday, 23 Jan 1963

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Grants.

41.

Mr. McQuillan

asked the Minister for Local Government the total mileage of public roads in each local authority area in the country; and the total grants of all kinds, e.g. tourist grants, special grants, etc., paid to each local authority for public roads in each of the last four years.

Mr. Boland

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:—

MILEAGE of Public Roads in each Local Authority Area and total Road Grants allocated each year from 1959-60/1962-63 inclusive.

Local Authority	Mileage of Public Roads	Grants Allocated
1959-60	1960-61	1961-62	1962-63
		£	£	£	£
County Councils
Carlow	666.0	71,906	63,184	70,112	83,647
Cavan	1,562.8	192,384	203,182	220,232	231,400
Clare	2,281.4	234,782	316,270	313,704	313,649
Cork	7,015.1	673,056	884,186	822,276	913,312
Donegal	3,776.9	431,742	447,217	540,092	515,893
Dublin	774.1	124,231	132,564	146,972	244,270
Galway	3,143.6	343,772	367,371	396,603	472,070
Kerry	2,522.7	320,964	289,280	314,500	327,450
Kildare	1,187.7	137,694	162,892	179,273	229,663
Kilkenny	1,665.7	146,746	171,893	205,451	219,009
Laois	1,287.4	120,735	128,135	156,185	188,744
Leitrim	1,190.4	175,624	187,364	189,019	190,725
Limerick	1,974.8	205,142	188,609	207,042	256,890
Longford	870.9	72,888	107,038	100,678	120,257
Louth	653.3	72,040	86,028	154,278	106,772
Mayo	3,064.8	310,231	340,471	371,897	410,150
Meath	1,824.0	163,782	168,230	185,616	242,013
Monaghan	1,486.3	172,740	177,600	192,200	199,683
Offaly	1,051.2	100,268	106,768	137,968	143,860
Roscommon	2,222.4	203,632	205,717	225,709	236,707
Sligo	1,407.4	171,518	178,302	190,104	207,850
Tipperary(N.R.)	1,434.4	116,417	140,153	150,172	183,064
Tipperary(S.R.)	1,583.9	141,278	154,292	171,057	231,299
Waterford	1,490.5	127,421	137,460	165,922	173,631
Westmeath	1,111.8	109,618	116,328	172,020	191,871
Wexford	2,003.0	155,100	170,640	193,980	294,526
Wicklow	1,176.8	145,361	142,013	153,913	192,167
County Boroughs and Borough of Dú Laoghaire
Cork	108.9	15,000	19,000	234,000	47,500
Dublin	563.9	90,000	144,180	448,990	465,000
Limerick	68.3	15,000	16,172	27,400	40,750
Waterford	44.6	5,000	6,043	32,726	17,135
Dún Laoghaire	76.0	134,240	31,127	49,938	73,315

Urban Districts
An Uaimh	3.7	300	300	382	9	2
Arklow	8.1	1,000	1,000	1,151	10	8
Athlone	10.8	1,200	1,200	1,377	2	1
Athy	4.4	500	500	614	16	10
Ballina	8.9	1,100	1,100	1,279	18	11
Ballinasloe	8.7	900	900	1,062	5	4
Birr	5.3	600	600	718	9	11
Bray	13.6	1,600	1,600	1,926	10	2
Buncrana	10.2	1,200	1,200	1,332	4	6
Bundoran	6.2	700	700	790	17	10
Carlow	6.2	700	700	875	10	9
Carrickmacross	2.5	300	300	348	14	6
Carrick-on-Suir	7.4	900	900	1,051	18	0
Cashel	2.5	300	300	348	11	5
Castlebar	3.0	400	400	467	7	10
Castleblayney	.9	100	100	121	12	1
Cavan	4.3	500	500	597	7	1
Ceanannus Mór	1.0	100	100	131	13	4
Clonakilty	8.6	1,000	1,000	1,143	9	8
Clones	2.4	300	300	337	8	7
Clonmel	14.9	1,700	1,700	2,063	18	0
Cobh	9.4	1,100	1,100	1,314	15	4
Drogheda	28.1	5,084	5,164	30,627	0	0
Dundalk	34.6	6,376	6,897	7,576	0	0
Dungarvan	10.0	1,200	1,200	1,369	10	5
Ennis	7.5	900	900	1,088	17	8
Enniscorthy	7.4	900	900	1,043	1	7
Fermoy	4.3	400	400	493	4	8
Galway	26.4	3,200	3,200	3,727	7	3
Kilkenny	11.6	1,300	1,300	1,499	18	11
Killarney	8.0	900	900	1,030	4	8
Kilrush	5.2	600	600	697	5	11
Kinsale	6.2	700	700	818	2	6
Letterkenny	7.3	900	900	1,003	9	3
Listowel	5.5	500	500	620	5	1
Longford	3.4	200	200	293	3	11
Macroom	11.7	1,300	1,300	1,486	6	7
Mallow	7.4	900	900	1,049	2	3
Midleton	3.3	400	400	509	6	7
Monaghan	2.9	200	340	420	19	2
Naas	10.5	1,200	1,200	1,393	16	4
Nenagh	5.1	600	600	731	19	2
New Ross	5.5	600	600	748	16	6
Skibbereen	5.0	600	600	700	7	9
Sligo	18.1	2,200	2,200	2,599	10	2
Templemore	4.6	500	500	581	14	6
Thurles	5.0	600	600	715	14	6
Tipperary	5.1	400	400	496	6	7
Tralee	14.5	1,600	1,600	1,879	0	0
Trim	.8	100	100	149	3	0
Tullamore	10.1	1,200	1,200	1,386	10	10
Westport	8.6	1,100	1,100	1,240	0	5
Wexford	11.0	1,300	1,300	1,508	18	5
Wicklow	7.6	900	900	1,089	3	11
Youghal	7.4	900	900	1,103	8	7

NOTE 1—The mileage figures show the position at 31st March, 1962, and are taken from returns furnished by local authorities. The county council mileages include main roads in urban areas (excluding those in the County Boroughs, Dun Laoghaire, Drogheda and Dundalk), which are normally the responsibility of the county council.

NOTE 2—The grant figures show the aggregate of all road grants allocated through the Road Fund to each local authority, in the years in question. They do not include grants made available by Departments other than the Department of Local Government and spent on Roads.

NOTE 3—The Cork and Limerick Corporations grant figures for 1962-63 include provisional figures in respect of Main Road Upkeep Grant Allocations.

NOTE 4—Grants for urban roads were introduced in 1960-61. The 1962-63 figures include grants allocated to urban authorities in compensation for the Estate Duties Grant which was terminated from 1st April, 1962. In addition the Drogheda and Dundalk figures include upkeep and improvement grants for the main roads in these areas.

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Wednesday, 23 Jan 1963