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INDEX.

(References are to Questions in the Minutes of Evidence, save where stated.)

Agricultural Produce Subsidies—total charge to vote, 781; function of Butter Marketing Committee, 782; position of Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Fund, 783-785.

Agriculture—payment of fertilisers’ subsidies, 739-744; improvement of poultry and egg production, 744; grants to County Committees of Agriculture, 745; expenditure on scheme to encourage production of glass-house crops in Gaeltacht areas, 746-748; payments to Agricultural Credit Corporation for special temporary scheme of loans for purchase of cattle and sheep, 749; no expenditure on improvement of creamery industry, accounts of Dairy Disposal Company, 750-751, Appendix XXII; potato reserve scheme, 752; farm buildings scheme, 753; wheat vouchers for artificial fertilisers, non-availability of forms, 754-756; payments to Pedigree Seed Growers in respect of importation and distribution of seed wheat, 757-758; cost of operation of Compulsory Tillage Order, 759-760; collection of levies in respect of slaughter of cattle and sheep, 761; licences granted under Emergency Powers Orders, 762; excess of expenditure on agricultural schools and farms, 763; bad weather caused abandonment of tour of Britain by agricultural instructors, 764-766; printing of departmental publications, 767; rent of National Stud farm, 768; architect’s fees in respect of erection of glasshouses in Gaeltacht areas, 769-772; loans and grants for agricultural purposes, 773; payments to local authorities under Diseases of Animals (Ireland) Acts, 774-776; administration of Dairy Produce Acts, 777; wheat growers did not utilise credit vouchers in time, 778; sales of creameries, 779; appropriations in aid, 780.

Alleviation of Distress—apportionment of amount between various countries, 86; bacon sold on home market, 87; Supplementary Vote introduced primarily to widen ambit of vote, 88.

Appendices, List of—page 135.

Appropriation Accounts (1946-47)—Comparison of Audited Expenditure with Exchequer Issues and General Abstract of, Appendix I.

Appropriation Accounts (1947-48)—special subheads opened with sanction of the Department of Finance, Appendix III.

Army Pensions—documents in support of claims referred to referee and not available to Comptroller and Auditor-General, files sometimes did not indicate date of receipt, and doubt arose as to receipt of applications within statutory period, 615-621; double reckoning of pensions not in accordance with normal procedure but not contrary to Act, 622; Supplementary Estimate for revised pensions scheme, 623; compensation for death, etc., of members of Local Defence Force a disappearing item, 624.

Athletics—no expenditure during the year, 910.

Aviation and Meteorological Services—abandonment of scheme for village settlement near Shannon Airport, 716-721; constructional works at Shannon and Dublin Airports, 722-728; profit on management of Dublin Airport, 729; legislation introduced to extend limit of subsidy payable to Aer Rianta, 730; documents in connection with audit of receipts from landing fees, etc., 731-732; receipts from letting of rooms, 733; Shannon Airport catering services and sale of hostel, 734-737.

Boland, Mr. F. H.—External Affairs, 220-228.

Breathnach, Micheál—Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 357-362; Office of the Minister for Education, 363-365; Primary Education, 366-397; Secondary Education, 398-403; Technical Instruction, 404-418; Science and Art, 419-437; Reformatory and Industrial Schools, 438-441.

Charitable Donations and Bequests—income from fund originally donated for recovery of embezzled charities, 167-168.

Children’s Allowances—entire amount is paid out in allowances; number of families and children involved, 940-943.

Circuit Court—accuracy in estimating appropriations in aid due to fact that Revenue Commissioners inform Department of amount they are going to pay 355.

Civil Service and Local Appointments Commissions—increase in appropriations in aid due to increased receipts from local authorities in respect of previous year, 55.

Clarke, Mr. P. M.—purchase of turf by Army not in accordance with original contract, sanction subsequently given, 533-535; Department of Finance prepared to sanction purchase by Army of caps and coats in excess of requirements, 552-553.

Coffey, Mr. D.—Public Record Office, 246-248.

Commissions and Special Inquiries—Report of Commission on Youth Unemployment being drafted, 58; inquiry into proposed sale of Locke’s Distillery, 58-60, Appendix V.

Committee of Public Accounts—Interim Report, page v; Final Report page vii; election of Chairman, 1; attendance of members, Appendix XXVIII.

