APPENDIX I.
1944-45
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 1944-45 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 .... |
... |
5,003,800 |
12 |
9 |
5,003,800 |
12 |
9 |
— |
— |
Supply Services |
43,516,981 |
18 |
9 |
43,421,572 |
3 |
6 |
95,409 |
15 |
3 |
— |
Total |
...£ |
48,520,782 |
11 |
6 |
48,425,372 |
16 |
3 |
95,409 |
15 |
3 |
— |
The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1944-45 amounting to £2,709,116 16s. 6d. as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows in the Financial Year 1945-46:—
Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:— |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Out of Ways and Means of 1944-45 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
2,184,955 |
8 |
8 |
„ „ „
„ „ „ 1945-46 |
.... |
.... |
.... |
523,964 |
8 |
8 |
Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster General |
.... |
.... |
196 |
19 |
2 |
|
£2,709,116 |
16 |
6 |
Roinn Airgeadais.
14 Deireadh Fómhair, 1947.
1944-45
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts.
Number of Vote |
Service |
Grants and Estimated Receipts, 1942-43 |
Expenditure, 1942-43 |
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) |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
1 |
President’s Establishment |
3,877 |
— |
3,877 |
3,847 |
13 |
3 |
— |
3,847 |
13 |
3 |
29 |
6 |
9 |
— |
2 |
Houses of the Oireachtas |
126,704 |
— |
126,704 |
124,242 |
4 |
4 |
— |
124,242 |
4 |
4 |
2,461 |
15 |
8 |
— |
3 |
Department of the Taoiseach |
15,571 |
— |
15,571 |
15,451 |
7 |
7 |
— |
15,451 |
7 |
7 |
119 |
12 |
5 |
— |
4 |
Comptroller and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auditor-General |
... |
... |
... |
22,934 |
2,000 |
20,934 |
21,269 |
8 |
10 |
1,703 |
10 |
0 |
19,565 |
18 |
10 |
1,368 |
1 |
2 |
— |
5 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance |
... |
... |
... |
80,265 |
1,255 |
79,010 |
77,164 |
15 |
5 |
9,154 |
3 |
0 |
68,010 |
12 |
5 |
10,999 |
7 |
7 |
— |
6 |
Office of the Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commissioners |
... |
... |
... |
1,033,700 |
43,100 |
990,600 |
1,030,601 |
6 |
6 |
47,986 |
16 |
8 |
982,614 |
9 |
10 |
7,985 |
10 |
2 |
— |
7 |
Old Age Pensions |
... |
... |
3,817,250 |
2,000 |
3,815,250 |
3,702,992 |
9 |
9 |
3,273 |
1 |
0 |
3,699,719 |
8 |
9 |
115,530 |
11 |
3 |
— |
8 |
Management of Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stocks |
... |
... |
... |
22,750 |
— |
22,750 |
22,715 |
13 |
11 |
— |
22,715 |
13 |
11 |
34 |
6 |
1 |
— |
9 |
Office of Public Works |
... |
164,653 |
22,700 |
141,953 |
163,213 |
15 |
7 |
25,738 |
11 |
10 |
137,475 |
3 |
9 |
4,477 |
16 |
3 |
— |
10 |
Public Works and Buildings |
1,356,405 |
42,500 |
1,313,905 |
1,039,861 |
17 |
5 |
55,003 |
17 |
6 |
984,857 |
19 |
11 |
329,047 |
0 |
1 |
— |
11 |
Haulbowline Dockyard |
... |
3,530 |
— |
3,530 |
2,885 |
2 |
10 |
— |
2,885 |
2 |
10 |
644 |
17 |
2 |
— |
12 |
State Laboratory |
... |
... |
10,652 |
— |
10,652 |
10,449 |
8 |
0 |
— |
10,449 |
8 |
0 |
202 |
12 |
0 |
— |
13 |
Civil Service Commission |
25,073 |
4,000 |
21,073 |
23,901 |
10 |
5 |
5,481 |
11 |
9 |
18,419 |
18 |
8 |
2,653 |
1 |
4 |
— |
14 |
Irish Tourist Board |
... |
15,000 |
— |
15,000 |
14,045 |
0 |
0 |
— |
14,045 |
0 |
0 |
955 |
0 |
0 |
— |
15 |
Commissions and Special |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inquiries |
... |
... |
... |
5,953 |
— |
5,953 |
4,658 |
9 |
3 |
— |
4,658 |
9 |
3 |
1,294 |
10 |
9 |
— |
16 |
Superannuation and Retired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowances |
... |
