asked the Minister for Local Government in respect of each local authority the amount spent last year in purchasing books for public libraries.
Written Answers. - Purchase of Library Books.
118.
Mr. Ryan
Following is the information:—
Local Authority |
Expenditure on the purchase of books in the year ended 31st March 1963 |
£ |
|
COUNTY COUNCILS: |
|
Carlow |
1,533 |
Cavan |
3,496 |
Clare |
1,914 |
Cork |
9,118 |
Donegal |
3,375 |
Dublin |
5,376 |
Galway |
6,267 |
Kerry |
3,323 |
Kildare |
2,534 |
Kilkenny |
1,458 |
Laois |
2,946 |
Leitrim |
1,322 |
Limerick |
5,135 |
Longford/Westmeath |
4,978 |
Louth |
1,313 |
Mayo |
1,758 |
Meath |
2,508 |
Monaghan |
1,659 |
Offaly |
1,846 |
Roscommon |
2,369 |
Sligo |
1,933 |
*Tipperary |
6,336 |
Waterford |
1,293 |
Wexford |
3,244 |
Wicklow |
1,884 |
COUNTY BOROUGHS: |
|
Cork |
4,112 |
Dublin |
35,650 |
Limerick |
1,244 |
Waterford |
427 |
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS: |
|
Bray |
1,349 |
Clonmel |
650 |
Dún Laoghaire |
4,408 |
*Joint Library Committee for Tipperary NR and Tipperary SR County Councils.
NOTE: These figures do not include expenditure on binding and periodicals.