Comptroller and Auditor-General—Excess on Vote for Forestry, 2-6, 12, 25; accounts of Irish Tourist Board audited by, 56; compensation allowances payable to ex-civil servants and ex-members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, 61; amount spent on Vote for Alleviation of Distress and how divided, 86; bacon sold on home market for lower sum, 87; test examination of Revenue Account, 89; repayments of Customs and Excise duties to foreign diplomats, 90; remissions by Revenue Commissioners of duties on compassionate or equitable grounds, 91; claims against liquidator of Irish Employers’ Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd, 134; property purchased for broadcasting not utilised, 141; conversion of oil-burning plants, 143; loss of two barges written off, 146; additional expenditure on supply of turf due to contractor’s refusal to deliver, 148; tillage operations at Bourn Vincent Park, 152, 169; arrears of rents and bad or doubtful debts due to Commissioners of Public Works, 160; transfer of administration of Haulbowline Dockyard from Office of Public Works to Department of Defence, 161; material and plant transferred from Office of Public Works to Department of Defence, 217; advances to Irish nationals in respect of pensions due from Shanghai Municipal Council, 220; operation of Employment and Emergency Schemes, 229; cash shortages and misappropriations in Department of Posts and Telegraphs, 249; estimated receipts for staffing of wireless station not realised, 254; test examinations of stores, postal, telegraph and telephone services accounts, Post Office Savings’ Bank and Post Office Factory, 255, 257, 261, 265; reserve retained against depreciation of investments standing to credit of Post Office Savings’ Bank Fund, 264; Departments constituting Government Contracts’ Committee, 276; manufacturing and farm accounts of prisons, 339; average boarding costs of students in preparatory colleges, 366; accounts of receipts and expenditure of farms attached to colleges and reports of inspections thereof, 367; payment of salary to teachers during closing of school, 372; extension of period of service of teachers, 382; means test in connection with scholarships to Coláiste Muire le Tíos, 404; transfer of collection of Irish historical records purchased by means of Grant-in-Aid held up because of legal difficulties, 419; arrangements made with National Film Institute of Ireland for use of sound tracks in Irish and the extent to which availed of, 425; provisional grants towards the costs of housing schemes out of Transition Development Fund, 442; test examination of Motor Tax Accounts and proceeds of motor vehicle duties, 482-483; savings not usually given under different subheads on a Supplementary Estimate, 488; erection of camp by Corps of Engineers, formal covering sanction sought, 503; provision of transport by Army during strike and accidents arising therefrom, 507; failure of temporary Army officers to surrender uniforms on release, 514; distribution of air-raid equipment for peace-time purposes, 517; repair and renovation of corvettes, and collapse of furnace, 523; special arrangements for production of turf for use by Army, 528-532; employment of Construction Corps in development scheme by Irish Tourist Board, disposal of huts erected by Corps and claim by Board for employment of caretaker, 537; payment in compensation for damage done by military while in occupation of Mallow Hospital, 540; cost of contract for site clearance in Defence Vote increased because of delay in placing it, Finance sanction received, 544; purchase of premises for use by Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil, restrictive covenant in lease re use for military purposes, 546; articles of clothing issued to members of an Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil replaced in comparatively short time, regulations under consideration, recovery of clothing and equipment from discharged and non-efficient members, 554; old draft regulations applied to medical treatment of members of F.C.A. pending promulgation of new regulations, 561; collection of charges for use of military aerodromes by civilian aircraft, 564; overholding of married quarters by ex-soldiers after discharge, 565; pay, etc., of reservists charged to suspense account, irregular cashing of pay orders, part recovered, 569; statement of losses, store deficiencies and cash, 571; deficiency due to destruction of self-igniting grenades, 572; documents in support of claims for military service pensions referred to referee and not available to Comptroller and Auditor-General, 615-617; double reckoning of pensions not in accordance with usual procedure, 622; expenses of provision and distribution of milk in Galway City during strike, 625; details of food subsidies, increased subsidy to Dublin bakers because of wage increases, 626-676; subsidies on turf and timber fuel, 677-678; recoupment of local authorities in respect of losses on sale of turf, 685; advances to Mianraí Teoranta, and release from liability in respect of sums due, 689-694; operations of Bord na Móna, 699-705; miscellaneous fees collected, 706; abandonment of scheme for village settlement near Shannon Airport, 716; constructional works at Shannon and Dublin Airports, 722-728; profit on management of Dublin Airport, 729; subsidy payable to Aer Rianta reached limit and legislation needed to exceed it, 730; certain documents in connection with audit of receipts from landing fees, etc., not available, 731-732; receipts from letting of rooms, 733; Shannon Airport catering services and sale of hostel, 734-737; basis of payment of fertilisers’ subsidies, 739-744; improvement of poultry and egg production, 744; grants to County Committees of Agriculture, 745; expenditure on scheme to encourage production of glass-house crops in Gaeltacht areas, 746-748; payments to Agricultural Credit Corporation for special temporary scheme of loans for purchase of cattle and sheep, 749; no expenditure on improvement of creamery industry, 750; potato reserve scheme, 752; farm buildings scheme, 753; wheat vouchers for artificial fertilisers, 754; payments to importers of seed wheat, 757; cost of operation of Compulsory Tillage Order, 759; collection of outstanding levies in respect of slaughter of sheep and cattle, 761; extra receipts in respect of licences granted under Emergency Powers Orders, 762; charge to Agricultural Produce Subsidies Vote, 781; Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Fund, 783; advances for boats and gear, 786; advances by Sea Fisheries’ Association for general development purposes, 789; repayments of fishery loans, 790; improvement of estates occupied by migrants from Gaeltacht, 793; loans under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 872-873; industrial loan to Galway Granite Company, 874-880; apportionment of grants for cash allowances between Votes for Old Age Pensions and National Health Insurance, 911-915, 925; payments of substitutive allowances in lieu of sickness, etc., benefits during strike of officials of Cumann an Arachais Náisiúnta ar Shláinte, 925-928; sums overpaid to local authorities in respect of supply of footwear to necessitous persons recovered and treated as Exchequer extra receipts, 961; shortage of staff in office of, 977-979; is auditor of National Insurance accounts, 980; details of incidental expenses, 981; audits mostly carried out in Departments, 982; source of appropriations in aid, 983; accommodation for staff, 984.

