asked the Minister for Finance the amount expended in each of the financial years from 1954 to date under each of the following headings: (1) rural improvement schemes, (2) minor relief schemes and (3) other special employment schemes.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Expenditure on Employment Schemes.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
EMPLOYMENT and Emergency Schemes Expenditure.
Financial Year |
Urban Employment Schemes |
Rural Employment Schemes |
Minor Employment Schemes |
Bog Development Schemes |
Rural Improvements Schemes |
Miscellaneous Schemes |
Total |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
1954-55 |
328,728 |
58,237 |
159,034 |
150,734 |
222,600 |
10,656 |
929,989 |
1955-56 |
257,806 |
59,265 |
151,756 |
169,603 |
285,988 |
13,936 |
938,354 |
1956-57 |
284,840 |
28,587 |
136,074 |
99,177 |
238,639 |
14,018 |
801,335 |
1957-58 |
249,294 |
33,262 |
129,967 |
156,266 |
194,654 |
8,435 |
771,878 |
1958-59 |
253,486 |
33,616 |
129,541 |
158,240 |
169,088 |
7,616 |
751,587 |
1959-60 |
231,741 |
38,591 |
128,835 |
159,828 |
194,649 |
14,514 |
768,158 |
1960-61 |
246,244 |
35,320 |
128,890 |
158,386 |
170,096 |
9,919 |
748,855 |
1961-62 |
228,845 |
35,007 |
136,152 |
149,170 |
190,379 |
16,074 |
755,627 |
1962-63 |
182,000 |
35,621 |
135,540 |
156,097 |
231,097 |
16,090 |
756,445 |
1963-64 |
184,414 |
30,975 |
133,464 |
170,153 |
232,816 |
16,509 |
768,331 |
1964-65 |
195,054 |
38,173 |
124,469 |
151,736 |
257,125 |
10,555 |
777,111 |
1965-66 |
190,000 |
35,000 |
105,300 |
145,908 |
301,982 |
10,250 |
788,440 |
(a) |
(a) The figures for 1965-66 are the amounts authorised: details of actual expenditure are not yet available.
NOTE: The expenditures given above include payments as follows from the National Development Fund:—
1954-55 |
188,728 |
— |
39,034 |
50,734 |
25,600 |
— |
304,096 |
1955-56 |
117,806 |
— |
31,756 |
69,603 |
88,988 |
— |
308,153 |
1956-57 |
144,840 |
— |
16,074 |
— |
41,639 |
— |
202,553 |
1957-58 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Nil |
1958-59 |
26,486 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
26,486 |
1959-60 |
4,741 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,741 |
1960-61 |
16,728 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
16,728 |