... |
616,880 |
26,750 |
590,130 |
578,991 |
13 |
8 |
23,804 |
7 |
5 |
555,187 |
6 |
3 |
34,942 |
13 |
9 |
— |
17 |
Rates on Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
... |
... |
... |
154,685 |
540 |
154,145 |
153,920 |
2 |
9 |
556 |
0 |
10 |
153,364 |
1 |
11 |
780 |
18 |
1 |
— |
18 |
Secret Service |
... |
... |
20,000 |
— |
20,000 |
13,732 |
8 |
11 |
— |
13,732 |
8 |
11 |
6,267 |
11 |
1 |
— |
19 |
Expenses under the Electoral Act and the Juries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Act |
... |
... |
... |
16,750 |
— |
16,750 |
15,847 |
11 |
5 |
— |
15,847 |
11 |
5 |
902 |
8 |
7 |
— |
20 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
... |
12,570 |
— |
12,570 |
11,363 |
9 |
8 |
— |
11,363 |
9 |
8 |
1,206 |
10 |
4 |
— |
21 |
Stationery and Printing |
... |
229,544 |
33,305 |
196,239 |
224,518 |
16 |
10 |
45,090 |
5 |
9 |
179,428 |
11 |
1 |
16,810 |
8 |
11 |
— |
22 |
Valuation and Boundary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Survey |
... |
... |
... |
41,572 |
6,595 |
34,977 |
40,581 |
9 |
5 |
6,701 |
3 |
1 |
33,880 |
6 |
4 |
1,096 |
13 |
8 |
— |
23 |
Ordnance Survey |
... |
... |
27,642 |
1,505 |
26,137 |
27,207 |
5 |
9 |
3,066 |
12 |
6 |
24,140 |
13 |
3 |
1,996 |
6 |
9 |
— |
24 |
Supplementary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural Grants |
... |
... |
1,270,989 |
— |
1,270,989 |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
1,270,989 |
0 |
0 |
— |
|
|
|
25 |
Law Charges |
... |
... |
... |
81,985 |
5,770 |
76,215 |
81,197 |
7 |
10 |
5,805 |
7 |
3 |
75,392 |
0 |
7 |
822 |
19 |
5 |
— |
26 |
Universities and Colleges |
162,130 |
— |
162,130 |
161,639 |
7 |
6 |
— |
161,639 |
7 |
6 |
490 |
12 |
6 |
— |
27 |
Widows’ and Orphans’ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pensions |
... |
... |
... |
450,000 |
— |
450,000 |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
28 |
Emergency Scientific |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Bureau |
... |
... |
19,250 |
— |
19,250 |
10,652 |
6 |
2 |
— |
10,652 |
6 |
2 |
8,597 |
13 |
10 |
— |
29 |
Agriculture |
... |
... |
... |
1,530,478 |
263,238 |
1,267,240 |
1,036,018 |
7 |
10 |
270,058 |
2 |
3 |
765,960 |
5 |
7 |
501,279 |
14 |
5 |
— |
30 |
Agricultural Produce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsidies |
... |
... |
... |
870,000 |
— |
870,000 |
852,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
852,000 |
0 |
0 |
18,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
31 |
Fisheries |
... |
... |
... |
38,271 |
22,785 |
15,486 |
33,509 |
0 |
11 |
24,142 |
7 |
9 |
9,366 |
13 |
2 |
6,119 |
6 |
10 |
— |
32 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Justice |
... |
... |
... |
47,347 |
— |
47,347 |
46,725 |
16 |
6 |
— |
46,725 |
16 |
6 |
621 |
3 |
6 |
— |
33 |
Gárda Síochana |
... |
... |
2,287,191 |
19,975 |
2,267,216 |
2,263,342 |
10 |
7 |
22,792 |
18 |
10 |
2,240,549 |
11 |
9 |
26,666 |
8 |
3 |
— |
34 |
Prisons |
... |
... |
... |
136,005 |
15,290 |
120,715 |
130,616 |
6 |
8 |
12,525 |
9 |
9 |
118,090 |
16 |
11 |
2,624 |
3 |
1 |
— |
35 |
District Court |
... |
... |
46,991 |
— |
46,991 |
46,640 |
9 |
5 |
— |
46,640 |
9 |
5 |
350 |
10 |
7 |
— |
36 |
Circuit Court |
... |
... |
93,114 |
28,630 |
64,484 |
91,604 |
7 |
0 |
30,273 |
6 |
6 |
61,331 |
0 |
6 |
3,152 |
19 |
6 |
— |
37 |
Supreme Court and High |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Court of Justice |
... |
57,471 |
630 |
56,841 |
57,169 |
1 |
9 |
696 |
11 |
6 |
56,472 |
10 |
3 |
368 |
9 |
9 |
— |
38 |
Land Registry and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Registry of Deeds |