Connolly, Mr. J.—Office of Public Works, 134-140; Public Works and Buildings, 141-166, 169-219.

Coyne, Dr. W. J.—Dundrum Asylum, 239-245.

Coyne, Mr. T. J.—Office of the Minister for Justice, 308-315; Garda Síochána, 316-338; Prisons, 339-351; District Court, 352-354; Circuit Court, 355; Supreme Court and High Court of Justice, 356.

Damage to Property (Neutrality) Compensation—compensation recovered from foreign Governments, 82; debts due by Irish nationals to German nationals recovered, 83; no prospect of recovering balance due, from Allied Governments, 84.

Defence—excess on cost of erection of huts by Corps of Engineers caused by employment of civilian labour; formal sanction now being sought, 503-506; provision of free transport by Army during Transport strike and compensation paid in respect of accidents, 507-510; Army insures boilers only, 509; increase in price of meat supplied, purchased through agents, 511-513; failure of temporary officers to surrender uniforms on release, 514-516; distribution of air-raid equipment for peace-time purposes, 517-522, Appendix XV; repair and renovation of corvettes and collapse of furnace, 523-527; special arrangements for supply of turf for Army as Department of Industry and Commerce not agreeable to Army needs being met from supplies for domestic users in non-turf areas, disparity in prices between turf supplied from Galway and Kerry and amount expended, 528-536, Appendices XVI and XX; withdrawal of Construction Corps from development scheme of Irish Tourist Board at Tramore, disposal of huts erected, claim of Board for caretaker’s expenses settled, 537-539; compensation paid in respect of damage caused during military occupation of Mallow Hospital, 540-543; cost of contract for site clearance increased because of delay in placing it due to error in registry: Finance sanction obtained for increased cost, 544-545; purchase of premises for use by An Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil, lease containing covenant against use for military purposes waived by agent, 546-549, Appendix XVII; purchase of coats and caps for An Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil in excess of requirements, Finance sanction to be sought, difficult to estimate requirements in advance, 550-553; articles of clothing issued to members of An Fórsa Cosanta Aitiúil replaced in a number of cases after a comparatively short time, regulations being prepared, recovery of equipment, etc., from discharged and non-efficient members, 554-560; old draft regulations applied to medical treatment of members of F.C.A. pending promulgation of new regulations, cases outside regulations, 561-563; charges collected by Aer Rianta in respect of use of military aerodromes by civilian aircraft remitted to Department, 564; overholding of married quarters by ex-soldiers, 565-569; pay of reservists charged to suspense account because of irregular cashing of pay orders, part of amount involved recovered, 569-570; statement of losses, etc., 571; destruction of grenades with Finance approval, 572-573; average strength below that provided for, 574; courses for officers more expensive, 574; gratuities not claimed possibly because people who went abroad were not aware of their entitlement to them, 575; only token estimate for re-enlistment bounties, but available if claimed, 576; expenditure on marriage allowances less: more civilians employed, more expensive, only tradesmen trained are mechanics in Air Corps, 577-581, Appendix XVIII; more vehicles purchased, 582; provisions and allowances in lieu decreased because of reduced strength: spirit and oil not used to extent anticipated, 583; less expenditure on warlike stores as up-to-date equipment not available, 584-586; air-raid precautions grants greater than anticipated, 587; saving on naval service due to non-purchase of vessels, 588; increased cost of fuel, etc., due to emergency situation and fact that Army no longer cuts own turf, 589; saving on barrack maintenance due to evacuation of certain barracks, 590; strength of Construction Corps below that provided for, 591; purchase of premises for married officers’ quarters caused over-expenditure, 592-593; compensation for damage to premises and in respect of accidents in which Army vehicles involved increased, 594-595; saving on purchase of barrack service equipment and laundry, 596; increased expenditure on advertising, 597; difficult to estimate number of reservists who will report for training, 598-599; expenses in connection with offences against the State Acts; medals, non-delivery of emergency service medals, 600-601; Canteen Board now runs canteens, 602; purchase of clothing above entitlement treated as appropriation in aid, 603; receipts from x-rays and aerial photographs, 604-605; Welfare Boards in Curragh purchase supplies from Army, 606; receipt of insurance money from Corporation in respect of fire at St. Anne’s, 607-610; statement of loss, 611; borrowed personnel returned, 612; figure for plant, etc., on transfer of administration of Haulbowline Island an agreed one, 613; presentation of flag to British Military College in accordance with usual practice, 614.

