APPENDIX I.
1939-40
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 1939-40 with exchequer
Issues of that year.
— |
Exchequer Issues |
Audited Expenditure (Net) |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services |
.. |
4,948,664 |
8 |
4 |
4,948,664 |
8 |
4 |
— |
— |
Supply Services |
29,446,358 |
19 |
10 |
29,464,841 |
7 |
8 |
— |
18,482 |
7 |
10 |
Total |
34,395,023 |
8 |
2 |
34,413,505 |
16 |
0 |
— |
18,482 |
7 |
10 |
The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1939-40 amounting to £1,957,784 12s. 4d. as shown in column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows in the Financial Year, 1940-41:—
Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:— |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Out of Ways and Means of 1939-40 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,714,867 |
12 |
3 |
„ „ „ „ „ „1940-41 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
242,893 |
2 |
9 |
Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster-General |
.. |
.. |
.. |
23 |
17 |
4 |
|
£1,957,784 |
12 |
4 |
Roinn airgeadais,
6 Lúnasa, 1942.
1939-40.
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts.
|
|
Grants and Estimated Receipts, 1937-38 |
Expenditure 1937-38 |
Difference Between Exchequer Grants AND Net Expenditure (Cols. 3 and 6) |
No. |
Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Vote |
|
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) |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
1 |
President’s Establishment |
3,602 |
— |
3,602 |
3,384 |
11 |
0 |
— |
3,384 |
11 |
0 |
217 |
9 |
0 |
— |
2 |
Houses of the Oireachtas |
125,080 |
— |
125,080 |
121,938 |
11 |
3 |
— |
121,938 |
11 |
3 |
3,141 |
8 |
9 |
— |
3 |
Department of the Taoiseach |
14,259 |
— |
14,259 |
13,498 |
16 |
6 |
— |
13,498 |
16 |
6 |
760 |
3 |
6 |
— |
4 |
Comptroller and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auditor-General |
.. |
.. |
.. |
19,861 |
— |
19,861 |
19,083 |
15 |
7 |
— |
19,083 |
15 |
7 |
777 |
4 |
5 |
— |
5 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance |
.. |
.. |
.. |
75,220 |
— |
75,220 |
70,201 |
5 |
5 |
— |
70,201 |
5 |
5 |
5,018 |
14 |
7 |
— |
6 |
Office of Revenue |
.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissioners |
.. |
.. |
922,961 |
37,750 |
885,211 |
897,227 |
12 |
8 |
37,375 |
12 |
8 |
859,852 |
0 |
0 |
25,359 |
0 |
0 |
— |
7 |
Old Age Pensions |
.. |
.. |
3,507,250 |
800 |
3,506,450 |
†3,507,317 |
6 |
7 |
2,914 |
19 |
0 |
3,504,402 |
7 |
7 |
2,047 |
12 |
5 |
— |
8 |
Compensation Bounties |
.. |
56,700 |
— |
56,700 |
53,195 |
7 |
10 |
— |
53,195 |
7 |
10 |
3,504 |
12 |
2 |
— |
9 |
Commissions and Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inquiries |
.. |
.. |
12,210 |
— |
12,210 |
10,647 |
6 |
0 |
— |
10,647 |
6 |
0 |
1,562 |
14 |
0 |
— |
10 |
Office of Public Works |
.. |
164,360 |
31,330 |
133,030 |
159,932 |
0 |
8 |
28,816 |
15 |
10 |
131,115 |
4 |
10 |
1,914 |
15 |
2 |
— |
11 |
Public Works and Buildings |
1,422,681 |
52,343 |
1,370,338 |
1,168,292 |
1 |
4 |
49,362 |
8 |
11 |
1,118,929 |
12 |
5 |
251,408 |
7 |
7 |
— |
12 |
State Laboratory |
.. |
.. |
9,473 |
— |
9,473 |
9,351 |
13 |
7 |
— |
9,351 |
13 |
7 |
121 |
6 |
5 |
— |
13 |
Civil Service Commission |
25,655 |
— |
25,655 |
23,657 |
9 |
2 |
— |
23,657 |
9 |
2 |
1,997 |
10 |
10 |
— |
14 |
Property Losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
.. |
.. |
.. |
3,650 |
— |
3,650 |
2,317 |
4 |
1 |
— |
2,317 |
4 |
1 |
1,332 |
15 |
11 |
— |
15 |