... |
51,066 |
— |
51,066 |
50,606 |
19 |
10 |
— |
50,606 |
19 |
10 |
459 |
0 |
2 |
— |
39 |
Public Record Office |
... |
6,470 |
— |
6,470 |
5,280 |
3 |
6 |
— |
5,280 |
3 |
6 |
1,189 |
16 |
6 |
— |
40 |
Charitable Donations and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bequests |
... |
... |
... |
3,557 |
48 |
3,509 |
3,409 |
7 |
3 |
47 |
14 |
8 |
3,361 |
12 |
7 |
147 |
7 |
5 |
— |
41 |
Local Government and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public Health |
... |
... |
1,910,716 |
24,603 |
1,886,113 |
1,735,288 |
6 |
11 |
27,564 |
13 |
3 |
1,707,723 |
13 |
8 |
178,389 |
6 |
4 |
— |
42 |
General Register Office |
... |
19,334 |
4,600 |
14,734 |
19,194 |
13 |
4 |
4,705 |
3 |
1 |
14,489 |
10 |
3 |
244 |
9 |
9 |
— |
43 |
Dundrum Asylum |
... |
20,986 |
1,216 |
19,770 |
20,868 |
6 |
3 |
1,220 |
17 |
7 |
19,647 |
8 |
8 |
122 |
11 |
4 |
— |
44 |
National Health Insurance |
542,875 |
65,799 |
477,076 |
524,601 |
17 |
6 |
64,718 |
8 |
9 |
459,883 |
8 |
9 |
17,192 |
11 |
3 |
— |
45 |
Office of the Minister for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education |
... |
... |
206,587 |
75 |
206,512 |
205,302 |
16 |
7 |
66 |
4 |
9 |
205,236 |
11 |
10 |
1,275 |
8 |
2 |
— |
46 |
Primary Education |
... |
4,160,582 |
97,543 |
4,063,039 |
4,099,788 |
14 |
2 |
97,095 |
13 |
8 |
4,002,693 |
0 |
6 |
60,345 |
19 |
6 |
— |
47 |
Secondary Education |
... |
607,970 |
39,940 |
568,030 |
593,498 |
16 |
3 |
39,754 |
10 |
2 |
553,744 |
6 |
1 |
14,285 |
13 |
11 |
— |
48 |
Technical Instruction |
... |
395,077 |
32,080 |
362,997 |
391,576 |
6 |
3 |
32,212 |
6 |
6 |
359,363 |
19 |
9 |
3,633 |
0 |
3 |
— |
49 |
Science and Art |
... |
... |
59,416 |
4,590 |
54,826 |
56,213 |
17 |
7 |
5,140 |
15 |
4 |
51,073 |
2 |
3 |
3,752 |
17 |
9 |
— |
50 |
Reformatory and Industrial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schools |
... |
... |
... |
140,050 |
5,600 |
134,450 |
134,253 |
3 |
4 |
7,460 |
16 |
1 |
126,792 |
7 |
3 |
7,657 |
12 |
9 |
— |
51 |
National Gallery |
... |
... |
4,807 |
— |
4,807 |
4,711 |
11 |
11 |
— |
4,711 |
11 |
11 |
95 |
8 |
1 |
— |
52 |
Lands |
... |
... |
... |
1,396,693 |
130,710 |
1,265,983 |
1,346,735 |
2 |
11 |
133,231 |
2 |
10 |
1,213,504 |
0 |
1 |
52,478 |
19 |
11 |
— |
53 |
Forestry |
... |
... |
... |
243,320 |
79,730 |
163,590 |
231,110 |
0 |
6 |
94,276 |
10 |
2 |
136,833 |
10 |
4 |
26,756 |
9 |
11 |
— |
54 |
Gaeltacht Services |
... |
... |
270,744 |
256,955 |
13,789 |
219,288 |
1 |
9 |
219,288 |
1 |
9 |
— |
13,789 |
0 |
0 |
— |
55 |
Industry and Commerce |
311,405 |
3,000 |
308,405 |
301,696 |
13 |
11 |
4,650 |
6 |
3 |
297,046 |
7 |
8 |
11,358 |
12 |
4 |
— |
56 |
Transport and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meteorological Services |
... |
... |
182,697 |
22,950 |
159,747 |
174 537 |
13 |
2 |
26 685 |
3 |
1 |
147,852 |
10 |
1 |
11 894 |
9 |
11 |
— |
57 |
Railway Tribunal |
... |
2,966 |
— |
2,966 |
2,212 |
16 |
4 |
— |
2,212 |
16 |
4 |
753 |
3 |
8 |
— |
58 |
Marine Service |
... |
... |
52,344 |
13,992 |
38,352 |
49,412 |
15 |
10 |
14,165 |
6 |
9 |
35,247 |
9 |
1 |
3,104 |
10 |
11 |
— |
59 |
Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assistance |
... |
... |
... |
1,750,089 |
713,940 |
1,036,149 |
1,614,403 |
14 |
10 |
729,289 |
18 |
11 |
885,113 |
15 |
11 |
151,035 |
4 |
|
— |
60 |
Industrial and Commercial Property Registration |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office |
... |
... |
... |
12,601 |
— |
12,601 |
11,932 |
19 |
6 |
— |
11,932 |
19 |
6 |
668 |
0 |
6 |
— |
61 |
