Committee Reports::Interim and Final Report - Appropriation Accounts 1947 - 1948::14 July, 1950::Appendix

1946-47.

GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.

After Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General and Review by the Committee of Public Accounts.


Number of Vote

 

Grants and estimated receipts, 1942-43

Expenditure, 1942-43

Difference between Exc equer Grants And Net Expenditure (Cols. 3 and 6).

Service

Estimated Gross Expenditure

Estimated Receipts in Aid of Grants

Exchequer Grants

Gross Expenditure

Actual Receipts in Aid

Net Expenditure

Amount Allocated from Vote for Civil Service Remuneration

Surpluses

Deficits

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

 

 

£

£

£

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

1

President’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establishment

...

...

...

4,600

4,600

4,102

11

2

4,102

11

2

497

8

10

2

Houses of the Oireachtas

137,500

137,500

134,728

8

3

134,728

8

3

2,771

11

9

3

Department of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taoiseach

...

...

17,000

17,000

17,039

18

0

17,039

18

0

39

18

0

4

Comptroller and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auditor-General

...

...

26,922

2,075

24,847

27,473

15

2

2,075

10

0

25,398

5

2

551

15

2

0

10

0

5

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance

...

...

87,955

2,755

85,200

87,707

17

11

4,935

0

0

82,772

17

11

2,427

2

1

6

Office of the Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioners

...

1,274,180

64,000

1,210,180

1,252,558

4

4

72,972

8

6

1,179,585

15

10

30,594

4

2

 

7

Old Age Pensions

...

3,782,250

2,000

3,780,250

3,737,000

6

10

3,499

14

3

3,733,500

12

7

46,749

7

5

8

Management of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Stocks

...

...

22,400

22,400

22,395

11

1

22,395

11

1

4

8

11

9

Office of Public Works

...

192,900

23,500

169,400

183,566

11

3

25,106

7

3

158,460

4

0

10,939

16

0

10

Public Works and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings

...

...

...

1,030,850

49,950

980,900

845,505

16

2

70,013

11

0

775,492

5

2

205,407

14

10

27

Windows’ and Orphans’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pensions

...

...

450,000

450,000

450,000

0

0

450,000

0

0

28

Dublin Institute for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Studies

...

41,150

41,150

28,250

0

0

28,250

0

0

12,900

0

0

29

Agriculture

...

...

1,268,079

274,379

993,700

1,212,780

13

3

272,848

5

10

939,932

7

5

53,767

12

7

30

Agricultural Produce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidies

...

...

950,000

950,000

924,948

9

4

924,948

9

4

25,051

10

8

31

Fisheries

...

...

54,700

17,850

36,850

48,121

2

1

17,949

13

5

30,171

8

8

6,678

11

4

32

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justice

...

...

59,390

59,390

57,713

16

1

57,713

16

1

1,676

3

11

33

Garda Síochána

...

2,666,684

43,904

2,622,780

2,626,152

14

1

46,753

0

9

2,579,399

13

4

43,380

6

8

34

Prisons

...

...

153,643

18,893

134,750

146,516

19

8

17,988

1

7

128,528

18

1

6,221

1

11

 

35

District Court

...

...

58,040

58,040

55,808

10

4

55,808

10

4

2,231

9

8

36

Circuit Court

...

...

96,650

26,770

69,880

95,925

0

2

29,188

13

0

66,736

7

2

3,143

12

10

 

 

 

37

Supreme Court and High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Court of Justice

...

63,490

260

63,230

64,963

0

11

417

18

4

64,545

2

7

1,473

0

11

157

18

4

38

Land Registry and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registry of Deeds

...

58,690

58,690

57,793

3

7

57,793

3

7

896

16

5

39

Public Record Office

...

6,310

6,310

6,315

17

2

6,315

17

2

5

17

2

40

Charitable Donations and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bequests

...

...

4,028

48

3,980

4,194

4

10

47

14

8

4,146

10

2

166

10

2

41

Local Government and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Health

...

2,034,460

27,600

2,006,860

1,941,081

19

1

30,673

6

1

1,910,408

13

0

96,451

7

0

 

 

 

42

General Register Office

22,165

6,225

15,940

22,887

5

3

8,599

12

10

14,287

12

5

722

5

3

2,374

12

10

43

Dundrum Asylum

...