Personal Injuries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
.. |
.. |
.. |
440 |
— |
440 |
326 |
2 |
8 |
— |
326 |
2 |
8 |
113 |
17 |
4 |
— |
16 |
Superannuation and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retired Allowances |
.. |
473,295 |
690 |
472,605 |
466,426 |
5 |
11 |
397 |
7 |
9 |
466,028 |
18 |
2 |
6,576 |
1 |
10 |
— |
17 |
Rates on Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
.. |
.. |
126,900 |
1,900 |
125,000 |
117,752 |
13 |
0 |
1,932 |
12 |
5 |
115,820 |
0 |
7 |
9,179 |
19 |
5 |
— |
18 |
Secret Service |
.. |
.. |
20,000 |
— |
20,000 |
6,986 |
6 |
7 |
— |
6,986 |
6 |
7 |
13,013 |
13 |
5 |
— |
19 |
Tariff Commission* |
.. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Act |
.. |
.. |
.. |
17,000 |
— |
17,000 |
16,702 |
17 |
2 |
— |
16,702 |
17 |
2 |
297 |
2 |
10 |
— |
21 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
12,050 |
— |
12,050 |
9,042 |
3 |
4 |
— |
9,042 |
3 |
4 |
3,007 |
16 |
8 |
— |
22 |
Stationery and Printing |
.. |
188,631 |
33,620 |
155,011 |
186,727 |
13 |
8 |
33,738 |
0 |
4 |
152,989 |
13 |
4 |
2,021 |
6 |
8 |
— |
23 |
Valuation and Boundary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Survey |
.. |
.. |
.. |
39,942 |
6,820 |
33,122 |
39,211 |
6 |
2 |
6,924 |
15 |
5 |
32,286 |
10 |
9 |
835 |
9 |
3 |
— |
24 |
Ordnance Survey |
.. |
38,279 |
4,100 |
34,179 |
32,607 |
10 |
3 |
3,717 |
12 |
9 |
28,889 |
17 |
6 |
5,289 |
2 |
6 |
— |
25 |
Supplementary Agricultural |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grants |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,270,989 |
— |
1,270,989 |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
26 |
Law Charges |
.. |
.. |
71,293 |
2,000 |
69,293 |
65,251 |
15 |
11 |
3,163 |
12 |
5 |
62,088 |
3 |
6 |
7,204 |
16 |
6 |
— |
27 |
Haulbowline Dockyard |
7,885 |
— |
7,885 |
5,515 |
18 |
9 |
— |
5,515 |
18 |
9 |
2,369 |
1 |
3 |
— |
28 |
Universities and Colleges |
159,380 |
— |
159,380 |
159,083 |
18 |
11 |
— |
159,083 |
18 |
11 |
296 |
1 |
1 |
— |
29 |
Widows’ and Orphans’ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pensions |
.. |
.. |
.. |
450,000 |
— |
450,000 |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
30 |
Quit Rent Office |
.. |
.. |
4,057 |
— |
4,057 |
3,573 |
1 |
10 |
— |
3,573 |
1 |
10 |
483 |
18 |
2 |
— |
31 |
Management of Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stocks |
.. |
.. |
.. |
15,750 |
— |
15,750 |
15,729 |
5 |
8 |
— |
15,729 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
14 |
4 |
— |
32 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Justice |
.. |
.. |
.. |
43,461 |
— |
43,461 |
40,210 |
11 |
4 |
— |
40,210 |
11 |
4 |
3,250 |
8 |
8 |
— |
33 |
Garda Siochana |
.. |
.. |
1,922,814 |
34,253 |
1,888,561 |
1,849,015 |
4 |
9 |
33,886 |
8 |
9 |
1,815,128 |
16 |
0 |
73,432 |
4 |
0 |
— |
34 |
Prisons |
.. |
.. |
.. |
94,975 |
12,760 |
82,215 |
89,059 |
0 |
7 |
9,086 |
1 |
7 |
79,972 |
19 |
0 |
2,242 |
1 |
0 |
— |
35 |
District Court |
.. |
.. |
39,566 |
— |
39,566 |
38,745 |
12 |
4 |
— |
38,745 |
12 |
4 |
820 |
7 |
8 |
— |
36 |
Supreme Court and High |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Court of Justice |
.. |
55,482 |
1,410 |
54,072 |
53,584 |
11 |
5 |
1,421 |
18 |
3 |
52,162 |
13 |
2 |
1,909 |
6 |
10 |
— |
37 |
Land Registry and Registry |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Deeds |
.. |
.. |
48,118 |
— |
48,118 |
45,527 |
4 |
5 |
— |
45,527 |
4 |
5 |
2,590 |
15 |
7 |
— |
38 |
Circuit Court |
.. |
.. |
80,078 |
29,710 |
50,368 |
74,017 |
13 |
11 |
32,517 |
14 |
