Committee Reports::Interim and Final Report - Appropriation Accounts 1942 - 1943::26 April, 1945::Appendix

APPENDIX I.

1941-42.

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 1941-42 with Exchequer Issues of that Year.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

..

5,106,419

10

3

5,106,419

10

3

Supply Services

35,518,148

5

11

35,433,211

10

9

84,936

15

2

Total

..

40,624,567

16

2

40,539,631

1

0

84,936

15

2

The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1941-42 amounting to £2,889,555 9s. 3d. as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows in the Financial Year 1942-43:—


Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:—


 

£

s.

d.

Out of Ways and Means of 1941-42

..

..

..

2,508,025

15

7

„     „     „        „        „       „  1942-43

..

..

..

381,334

18

7

Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster-General

..

..

194

15

1

 

£2,889,555

9

3

Roinn, Airgeadais,


6 Mí na Nollag, 1944.


1941-42.

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. of Vote

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

3,985

3,985

3,761

18

10

3,761

18

10

223

1

2

2

Houses of the Oireachtas

125,080

125,080

119,045

9

7

119,045

9

7

6,034

10

5

3

Department of the Taoiseach

13,767

13,767

13,399

6

3

13,399

6

3

367

13

9

4

Comptroller and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auditor-General

..

..

..

19,671

19,671

18,983

10

2

18,983

10

2

687

9

10

5

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance

..

..

..

73,220

73,220

72,036

1

9

72,036

1

9

1,183

18

3

6

Office of the Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioners

..

..

961,244

34,620

926,624

925,651

4

11

37,694

17

11

887,956

7

0

38,667

13

0

7

Old Age Pensions

..

..

3,707,250

2,000

3,705,250

3,559,746

9

1

4,087

5

0

3,555,659

4

1

149,590

15

11

8

Compensation Bounties

..

52,000

52,000

34,604

13

0

34,604

13

0

17,395

7

10

9

Office of Public Works

..

175,088

29,430

145,658

172,877

17

5

40,820

7

9

132,057

9

8

13,600

10

4

10

Public Works and Buildings

1,217,675

46,060

1,171,615

1,128,253

19

11

48,838

10

6

1,079,415

9

5

92,199

10

7

11

Haulbowline Dockyard

..

3,950

3,950

3,234

17

6

3,234

17

6

715

2

6

12

State Laboratory

..

..

9,708

9,708

9,587

7

8

9,587

7

8

120

12

4

13

Civil Service Commission

22,039

22,039

21,451

5

5

21,451

5

5

587

14

7

14

Property Losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

..

..

..

1,000

1,000

104

7

6

104

7

6

895

12

6

15

Commissions and Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inquiries

..

..

9,053

9,053

7,098

1

1

7,098

1

1

1,954

18

11

16

Superannuation and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired Allowances

..

509,588

9,405

500,183

498,966

7

9

7,724

9

0

491,241

18

9

8,941

1

3

17

Rates on Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

..

..

147,690

820

146,870

137,734

4

11

833

5

4

136,900

19

7

9,969

0

5

18

Secret Service

..

..

20,000

20,000

8,314

9

8

8,314

9

8

11,685

10

4

19

Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Act

..

..

..

17,000

17,000

16,721

11

11

16,721

11

11

278

8

1

20

Miscellaneous Expenses

..

12,895

12,895

9,678

15

11

9,678

15

11

3,216

4

1

21

Stationery and Printing

..

189,790

28,560

161,230

180,193

18

5

33,881

16

3

146,312

2

2

14,917

17

10

22

Valuation and Boundary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Survey

..

..

..

39,786

6,745

33,041

39,297

5

1

6,754

0

9

32,543

4

4

497

15

8

23

Ordnance Survey

..

36,893

1,505

35,388

29,567

1

0

2,159

3

0

27,407

18

0

7,980

2

0

24

Supplementary Agricultural

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

..

..

..

1,270,989

1,270,989

1,270,989

0

0

1,270,989

0

0

25

Law Charges

..

..

