APPENDIX I.
1937-38.
COMPARISON OF AUDITED EXPENDITURE WITH EXCHEQUER ISSUES AND GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
(After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts.)
Comparison of Audited Expenditure in the year 1937-38 with Exchequer Issues of that Year.
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|
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Audited Expenditure (Net) |
—— |
Exchequer Issues |
Audited Expenditure (Net) |
Less than Exchequer Issues |
More than Exchequer Issues |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Central Fund |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services |
... |
4,292,452 |
15 |
1 |
4,292,452 |
15 |
1 |
— |
— |
Supply Services |
27,760,088 |
3 |
8 |
28,111,919 |
2 |
10 |
— |
351,830 |
19 |
2 |
Total |
32,052,540 |
18 |
9 |
32,404,371 |
17 |
11 |
— |
351,830 |
19 |
2 |
The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1937-38 amounting to £1,631,366 11s. 9d. as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows in the Financial year 1938-39:—
Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:—
Out of ways and means of 1937-38 |
... |
... |
... |
£1,375,326 |
10 |
6 |
„ „ „ „ „ „ 1938-39 |
... |
... |
... |
256,035 |
5 |
5 |
Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster-General |
... |
... |
4 |
15 |
10 |
|
£1,631,366 |
11 |
9 |
Roinn Airgeadais,
16 Mi na Nodlag, 1940.
1937-38.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts.
No. of Vote |
Service |
Grants and Estimated Receipts, 1937-38 |
Expenditure 1937-38 |
Difference between Exchequer Grants and Net Expenditure (Cols. 3 and 6) |
Estimated Gross Expenditure |
Estimated Receipts in Aid of Grants |
Exchequer Grants |
Gross Expenditure |
Actual Receipts in Aid |
Net Expenditure |
Surpluses |
Deficits |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
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|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
2 |
Oireachtas |
... |
... |
85,053 |
— |
85,053 |
77,072 |
17 |
4 |
— |
77,072 |
17 |
4 |
7,980 |
2 |
8 |
— |
3 |
Department of the President of the Executive |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Council |
... |
... |
... |
13,130 |
— |
13,130 |
13,351 |
14 |
7 |
— |
13,351 |
14 |
7 |
— |
221 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
Comptroller and |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auditor-General |
... |
... |
... |
18,315 |
— |
18,315 |
17,697 |
19 |
9 |
— |
17,697 |
19 |
9 |
617 |
0 |
3 |
— |
5 |
Office of the Minister for |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance |
... |
... |
... |
68,691 |
— |
68,691 |
66,723 |
11 |
9 |
— |
66,723 |
11 |
9 |
1,967 |
8 |
3 |
— |
6 |
Office of the Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissioners |
... |
... |
856,278 |
36,195 |
820,083 |
850,289 |
3 |
8 |
37,956 |
1 |
5 |
812,333 |
2 |
3 |
7,749 |
17 |
9 |
— |
7 |
Old Age Pensions |
... |
... |
3,467,250 |
600 |
3,466,650 |
3,421,092 |
14 |
7 |
1,416 |
7 |
0 |
3,419,676 |
7 |
7 |
46,973 |
12 |
5 |
— |
8 |
Compensation Bounties |
... |
10,100 |
— |
10,100 |
6,172 |
1 |
6 |
— |
6,172 |
1 |
6 |
3,927 |
18 |
6 |
— |
9 |
Commissions and Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inquiries |
... |
... |
10,672 |
— |
10,672 |
9,156 |
1 |
6 |
— |
9,156 |
1 |
6 |
1,515 |
18 |
6 |
— |
10 |
Office of Public Works |
... |
148,006 |
30,600 |
117,406 |
135,991 |
10 |
6 |
27,121 |
18 |
3 |
108,869 |
12 |
3 |
8,536 |
7 |
9 |
— |
11 |
Public Works and Buildings |
1,045,989 |
68,443 |
977,546 |
911,111 |
17 |
0 |
66,902 |
0 |
9 |
844,209 |
16 |
3 |
133,336 |
3 |
9 |
— |
12 |
State Laboratory |
... |
7,700 |
— |
7,700 |
6,866 |
5 |
4 |
— |
6,866 |
5 |
4 |
833 |