District Court—revised scales of pay for District Court Clerks not yet settled, 352; payment of commuted travelling allowances to District Justices, 353-354.

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies—amounts expended on buildings, 357, 361; purchase of Dunsink accounted for by Board of Works, 362.

Dundrum Asylum—cost of maintaining patient, 239-241; use of farm produce, 242; meat contracts, 243-244; increased cost of clothing, 245.

Education, Office of the Minister for—purchase of film projector, 363-364; receipts increased by remittances from exiles in America to verify educational attainments, 365.

Employment and Emergency Schemes—scope and operation of, 229; Farm Improvements Scheme, 230-232, 236, Appendix VIII; development work in bogs, 233-234; token Vote for reconditioning roads, 235; Lime Distribution Scheme, 237; checking of work sheets, 238.

External Affairs—advances to Irish nationals in respect of pensions due from Shanghai Municipal Council a new precedent, 220-223; contribution towards administrative expenses of Inter-Governmental Committee on refugees has disappeared, 224; money under Vote for cultural relations with other countries has to be re-voted, 225; money stolen from safe in Irish Consulate General, New York, 226; receipts for stamps purchased from Revenue Commissioners appear elsewhere but might be mentioned in Appropriation Account, 227-228.

Finance, Minister of—Minute on Report dated 16th February, 1950, of Committee of Public Accounts, Appendix II.

Finance, Office of the Minister for—surplus arising from borrowing of staff, 51; increase in travelling expenses due to ministerial and official meetings abroad, 52; reduction in appropriations in aid due to decrease in investments, 53.

Fisheries—advances on boats and gear made through Sea Fisheries Association, 786-788; advances by Sea Fisheries Association for general development purposes, 789; repayments of fishery loans, 790-792.

Forestry—excess on Vote, due to expenditure on materials for fencing unexpectedly received towards the close of the financial year, 2-34; Interim Report, page v; grants for afforestation paid to individuals, few because of scarcity of plants, 841-859; membership of Imperial Forestry Bureau, 860; sale of timber to highest bidder, increase in thinnings sold, 861-864; loss as result of fires, one malicious injury claim, 865-871.

Furlong, Dr. George J.—National Gallery, 497-502.

Gaeltacht Services—loans granted under Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 872-873; industrial loan to Galway Granite Company, 874-880; increase in travelling expenses, 881; increase in rates of allowances, delay in delivery of textile machinery for spinning mill, 882; general expenses increased, 883; location and extent of toy industry, 884-890; receipts and expenditure on rural industries, 891; poor prospects for leaden model industry, 892-893; location, etc., of industries operated, 894-895, Appendix XXIII; no hope of recovery of kelp and carrageen industries, position improved as regards sea rods, use of sea rods, 896-908; few grants under Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, no receipts for carrageen, 909.

Garda Síochána—accommodation for married men provided unnecessarily in barracks but necessary to maintain mobility and difficult to estimate number of married men living out, 316-322; saving on transport and carriage because maintenance of new cars is cheaper, 323-324; purchase of cars by repayable advances, 325, Appendix IX; drop in number of committals of children to industrial schools, etc., 326-327; compensation to Gardaí for private property maliciously destroyed and to members of public for injuries resulting from accidents with Garda vehicles, 328; scope of Incidental Expenses subhead, 329; compensation to Local Security Force determined by Emergency Powers Order, 330; accuracy in estimating appropriations in aid due to fact that Department receives an agreed amount, 331; disposal of fees for stamping of bottles and other weights and measures fees, 332-337, Appendix X; purchase of landau, 338.

