asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of road works in each county council in 1961, 1964 and 1965, estimated figures (a) the annual wage bill for manual workers, (b) the cost of contract works and materials, and (c) the total expenditure on road works; and if he will give the total for 27 councils.
Written Answers. - Road Work Costs.
As regards item (a) in the question the information requested is not readily available. It is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy. The information at (b) is not available from the records in my Department. As regards item (c), the following is the information sought by the Deputy:—
Expenditure on Road Works.
Financial Year |
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1961-62£ |
1964-65£ |
1965-66£ |
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COUNTY COUNCILS: |
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Carlow |
138,368 |
166,290 |
190,530 |
Cavan |
359,611 |
428,425 |
475,335 |
Clare |
540,303 |
545,452 |
596,712 |
Cork |
1,651,369 |
1,616,833 |
1,684,567 |
Donegal |
703,310 |
748,741 |
821,686 |
Dublin |
442,838 |
479,095 |
514,295 |
Galway |
764,371 |
884,893 |
732,324 |
Kerry |
536,267 |
514,755 |
565,345 |
Kildare |
395,038 |
442,733 |
479,064 |
Kilkenny |
330,810 |
389,229 |
419,050 |
Laoighis |
266,213 |
362,957 |
388,017 |
Leitrim |
244,611 |
282,433 |
315,380 |
Limerick |
473,640 |
534,931 |
568,391 |
Longford |
198,555 |
253,890 |
297,652 |
Louth |
157,396 |
179,345 |
198,165 |
Mayo |
560,794 |
751,608 |
803,602 |
Meath |
441,889 |
476,182 |
508,762 |
Monaghan |
373,245 |
363,942 |
398,482 |
Offaly |
253,059 |
323,287 |
357,007 |
Roscommon |
469,046 |
544,045 |
604,379 |
Sligo |
293,069 |
319,345 |
346,770 |
Tipperary NR |
292,449 |
346,059 |
368,769 |
Tipperary SR |
357,318 |
448,858 |
473,674 |
Waterford |
312,270 |
325,777 |
353,372 |
Westmeath |
285,188 |
390,238 |
426,458 |
Wexford |
345,732 |
509,575 |
561,180 |
Wicklow |
277,810 |
302,242 |
325,322 |
TOTAL |
11,464,569 |
12,931,160 |
13,774,290 |
NOTE: Records of expenditure on road works are not available in respect of calendar years. The figures given for 1964-65 and 1965-66 are estimated.