14 |
8 |
— |
13 |
Civil Service Commission |
23,870 |
— |
23,870 |
23,478 |
15 |
1 |
— |
23,478 |
15 |
1 |
391 |
4 |
11 |
— |
14 |
Property Losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
49,270 |
— |
49,270 |
41,674 |
10 |
8 |
— |
41,674 |
10 |
8 |
7,595 |
9 |
4 |
— |
15 |
Personal Injuries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
830 |
— |
830 |
716 |
7 |
11 |
— |
716 |
7 |
11 |
113 |
12 |
1 |
— |
16 |
Superannuation and Retired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowances |
... |
... |
469,165 |
690 |
468,475 |
452,365 |
12 |
5 |
568 |
19 |
5 |
451,796 |
13 |
0 |
16,678 |
7 |
0 |
— |
17 |
Rates on Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
... |
... |
... |
106,150 |
3,300 |
102,850 |
105,397 |
10 |
8 |
3,316 |
6 |
11 |
102,081 |
3 |
9 |
768 |
16 |
3 |
— |
18 |
Secret Service |
... |
... |
20,000 |
— |
20,000 |
5,087 |
12 |
4 |
— |
5,087 |
12 |
4 |
14,912 |
7 |
8 |
— |
19 |
Tariff Commission |
... |
5,332 |
— |
5,332 |
4,743 |
8 |
2 |
— |
4,743 |
8 |
2 |
588 |
11 |
10 |
— |
20 |
Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Act |
... |
... |
... |
17,500 |
— |
17,500 |
16,760 |
19 |
5 |
— |
16,760 |
19 |
5 |
739 |
0 |
7 |
— |
21 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
... |
12,655 |
— |
12,655 |
8,543 |
16 |
0 |
— |
8,543 |
16 |
0 |
4,111 |
4 |
0 |
— |
22 |
Stationery and Printing |
... |
175,185 |
33,500 |
141,685 |
172,804 |
2 |
11 |
34,961 |
2 |
7 |
137,843 |
0 |
4 |
3,841 |
19 |
8 |
— |
23 |
Valuation and Boundary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Survey |
... |
... |
... |
38,869 |
6,845 |
32,024 |
38,644 |
0 |
10 |
6,816 |
1 |
0 |
31,827 |
19 |
10 |
196 |
0 |
2 |
— |
24 |
Ordnance Survey |
... |
... |
36,492 |
4,587 |
31,905 |
34,125 |
17 |
0 |
3,241 |
2 |
7 |
30,884 |
14 |
5 |
1,020 |
5 |
7 |
— |
25 |
Supplementary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Grants |
... |
... |
1,270,989 |
— |
1,270,989 |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
26 |
Law Charges |
... |
... |
69,280 |
2,000 |
67,280 |
67,995 |
15 |
8 |
5,984 |
7 |
2 |
62,011 |
8 |
6 |
5,268 |
11 |
6 |
— |
27 |
Haulbowline Dockyard |
... |
9,617 |
— |
9,617 |
3,852 |
1 |
8 |
— |
3,852 |
1 |
8 |
5,764 |
18 |
4 |
— |
28 |
Universities and Colleges |
162,310 |
— |
162,310 |
161,192 |
3 |
7 |
— |
161,192 |
3 |
7 |
1,117 |
16 |
5 |
— |
29 |
Electrical Battery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development |
... |
... |
... |
46,000 |
— |
46,000 |
46,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
46,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
30 |
Quit Rent Office |
... |
3,617 |
— |
3,617 |
3,482 |
1 |
6 |
— |
3,482 |
1 |
6 |
134 |
18 |
6 |
— |
31 |
Management of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Government Stocks |
... |
... |
15,520 |
— |
15,520 |
15,473 |
4 |
11 |
— |
15,473 |
4 |
11 |
46 |
15 |
1 |
— |
32 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Justice |
... |
... |
... |
38,209 |
— |
38,209 |
37,696 |
12 |
10 |
— |
37,696 |
12 |
10 |
512 |
7 |
2 |
— |
33 |
Gárda Síochána |
... |
1,902,805 |
19,080 |
1,883,725 |
1,841,703 |
0 |
10 |
21,100 |
19 |
2 |
1,820,602 |
1 |
8 |
63,122 |
18 |
4 |
— |
34 |
Prisons |
... |
... |
... |
88,609 |
8,900 |
79,709 |
87,969 |
8 |
9 |
9,119 |
19 |
3 |
78,849 |
9 |
6 |
859 |
10 |
6 |
— |
35 |
District Court |
... |
... |
38,853 |
— |
38,853 |
37,472 |
6 |
1 |
— |
37,472 |
6 |
1 |
1,380 |
13 |
11 |
— |
36 |
Supreme Court and High |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Court of Justice |
... |
51,466 |
1,310 |
50,156 |
48,673 |
0 |
0 |
1,992 |
10 |
1 |
46,680 |
9 |
11 |
3,475 |
10 |
1 |
— |
37 |
Land Registry and Registry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Deeds |