3 |
41,499 |
19 |
8 |
8,868 |
0 |
4 |
— |
39 |
Public Record Office |
.. |
5,245 |
— |
5,245 |
5,008 |
12 |
4 |
— |
5,008 |
12 |
4 |
236 |
7 |
8 |
— |
40 |
Charitable Donations and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bequests |
.. |
.. |
2,918 |
48 |
2,870 |
2,914 |
19 |
0 |
47 |
14 |
8 |
2,867 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
— |
41 |
Local Government and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Health |
.. |
.. |
1,366,773 |
16,929 |
1,349,844 |
1,216,426 |
1 |
10 |
16,515 |
15 |
2 |
1,199,910 |
6 |
8 |
149,933 |
13 |
4 |
— |
42 |
General Register Office |
.. |
17,705 |
4,700 |
13,005 |
17,470 |
15 |
5 |
5,622 |
3 |
7 |
11,848 |
11 |
10 |
1,156 |
8 |
2 |
— |
43 |
Dundrum Asylum |
.. |
16,704 |
824 |
15,880 |
16,635 |
4 |
10 |
944 |
18 |
2 |
15,690 |
6 |
8 |
189 |
13 |
4 |
— |
44 |
National Health Insurance |
346,428 |
42,119 |
304,309 |
343,249 |
2 |
8 |
42,026 |
13 |
5 |
301,222 |
9 |
3 |
3,086 |
10 |
9 |
— |
45 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education |
.. |
.. |
191,517 |
75 |
191,442 |
184,063 |
6 |
9 |
67 |
6 |
1 |
183,996 |
0 |
8 |
7,445 |
19 |
4 |
— |
46 |
Primary Education |
.. |
3,848,698 |
86,483 |
3,762,215 |
3,836,426 |
17 |
11 |
89,942 |
17 |
4 |
3,746,484 |
0 |
7 |
15,730 |
19 |
5 |
— |
47 |
Secondary Education |
.. |
510,830 |
37,355 |
473,475 |
499,920 |
8 |
8 |
37,342 |
18 |
9 |
462,577 |
9 |
11 |
10,897 |
10 |
1 |
— |
48 |
Technical Instruction |
.. |
355,684 |
31,922 |
323,762 |
347,445 |
15 |
1 |
32,271 |
16 |
6 |
315,173 |
18 |
7 |
8,588 |
1 |
5 |
— |
49 |
Science and Art |
.. |
61,663 |
650 |
61,013 |
59,291 |
5 |
1 |
977 |
8 |
1 |
58,313 |
17 |
0 |
2,699 |
3 |
0 |
— |
50 |
Reformatory and Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schools |
.. |
.. |
.. |
116,491 |
3,200 |
113,291 |
116,358 |
9 |
10 |
3,516 |
11 |
10 |
112,841 |
18 |
0 |
449 |
2 |
0 |
— |
51 |
National Gallery |
.. |
.. |
5,352 |
— |
5,352 |
5,352 |
19 |
8 |
— |
5,232 |
19 |
8 |
119 |
0 |
4 |
— |
52 |
Agriculture |
.. |
.. |
1,164,064 |
200,808 |
963,256 |
1,065,447 |
0 |
10 |
200,230 |
9 |
2 |
865,216 |
11 |
8 |
98,039 |
8 |
4 |
— |
53 |
Fisheries |
.. |
.. |
.. |
93,410 |
20,279 |
73,131 |
87,520 |
19 |
10 |
17,556 |
2 |
11 |
69,964 |
16 |
11 |
3,166 |
3 |
1 |
— |
54 |
Lands |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,950,728 |
158,700 |
1,792,028 |
1,825,964 |
6 |
9 |
166,949 |
17 |
11 |
1,659,014 |
8 |
10 |
133,013 |
11 |
2 |
— |
55 |
Forestry |
.. |
.. |
.. |
219,959 |
12,000 |
207,959 |
206,477 |
12 |
8 |
17,556 |
7 |
5 |
188,921 |
5 |
3 |
19,037 |
14 |
9 |
— |
56 |
Gaeltacht Services |
.. |
143,249 |
40,870 |
102,379 |
†145,038 |
8 |
1 |
44,378 |
6 |
8 |
100,660 |
1 |
5 |
1,718 |
18 |
7 |
— |
57 |
Industry and Commerce |
.. |
374,804 |
6,225 |
368,579 |
359,156 |
17 |
0 |
7,270 |
12 |
6 |
351,886 |
4 |
6 |
16,692 |
15 |
6 |
— |
58 |
Transport and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meteorological Services |
.. |
.. |
73,125 |
3,192 |
69,933 |
59,238 |
16 |
6 |
3,210 |
11 |
0 |
56,028 |
5 |
6 |
13,904 |
14 |
6 |
— |
59 |
Railway Tribunal |
.. |
2,921 |
— |
2,921 |
2,900 |
1 |
7 |
— |
2,900 |
1 |
7 |
20 |
18 |
5 |
— |
60 |
Marine Service |
.. |
.. |
12,184 |
1,650 |
10,534 |
11,591 |
0 |
3 |
1,664 |
12 |
9 |
9,926 |
7 |
6 |
607 |
12 |
6 |
— |
61 |
Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assistance |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2,064,795 |
695,680 |
1,369,115 |
2,049,365 |
6 |
1 |
705,104 |
4 |
0 |
1,344,261 |
2 |
1 |