23,960

1,310

22,650

23,641

13

6

1,424

5

3

22,217

8

3

432

11

9

44

National Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

...

...

...

566,425

72,325

494,100

564,252

14

7

76,399

12

1

487,853

2

6

6,246

17

6

45

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

...

...

235,695

75

235,620

231,508

14

6

72

17

11

231,435

16

7

4,184

3

5

46

Primary Education

...

4,374,532

97,462

4,277,070

4,328,713

15

0

97,326

9

3

4,231,387

5

9

45,682

120

 

47

Secondary Education

...

734,660

39,900

694,760

730,879

16

8

39,447

1

7

691,432

15

1

3,327

4

11

48

Technical Instruction

...

494,380

32,420

461,960

486,740

5

0

32,194

15

3

454,545

9

9

7,414

10

 

49

Science and Art

...

86,679

5,319

81,360

80,302

7

4

4,400

12

9

75,901

14

7

5,458

5

5

50

Reformatory and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Schools

...

...

157,264

10,244

147,020

156,595

2

6

10,836

7

1

145,758

15

5

1,261

4

7

51

National Gallery

...

6,400

6,400

6,264

0

10

6,264

0

10

135

19

2

52

Lands

...

...

...

1,506,400

130,760

1,375,640

1,401,552

16

7

137,662

14

8

1,263,890

1

11

111,749

18

1

53

Forestry

...

...

344,260

57,130

287,130

320,620

8

7

95,780

10

11

224,839

17

8

62,290

2

4

54

Gaeltacht Services

...

343,081

280,096

62,985

290,905

4

3

258,899

14

0

32,005

10

3

30,979

9

9

 

 

 

55

Industry and Commerce

5,187,392

9,692

5,177,700

5,043,438

16

10

10,160

8

4

5,033,278

8

6

144,421

11

6

56

Transport and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meteorological Services

...

950,170

57,550

892,620

793,286

15

6

59,872

4

9

733,414

10

9

159,205

9

3

57

Children’s Allowances

...

2,195,950

2,195,950

2,179,316

10

5

2,179,316

10

5

16,633

9

7

58

Marine Service

...

...

35,829

5,149

30,680

32,748

12

3

5,245

2

1

27,503

10

2

3,176

9

10

 

 

 

11

Haulbowline Dockyard

3,550

3,550

3,096

1

1

3,096

1

1

453

18

11

12

State Laboratory

...

12,600

12,600

10,522

0

3

10,522

0

3

2,077

19

9

13

Civil Service Commission

32,700

7,000

25,700

30,693

10

10

7,159

17

4

23,533

13

6

2,166

6

6

14

Irish Tourist Board

...

38,000

38,000

32,012

0

0

32,012

0

0

5,988

0

0

15

Commissions and Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inquiries

...

...

9,260

9,260

7,656

7

1

7,656

7

1

1,603

12

11

16

Superannuation and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retired Allowances

...

685,405

23,955

661,450

659,094

18

2

22,334

2

0

636,760

16

2

24,689

3

10

17

Rates on Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property

...

...

169,275

625

168,650

167,785

15

7

657

12

6

167,128

3

1

1,521

16

11

18

Secret Service

...

15,000

15,000

6,011

19

8

6,011

19

8

8,988

0

4

19

Expenses under the Electoral Act and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juries Act

...

...

16,000

16,000

15,620

4

5

15,620

4

5

379

15

7

20

Miscellaneous Expenses

10,040

10,040

8,730

4

7

8,730

4

7

1,309

15

5

21

Stationery and Printing

253,559

45,229

208,330

252,499

6

2

45,982

17

2

206,516

9

0

1,813

11

0

22

Valuation and Boundary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Survey

...

...

47,335

6,695

40,640

48,278

11

2

6,865

12

6

41,412

18

8

943

11

2

170

12

6

23

Ordnance Survey

...

43,519

4,619

38,900

42,570

18

8

5,709

13

9

36,861

4

11

2,038

15

1

24

Supplementary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture Grants

...

...