Posts and Telegraphs |
... |
3,252,430 |
187,775 |
3,064,655 |
3,193,794 |
16 |
1 |
191,360 |
12 |
5 |
3,002,434 |
3 |
8 |
62,220 |
16 |
|
— |
62 |
Wireless Broadcasting |
... |
80,693 |
— |
80,693 |
75,512 |
13 |
11 |
— |
75,512 |
13 |
11 |
5,180 |
6 |
1 |
— |
63 |
Army |
... |
... |
... |
8,825,284 |
204,817 |
8,620,467 |
8,350,802 |
5 |
11 |
283,811 |
7 |
10 |
8,066,990 |
18 |
1 |
553,476 |
1 |
11 |
— |
64 |
Army Pensions |
... |
... |
595,300 |
— |
595,300 |
591,669 |
10 |
10 |
— |
591,669 |
10 |
10 |
3,630 |
9 |
2 |
— |
65 |
External Affairs |
... |
... |
102,579 |
— |
102,579 |
99,504 |
0 |
11 |
— |
99,504 |
0 |
11 |
3,074 |
19 |
1 |
— |
66 |
League of Nations |
... |
9,080 |
— |
9,080 |
9,078 |
19 |
7 |
— |
9,078 |
19 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
— |
67 |
Employment and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Emergency Schemes |
... |
... |
1,250,000 |
— |
1,250,000 |
1,216,301 |
17 |
11 |
— |
1,216,301 |
17 |
11 |
33,698 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
68 |
Children’s Allowances |
... |
1,548,958 |
— |
1,548,958 |
1,380,115 |
7 |
4 |
— |
1,380,115 |
7 |
4 |
168,842 |
12 |
8 |
|
|
|
69 |
Supplies |
... |
... |
... |
4,918,124 |
— |
4,918,124 |
4,730,251 |
1 |
8 |
— |
4,730,251 |
1 |
8 |
187,872 |
18 |
4 |
— |
70 |
Dublin Institute for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advanced Studies |
... |
... |
18,290 |
— |
18,290 |
14,400 |
0 |
0 |
— |
14,400 |
0 |
0 |
3,890 |
0 |
0 |
— |
71 |
Food Allowances |
... |
... |
570,000 |
— |
570,000 |
569,795 |
1 |
1 |
— |
569,795 |
1 |
1 |
204 |
18 |
11 |
— |
72 |
Damage to Property (Neutrality) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
... |
... |
... |
18,750 |
— |
18,750 |
6,112 |
9 |
8 |
— |
6,112 |
9 |
8 |
12,637 |
10 |
4 |
— |
73 |
Personal Injuries (Civilians) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation |
... |
... |
5,400 |
— |
5,400 |
2,543 |
18 |
10 |
— |
2,543 |
18 |
10 |
2,856 |
1 |
2 |
— |
74 |
Alleviation of Distress |
... |
100,000 |
— |
100,000 |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
75 |
Repayments to Contingency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fund |
... |
... |
... |
798 |
— |
798 |
797 |
15 |
8 |
— |
797 |
15 |
8 |
|
4 |
4 |
— |
|
Totals |
... |
... |
... |
£48,563,220 |
2,432,531 |
46,130,689 |
45,992,172 |
2 |
6 |
2,570,599 |
19 |
0 |
43,421,572 |
3 |
6 |
2,709,116 |
16 |
6* |
|
|
Estimated Expenditure |
Actual Expenditure |
Less than Estimated |
More than Estimated |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
Central Fund:— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service of Public Debt |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
3,100,410 |
0 |
0 |
2,896,043 |
2 |
3 |
204,366 |
17 |
9 |
— |
Road Fund |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
450,000 |
0 |
0 |
619,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
169,000 |
0 |
0 |
Payments to Local Taxation Account |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,069,968 |
0 |
0 |
1,065,796 |
3 |
3 |
4,171 |
16 |
9 |
— |
Other Central Fund Services |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
373,978 |
0 |
0 |
422,961 |
7 |
3 |
— |
48,923 |
7 |
3 |
Total of Central Fund Services |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
4,994,356 |
0 |
0 |
5,003,800 |
12 |
9 |
208,538 |
14 |
6 |
217,983 |
7 |
3 |
|
Grand Total of Expenditure |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
£48,425,372 |
16 |
3. |
|
|
|
* See note on preceding statement as to the manner of surrender of surpluses.
|