... |
... |
48,374 |
— |
48,374 |
45,944 |
8 |
1 |
— |
45,944 |
8 |
1 |
2,429 |
11 |
11 |
— |
38 |
Circuit Court |
... |
... |
81,204 |
29,660 |
51,544 |
77,339 |
1 |
10 |
34,407 |
3 |
0 |
42,931 |
18 |
10 |
8,612 |
1 |
2 |
— |
39 |
Public Record Office |
... |
4,946 |
— |
4,946 |
4,926 |
15 |
7 |
— |
4,926 |
15 |
7 |
19 |
4 |
5 |
— |
40 |
Charitable Donations and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bequests |
... |
... |
2,594 |
48 |
2,546 |
2,580 |
4 |
7 |
47 |
14 |
8 |
2,532 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
— |
41 |
Local Government and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Health |
... |
... |
1,273,311 |
14,223 |
1,259,088 |
1,244,534 |
10 |
2 |
16,891 |
1 |
1 |
1,227,643 |
9 |
1 |
31,444 |
10 |
11 |
— |
42 |
General Register Office |
... |
16,595 |
4,050 |
12,545 |
16,511 |
15 |
3 |
4,954 |
18 |
6 |
11,556 |
16 |
9 |
988 |
3 |
3 |
— |
43 |
Dundrum Asylum |
... |
14,892 |
691 |
14,201 |
14,831 |
4 |
3 |
750 |
7 |
5 |
14,080 |
16 |
10 |
120 |
3 |
2 |
— |
44 |
National Health Insurance |
333,563 |
39,479 |
294,084 |
329,860 |
1 |
3 |
41,306 |
0 |
8 |
288,554 |
0 |
7 |
5,529 |
19 |
5 |
— |
45 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education |
... |
... |
178,263 |
75 |
178,188 |
174,143 |
10 |
3 |
65 |
16 |
10 |
174,077 |
13 |
5 |
4,110 |
6 |
7 |
— |
46 |
Primary Education |
... |
3,687,350 |
87,986 |
3,599,364 |
3,639,087 |
17 |
1 |
85,525 |
2 |
1 |
3,553,562 |
15 |
0 |
45,801 |
5 |
0 |
— |
47 |
Secondary Education |
... |
470,670 |
37,500 |
433,170 |
469,602 |
11 |
6 |
37,460 |
11 |
11 |
432,141 |
19 |
7 |
1,028 |
0 |
5 |
— |
48 |
Technical Instruction |
... |
295,851 |
31,972 |
263,879 |
289,509 |
10 |
3 |
32,154 |
7 |
3 |
257,355 |
3 |
0 |
6,523 |
17 |
0 |
— |
49 |
Science and Art |
... |
... |
61,775 |
520 |
61,255 |
59,551 |
13 |
5 |
665 |
6 |
6 |
58,886 |
6 |
11 |
2,368 |
13 |
1 |
— |
50 |
Reformatory and Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schools |
... |
... |
... |
110,852 |
1,700 |
109,152 |
110,304 |
8 |
8 |
2,016 |
15 |
7 |
108,287 |
13 |
1 |
864 |
6 |
11 |
— |
51 |
National Gallery |
... |
... |
5,277 |
— |
5,277 |
5,273 |
19 |
0 |
— |
5,273 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
— |
52 |
Agriculture |
... |
... |
1,774,693 |
997,639 |
777,054 |
1,720,454 |
8 |
1 |
963,812 |
8 |
11 |
756,641 |
19 |
2 |
20,412 |
0 |
10 |
— |
53 |
Fisheries |
... |
... |
... |
63,314 |
21,555 |
41,759 |
56,197 |
3 |
9 |
21,597 |
4 |
8 |
34,599 |
19 |
1 |
7,159 |
0 |
11 |
— |
54 |
Lands |
... |
... |
... |
1,876,896 |
133,750 |
1,743,146 |
1,751,368 |
6 |
1 |
152,901 |
7 |
10 |
1,598,466 |
18 |
3 |
144,679 |
1 |
9 |
— |
55 |
Forestry |
... |
... |
... |
161,948 |
9,150 |
152,798 |
153,670 |
18 |
3 |
11,359 |
1 |
0 |
142,311 |
17 |
3 |
10,486 |
2 |
9 |
— |
56 |
Gaeltacht Services |
... |
122,709 |
33,570 |
89,139 |
109,981 |
8 |
2 |
24,028 |
9 |
9 |
85,952 |
18 |
5 |
3,186 |
1 |
7 |
— |
57 |
Industry and Commerce |
... |
495,906 |
5,440 |
490,466 |
396,385 |
8 |
10 |
7,284 |
3 |
5 |
389,101 |
5 |
5 |
101,364 |
14 |
7 |
— |
58 |
Transport and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meteorological Services |
... |
... |
74,322 |
— |
74,322 |
45,486 |
2 |
11 |
— |
45,486 |
2 |
11 |
28,835 |
17 |
1 |
— |
59 |
Railway Tribunal |
... |
2,845 |
— |
2,845 |
2,838 |
8 |
9 |
— |
2,838 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
— |
60 |
Marine Service |
... |
... |
11,600 |
1,978 |
9,622 |
11,532 |
11 |
5 |
2,847 |
13 |
1 |
8,684 |
18 |
4 |
937 |
1 |
8 |
— |
61 |
Unemployment Insurance & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Assistance |
1,692,764 |
640,474 |
1,052,290 |
1,615,222 |
0 |
10 |
661,161 |
17 |
11 |
954,060 |
2 |
11 |
98,229 |