70,836

2,000

68,836

69,917

4

8

4,602

15

8

65,314

9

0

3,521

11

0

26

Universities and Colleges

162,130

162,130

161,730

0

0

161,730

0

0

400

0

0

27

Widows’ and Orphans’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pensions

..

..

..

450,000

450,000

450,000

0

0

450,000

0

0

28

Quit Rent Office

..

..

3,300

3,300

2,965

16

7

2,965

16

7

334

3

5

29

Management of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Stocks

..

..

20,780

20,780

20,476

17

7

20,476

17

7

303

2

5

30

Agriculture

..

..

1,670,335

253,890

1,416,445

1,646,741

0

0

266,057

10

7

1,380,683

9

5

35,761

10

7

31

Fisheries

..

..

..

53,447

19,735

33,712

47,092

5

11

33,340

16

2

13,751

9

9

19,960

10

3

32

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justice

..

..

..

43,982

43,982

42,451

19

7

42,451

19

7

1,530

0

5

33

Gárda Síochána

..

..

2,082,185

25,868

2,056,317

2,027,794

15

10

26,184

4

9

2,001,610

11

1

54,706

8

11

34

Prisons

..

..

..

99,258

12,170

87,088

94,413

14

5

8,749

4

11

85,664

9

6

1,423

10

6

35

District Court

..

..

41,495

41,495

38,959

12

8

38,959

12

8

2,535

7

4

36

Supreme Court and High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Court of Justice

..

..

56,358

1,010

55,348

55,288

16

2

1,200

6

5

54,088

9

9

1,259

10

3

37

Land Registry and Registry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Deeds

..

..

47,235

47,235

44,624

4

10

44,624

4

10

2,610

15

2

38

Circuit Court

..

..

77,587

26,650

50,937

76,515

3

3

29,107

19

9

47,407

3

6

3,529

16

6

39

Public Record Office

..

5,232

5,232

5,146

15

0

5,146

15

0

85

5

0

40

Charitable Donations and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bequests

..

..

3,270

48

3,222

3,228

16

3

47

14

8

3,181

1

7

40

18

5

41

Local Government and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Health

..

1,359,669

15,600

1,344,069

1,244,460

4

4

17,579

9

4

1,226,880

15

0

117,188

5

0

42

General Register Office

..

17,659

4,825

12,834

17,070

10

8

4,730

12

3

12,339

18

5

494

1

7

43

Dundrum Asylum

..

18,240

1,007

17,233

17,815

3

1

833

2

9

16,982

0

4

250

19

8

44

National Health Insurance

359,898

45,021

314,877

355,675

7

10

45,043

1

0

310,632

6

10

4,244

13

2

45

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

..

..

191,626

784

190,842

183,638

16

5

859

4

0

182,779

12

5

8,062

7

7

46

Primary Education

..

3,889,685

91,673

3,798,012

3,871,738

2

9

93,348

11

5

3,778,389

11

4

19,622

8

8

47

Secondary Education

..

520,550

37,400

483,150

513,977

4

4

38,152

13

4

475,824

11

0

7,325

9

0

48

Technical Instruction

..

361,610

31,640

329,970

357,963

6

10

31,875

18

10

326,087

8

0

3,882

12

0

49

Science and Art

..

..

47,340

930

46,410

44,742

9

2

957

14

7

43,784

14

7

2,625

5

5

50

Reformatory and Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schools

..

..

..

123,740

4,250

119,490

123,428

5

10

4,189

5

4

119,239

0

6

250

19

6

51

National Gallery

..

4,400

4,400

4,198

8

0

4,198

8

0

201

12

0

52

Lands

..

..

..

1,613,297

144,750

1,468,547

1,476,568

8

3

141,856

17

10

1,334,711

10

5

133,835

9

7

53

Forestry

..

..

..

319,324

112,310

207,014

292,242

5

8

108,800

17

11

183,441

7

9

23,572

12

3

54

Gaeltacht Services

..

192,698

104,230

88,468

170,331

6

9

123,693

4

4

46,638

2

5

41,829

17

7

55

Industry and Commerce

..

