Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 23 Jan 1963

Vol. 199 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Fund.

42.

Mr. Harte

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of the Road Fund for the financial year 1961-62 (i) the total amount collected by local authorities, (ii) the amount collected by each local authority, (iii) the amount allocated to each local authority, and (iv) the method used in deciding the allocation to each local authority.

Mr. Boland

The reply to (i), (ii) and (iii) in the Question 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 1961/62.

Authority	Amount Collected	Grants Allocated
	£	s.	d.	£
County Councils:
Carlow	96,227	1	0	70,112
Cavan	106,175	0	9	220,232
Clare	123,701	6	3	313,704
Cork	621,987	15	9	822,276
Donegal	220,327	0	0	540,092
Dublin	—	146,972
Galway	242,282	15	8	396,603
Kerry	199,004	5	0	314,500
Kildare	158,055	0	6	179,273
Kilkenny	156,913	3	0	205,451
Laoighis	108,020	5	0	156,185
Leitrim	62,583	2	0	189,019
Limerick	194,655	7	0	207,042
Longford	62,251	0	0	100,678
Louth	147,032	15	0	154,278
Mayo	175,554	10	0	371,897
Meath	167,471	13	0	185,616
Monaghan	99,329	4	3	192,200
Offaly	110,473	15	6	137,968
Roscommon	89,671	10	0	225,709
Sligo	94,610	0	3	190,104
Tipperary, N.R.	135,152	14	0	150,172
Tipperary, S.R.	177,870	13	9	171,057
Waterford	93,419	17	6	165,922
Westmeath	107,010	6	0	172,020
Wexford	201,759	5	6	193,980
Wicklow	135,156	4	9	153,913
County Boroughs:
Cork	168,911	1	9	234,000
Dublin	2,371,110	19	5	448,900
Limerick	103,966	17	0	27,400
Waterford	73,163	8	0	32,726
TOTAL	£6,803,847	17	7

	Grants Allocated
	£
Urban Districts
An Uaimh	300
Arklow	1,000
Athlone	1,200
Athy	500
Ballina	1,100
Ballinasloe	900
Birr	600
Bray	1,600
Buncrana	1,200
Bundoran	700
Carlow	700
Carrickmacross	300
Carrick-on-Suir	900
Cashel	300
Castlebar	400
Castleblayney	100
Cavan	500
Ceanannus Mór	100
Clonakilty	1,000
Clones	300
Clonmel	1,700
Cobh	1,100
Drogheda	5,164
Dundalk	6,897
Dungarvan	1,200
Dunlaoghaire	49,938
Ennis	900
Enniscorthy	900
Fermoy	400
Galway	3,200
Kilkenny	1,300
Killarney	900
Kilrush	600
Kinsale	700
Letterkenny	900
Listowel	500
Longford	200
Macroom	1,300
Mallow	900
Midleton	400
Monaghan	340
Naas	1,200
Nenagh	600
New Ross	600
Skibbereen	600
Sligo	2,200
Templemore	500
Thurles	600
Tipperary	400
Tralee	1,600
Trim	100
Tullamore	1,200
Westport	1,100
Wexford	1,300
Wicklow	900
Youghal	900

NOTE 1: Only county councils and county borough corporations are licensing authorities.

NOTE 2:—The amount shown collected by Dublin Corporation includes the Dublin County area.

In regard to (iv), road improvement grants generally are distributed on a mileage basis. Some road improvement grants, however, e.g., the Tourist Road Grants for the Gaeltacht and Congested Areas and the special grants for Bridges are distributed on the basis of the relative need and urgency of the problems to be dealt with, the limited resources available to meet those problems and other relevant factors. The Main Road Upkeep Grant for 1961-62 consisted of 40 per cent recoupment of approved expenditure on upkeep of main roads in counties and county boroughs.

Mr. Harte

On a point of order, because of the interruptions, I did not hear the reply from the Minister.

The Taoiseach

We cannot keep Deputy Lynch in order.

An Ceann Comhairle

We cannot have the reply repeated because Deputy Lynch is disorderly. I cannot prevent him being disorderly.

Mr. T. Lynch

I do not think Deputy Lynch was disorderly.

An Ceann Comhairle

Definitely.

(Interruptions.)