17 |
1 |
— |
62 |
Industrial and Commercial Property Registration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office |
... |
... |
... |
14,439 |
— |
14,439 |
14,091 |
13 |
5 |
— |
14,091 |
13 |
5 |
347 |
6 |
7 |
— |
63 |
Posts and Telegraphs |
... |
2,316,740 |
100,855 |
2,215,885 |
2,306,036 |
4 |
2 |
108,742 |
15 |
11 |
2,197,293 |
8 |
3 |
18,591 |
11 |
9 |
— |
64 |
Wireless Broadcasting |
... |
61,374 |
— |
61,374 |
58,804 |
8 |
7 |
— |
58,804 |
8 |
7 |
2,569 |
11 |
5 |
— |
65 |
Army |
... |
... |
... |
1,652,915 |
57,105 |
1,595,810 |
1,568,647 |
10 |
9 |
57,146 |
13 |
2 |
1,511,500 |
17 |
7 |
84,309 |
2 |
5 |
— |
66 |
Army Pensions |
... |
... |
610,320 |
— |
610,320 |
551,564 |
15 |
2 |
— |
551,564 |
15 |
2 |
58,755 |
4 |
10 |
— |
67 |
External Affairs |
... |
... |
84,512 |
— |
84,512 |
76,566 |
7 |
5 |
— |
76,566 |
7 |
5 |
7,945 |
12 |
7 |
— |
68 |
League of Nations |
... |
12,912 |
— |
12,912 |
11,496 |
5 |
2 |
— |
11,496 |
5 |
2 |
1,415 |
14 |
10 |
— |
69 |
Employment Schemes |
... |
1,500,010 |
— |
1,500,010 |
1,200,088 |
8 |
7 |
— |
1,200,088 |
8 |
7 |
299,921 |
11 |
5 |
— |
70 |
Export Bounties and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsidies |
... |
... |
... |
2,242,010 |
— |
2,242,010 |
1,956,737 |
1 |
2 |
— |
1,956,737 |
1 |
2 |
285,272 |
18 |
10 |
— |
71 |
Repayment of Dail Eireann |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
External Loans |
... |
12,000 |
— |
12,000 |
10,995 |
4 |
2 |
— |
10,995 |
4 |
2 |
1,004 |
15 |
10 |
— |
72 |
Widows’ and Orphans’ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pensions |
... |
... |
450,000 |
— |
450,000 |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
73 |
Grant to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ex-Governor-General |
... |
... |
... |
2,000 |
— |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
74 |
Air Transport |
... |
... |
2,000 |
— |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
75 |
Repayment to Contigency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund |
... |
... |
... |
1,011 |
— |
1,011 |
1,010 |
6 |
0 |
— |
1,010 |
6 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
— |
|
Totals |
...£ |
32,208,534 |
2,465,470 |
29,743,064 |
30,599,543 |
19 |
7 |
2,487,624 |
16 |
9 |
28,111,919 |
2 |
10 |
1,631,36 |
11 |
9* |
221 |
14 |
7† |
|
Estimated Expenditure |
Actual Expenditure |
Less than Estimated |
More than Estimated |
Central Fund |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Service of Debt |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,802,830 |
0 |
0 |
1,721,982 |
14 |
10 |
80,847 |
5 |
2 |
— |
|
|
Road Fund |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,100,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,115,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
|
|
15,000 |
0 |
0 |
Payments to Local Taxation Account |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,061,503 |
0 |
0 |
1,054,454 |
18 |
5 |
7,048 |
1 |
7 |
— |
|
|
Other Central Fund Services |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
389,398 |
0 |
0 |
401,015 |
1 |
10 |
— |
11,617 |
1 |
10 |
Total of Central Fund Services |
... |
... |
... |
... |
£4,353,731 |
0 |
0 |
4,292,452 |
15 |
1 |
87,895 |
6 |
9 |
26,617 |
1 |
10 |
|
Grand Total of Expenditure |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
£32,404,371 |
17 |
11 |
|
|
* See Note on preceding statement as to the manner of surrender of surpluses.
† The deficiency of the Estimate in the case of Department of the President of the Executive Council was met by an Excess Vote taken in July, 1939 (See Statement of Excess dated 2nd May, 1939, presented by the Minister for Finance).
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