2,311,389

2,311,389

2,311,366

8

8

2,311,366

8

8

22

11

4

25

Law Charges

...

...

96,930

4,350

92,580

87,369

0

4

4,621

14

0

82,747

6

4

9,832

13

8

26

Universities and Colleges

235,130

235,130

222,668

10

10

222,668

10

10

12,461

9

2

59

Unemployment Insurance and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployment Assistance

...

1,717,115

694,055

1,023,060

1,713,583

8

11

701,134

13

9

1,012,448

15

2

10,611

4

10

60

Industrial and Commercial Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration Office

...

...

15,330

15,330

14,504

3

10

14,504

3

10

825

16

2

61

Posts and Telegraphs

...

4,141,474

214,339

3,927,135

4,037,237

17

6

211,138

6

9

3,826,099

10

9

101,035

9

3

62

Wireless Broadcasting

198,100

198,100

96,990

0

4

96,990

0

4

101,109

19

8

63

Army

...

...

...

5,655,930

520,000

5,135,930

5,427,262

19

7

558,832

1

3

4,868,430

18

4

267,499

0

 

64

Army Pensions

...

834,030

834,030

825,391

6

10

825,391

6

10

8,638

13

2

65

External Affairs

...

124,710

124,710

128,567

19

11

128,567

19

11

3,857

19

11

66

League of Nations

...

20,220

20,220

20,172

16

10

20,172

16

10

47

3

2

67

Employment and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency Schemes

...

1,250,000

1,250,000

1,004,754

10

10

1,004,754

10

10

245,245

9

2

68

Food allowances

...

595,000

595,000

586,175

11

6

586,175

11

6

8,824

8

6

69

Damage to Property (Neutrality)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

...

...

...

19,200

19,200

9,804

2

7

9,804

2

7

9,395

17

5

70

Personal Injuries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Civilians) Compensation

...

4,600

4,600

4,222

18

1

4,222

18

1

377

1

11

71

Repayment of Trade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans Advances

...

2,112

2,112

2,111

13

9

2,111

13

9

0

6

3

72

Alleviation of Distress

...

3,000,000

3,000,000

1,815,514

4

5

1,815,514

4

5

1,184,485

15

7

 

 

 

73

Transition Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund

...

...

...

5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

0

0

5,000,000

0

0

74

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health

...

...

3,340

3,340

1,390

15

0

1,390

15

0

1,949

5

0

75

Office of the Minister for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Welfare

...

400

400

358

16

10

358

16

10

41

3

2

76

Civil Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remuneration

...

...

...

19,230

19,230

7,760

17

9

7,760

17

9

11,469

2

3

77

Repayments to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingency Fund

...

...

912

912

911

9

9

911

9

9

0

10

3

 

Total

...

...£

58,388,508

2,880,508

55,508,000

55,328,991

2

1

2,997,228

4

5

52,331,762

17

8

7,760

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*7,760

17

9

 

 

 

*7,760

17

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,321,230

4

4

 

 

 

52,324,001

19

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total amount to be surrendered

...

 

3,183,998

0

1

 

 

 

 

Estimated Expenditure

Actual Expenditure

Less than Estimated

More than Estimated

 

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Central fund:—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service of Public Debt

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

3,358,045

0

0

3,277,709

6

10

80,335

13

2

Road Fund

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

1,150,000

0

0

1,457,000

0

0

307,000

0

0

Payments to Local Taxation Account

..

..

..

..

1,094,317

0

0

1,120,159

0

8

25,842

0

8

Other Central Fund Services

..

..

..

..

..

..

121,210

0

0

124,584

2

1

3,374

2

1

Total of Central Fund Services

..

..

..

..

5,723,572

0

0

5,979,452

9

7

80,335

13

2

336,216

2

9

 

Grand total of expenditure

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

 

£58,303,454

9

6

 

 

 

* The sum of £7,760 17s. 9d. has been included under both the Civil Service Remuneration Vote and in the expenditure of the Departments as shown in Column “Amount allocated from Vote for Civil Service Remuneration.” The actual expenditure (gross) is therefore £55,321,230 4s. 4d. and the net expenditure £52,324,001 19s. 11d.