275,935

23,278

252,657

260,536

14

0

23,655

11

10

236,881

2

2

15,775

17

10

56

Transport and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meteorological Services

..

..

92,578

4,200

88,378

75,290

15

8

4,474

10

10

70,816

4

10

17,561

15

2

57

Railway Tribunal

..

..

2,948

2,948

2,912

7

7

2,912

7

7

35

12

5

58

Marine Service

..

..

40,559

14,611

25,948

33,810

5

7

18,169

15

2

15,640

10

5

10,307

9

7

59

Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistance

..

..

..

1,900,056

748,870

1,151,186

1,564,706

13

9

754,414

9

5

810,292

4

4

340,893

15

8

60

Industrial and Commercial Property Registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office

..

..

..

13,896

13,896

13,055

18

11

13,055

18

11

840

1

1

61

Posts and Telegraphs

..

2,661,890

115,037

2,546,853

2,637,552

16

8

124,412

16

4

2,513,140

0

4

33,712

19

8

62

Wireless Broadcasting

..

70,595

70,595

61,324

7

0

61,324

7

0

9,270

13

0

63

Army

..

..

..

8,383,566

70,228

8,313,338

8,126,857

19

7

111,087

3

0

8,015,770

16

7

297,567

3

5

64

Army Pensions

..

..

651,634

651,634

583,439

3

9

583,439

3

9

68,194

16

3

65

External Affairs

..

92,797

92,797

86,596

2

8

86,596

2

8

6,200

17

4

66

League of Nations

..

10

10

10

0

0

67

Employment Schemes

..

1,000,000

1,000,000

650,365

5

1

650,365

5

1

349,634

14

11

68

Agricultural Produce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidies

..

..

..

250,000

250,000

187,650

8

11

187,650

8

11

62,349

11

1

69

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

..

..

712,515

712,515

543,514

8

4

543,514

8

4

169,000

11

8

70

Irish Tourist Board

..

3,500

3,500

3,500

0

0

3,500

0

0

71

Dublin Institute for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Studies

..

16,800

16,800

11,938

11

0

11,938

11

0

4,861

9

0

72

Repayment of Trade Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances

..

..

84,800

84,800

84,343

17

1

84,343

17

1

456

2

11

73

Emergency Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Bureau

..

..

12,000

12,000

11,678

0

8

11,678

0

8

321

19

4

74

Shipping

..

..

..

102,000

102,000

101,993

0

0

101,993

0

0

7

0

0

75

Special Emergency Schemes

1,018,215

1,018,215

544,930

15

8

544,930

15

8

473,284

4

4

76

Food Allowances

..

..

325,000

325,000

189,893

2

5

189,893

2

5

135,106

17

7

77

Damage to Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Neutrality) Compensation

..

115,000

115,000

113,915

18

4

113,915

18

4

1,084

1

8

78

Personal Injuries (Civilians)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

..

..

20,000

20,000

22

6

2

22

6

2

19,977

13

10

79

Repayments to Contingency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund

..

..

..

1,106

1,106

1,105

12

5

1,105

12

5

0

7

7

 

Total

..

..£

40,393,927

2,071,160

38,322,767

37,633,430

18

8

2,200,219

7

11

35,433,211

10

9

2,889,555

9

3*


 

Estimated Expenditure

Actual Expenditure

Less Than Estimated

More Than Estimated

 

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Central Fund:—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service of Public Debt

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

2,810,150

0

0

2,697,409

5

5

112,740

14

7

Road Fund

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

600,000

0

0

978,000

0

0

378,000

0

0

Payments to Local Taxation Account

..

..

..

..

1,067,064

0

0

1,069,316

19

2

2,252

19

2

Other Central Fund Services

..

..

..

..

..

..

366,995

0

0

361,693

5

8

5,301

14

4

Total of Central Fund Services

..

..

..

..

4,844,209

0

0

5,106,419

10

3

118,042

8

11

380,252

19

2

 

Grand Total of Expenditure

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

 

£40,539,631

1

0

 

 

 

* See Note on preceding statement as to the manner of surrender of surpluses.