asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of money allocated by his Department to be spent on the roads in the urban areas of Bray, Wicklow and Arklow; and how this compares with the figures for the previous year.
55.
Ceistéanna—Questions Oral Answers - County Wicklow Road Grants.
54.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in the case of County Wicklow the amount of money allocated by his Department under the various headings to be spent on roads; and how this compares with the figure for the previous year.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 and 55 together and as the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Wicklow County Council.
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1972-73 |
1973-74 |
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Amount |
Amount |
Increase |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
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National Primary Roads |
National Primary Roads |
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Improvement |
160,000 |
Improvement |
293,000 |
133,000 |
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Upkeep |
22,920 |
Upkeep |
27,000 |
4,080 |
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Main Roads (a) |
National Secondary Roads |
(b) |
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|
Improvement |
52,070 |
Improvement |
18,000 |
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Upkeep |
100,540 |
Upkeep |
10,000 |
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Improvement and upkeep of main roads and improvement of county roads |
150,830 |
(b) |
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County Roads |
21,250 |
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|
356,780 |
498,830 |
142,050 |
(a) The 1972-73 allocation for Main Roads included provision for National Secondary Roads.
(b) Because of changes in the Grant groupings, direct comparision is not possible between the allocations in each year.
Urban Areas.
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Grant |
Amount |
Increase over 1972-73 |
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1972-73 |
1973-74 |
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Arklow |
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Urban Road Improvement Grant |
1,330 |
1,330 |
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Traffic Management Grant |
4,000 |
7,000 |
3,000 |
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Bray: |
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Urban Road Improvement Grant |
2,130 |
2,130 |
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Traffic Management Grant |
Nil |
16,000 |
16,000 |
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Wicklow: |
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Urban Road Improvement Grant |
1,200 |
1,200 |