24,853 |
17 |
11 |
— |
62 |
Industrial and Commercial Property Registration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office |
.. |
.. |
.. |
15,185 |
— |
15,185 |
13,298 |
7 |
6 |
— |
13,298 |
7 |
6 |
1,886 |
12 |
6 |
— |
63 |
Posts and Telegraphs |
.. |
2,514,732 |
109,187 |
2,405,545 |
2,476,072 |
6 |
7 |
112,886 |
18 |
7 |
2,363,185 |
8 |
0 |
42,359 |
12 |
0 |
— |
64 |
Wireless Broadcasting |
.. |
69,303 |
— |
69,303 |
67,314 |
4 |
7 |
— |
67,314 |
4 |
7 |
1,988 |
15 |
5 |
— |
65 |
Army |
.. |
.. |
3,301,174 |
48,965 |
3,252,209 |
2,993,996 |
3 |
4 |
68,386 |
9 |
6 |
2,925,609 |
13 |
10 |
326,599 |
6 |
2 |
— |
66 |
Army Pensions |
.. |
586,636 |
— |
586,636 |
540,758 |
11 |
5 |
— |
540,758 |
11 |
5 |
45,877 |
8 |
7 |
— |
67 |
External Affairs |
.. |
.. |
90,941 |
— |
90,941 |
81,481 |
18 |
7 |
— |
81,481 |
18 |
7 |
9,459 |
1 |
5 |
— |
68 |
League of Nations |
.. |
13,166 |
— |
13,166 |
13,148 |
9 |
2 |
— |
13,148 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
— |
69 |
Employment Schemes |
.. |
1,500,000 |
— |
1,500,000 |
1,282,837 |
5 |
8 |
— |
1,282,837 |
5 |
8 |
217,162 |
14 |
4 |
— |
70 |
Export Subsidies |
.. |
606,010 |
— |
606,010 |
248,681 |
12 |
5 |
— |
248,681 |
12 |
5 |
357,328 |
7 |
7 |
— |
71 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplies |
.. |
.. |
3,819 |
— |
3,819 |
3,291 |
3 |
11 |
— |
3,291 |
3 |
11 |
527 |
16 |
1 |
— |
72 |
Repayments to Contingency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund |
.. |
.. |
.. |
913 |
— |
913 |
912 |
11 |
11 |
— |
912 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
— |
73 |
Irish Tourist Board |
.. |
3,500 |
— |
3,500 |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
— |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
|
Totals |
.. |
33,193,973 |
1,771,347 |
31,422,626 |
31,284,568 |
4 |
0 |
1,819,726 |
16 |
4 |
29,464,841 |
7 |
8 |
1,957,784 |
12 |
4‡ |
— |
|
Estimated Expenditure |
Actual Expenditure |
Less Than Estimated |
More Than Estimated |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Central fund:— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service of Public Debt |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2,481,000 |
0 |
0 |
2,371,138 |
16 |
11 |
109,861 |
3 |
1 |
— |
Road Fund |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,165,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,138,000 |
0 |
0 |
27,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
Payments to Local Taxation Account |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,077,083 |
0 |
0 |
1,074,465 |
2 |
3 |
2,617 |
17 |
9 |
— |
Other Central Fund Services |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
374,20 |
0 |
0 |
4,948,664 |
8 |
4 |
148,438 |
11 |
8 |
— |
Total of Central Fund Services |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
5,097,103 |
0 |
0 |
4,948,664 |
8 |
4 |
148,438 |
11 |
8 |
— |
Grand Total of Expenditure |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
£34,413,505 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
|
*Estimate (£750) withdrawn.
† The amounts of gross expenditure in excess of the Estimates in the case of Old Age Pensions (No. 7) viz. £67 6s. 7d., and Gaeltacht Services (No. 56), viz. £1,789 8s. 1d., were met by nominal Excess Votes of £10 taken in June, 1941, and by Appropriations in Aid of the respective amounts of £57 6s. 7d. and £1,779 8s. 1d.
‡ See Note on preceding statement as to the manner of surrender of surpluses.
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