Garvin, Mr. J.—Local Government, 442-496.

General Register Office—fees for birth certificates, 985-986; report contains much statistical material and printing is slow, 987.

General Report—savings on Estimates and amounts to be surrendered, 38.

Health—scope of statutory inquiries, 988; expenditure on survey of human nutrition now at end, reports being published, 989; some local authorities did not spend full grants for supply of milk to necessitous children, 990, 1003-1007, Appendix XXVI; basis of payment in respect of medical treatment, etc., of school children, 991-992; chemotherapy on tuberculosis transferred to Hospitals’ Trust Fund, 993-994; blood transfusion service, 995; schemes for treatment of venereal diseases in operation in most counties, 996-998; training of native Irish speakers in hospital nursing, 999-1000; costs payable by local authorities in respect of inquiries, 1001-1002; allowance for architectural services payable out of Hospitals’ Trust Fund, Chief Architectural adviser and his staff prepare plans, difficult to standardise plans, 1008-1013.

Industry and Commerce—expenses of provision and distribution of milk in Galway during strike, 625; amounts and rates of food subsidies paid, method of controlling prices, additional subsidies due to increased wages, 626-676, Appendix XIX; turf and timber fuel subsidies, 677-678; supply of turf to Army, 679-684, Appendices XVI and XX; payments to local authorities in recoupment of losses incurred on sale of turf, 685-688; advances to Mianraí Teoranta and release from liability in respect of sums due, 689-698, Appendix XXI; operations of Bord na Móna, 699-705; licence and other fees payable under statutory authority, 706-708; International Labour Office still in existence, 708; health embarkation certificates now dealt with by Department of Social Welfare, 710-711; Grants-in-Aid for production of turf for non-turf areas and cost of administration payable as applied for, scheme now discontinued, 712-713; ex-gratia payment to Deputy Chairman of Labour Court, 714-715.

Irish Tourist Board—accounts of, audited by Comptroller and Auditor-General, 56; annual report presented to both Houses, 57.

Justice, Office of the Minister for—increased expenditure on salaries due to increases (apart from consolidation) granted to staff of Censorship Board, 308; no expenditure on technical assistance for Rules’ Committee as barristers did not submit accounts, 309; use of private cars by officers at discretion of Department, 310-311; all Garda stations have telephones, 312; film censorship equipment was special subhead, 313; fines levied by District Court apportioned among certain Departments or paid into Fines’ Account and transferred to Exchequer, 314; difficult to estimate fines imposed by Special Court, 315.

Kennedy, Mr. P.—General Register Office, 985-987; Health, 988-1013.

Lands—improvement of estates occupied by migrants from Gaeltacht under migratory schemes, 793-817; State contribution towards land purchase, 818-819; remission of half annuity under 1933 Act, 820-823; high costs of Court cases in connection with resumption of holdings, 824; improvement of estates, 825-829; hire of herds and stock managers to look after untenanted land, 830-831; losses on unoccupied holdings, 832-834; payments to meet costs of legal proceedings, 835; repayment of bonds, 836-837; proceedings for recovery of arrears, 838; collection of tithes and rents for Church Temporalities Fund, 839; payments in lieu of rent, 840.

Law Charges—expenses of defence of public officials re acts done by them in execution of their duty, 70; apportionment of expenses of Inquiry into Locke’s Distillery, 71, Appendix V; accuracy in estimate for defence of public officials, 72-73; excess of appropriations in aid due to time lag between conclusion of cases and recovery of costs, 74; expenses of management of Local Loans Fund difficult to estimate closely as they fluctuate with number of loan agreements, 75.

Leydon, Mr. J.—Industry and Commerce, 625-715; Aviation and Meteorological Services, 716-737; Transport and Marine Services, 738.

Local Appointments Commission—See under Civil Service Commission.

Local Government—provisional grants towards costs of housing schemes out of Transition Development Fund fluctuate from time to time, 442-445; ceiling to costs of cottages, 446; building costs tend to stabilise, 447; costs of houses, size, etc., 448-464; materials for direct labour schemes, 465-468; competition in tendering for cottages desirable, 469-470; co-operation between builders’ providers and local authorities in direct labour schemes, 471-474; supplies for builders’ suppliers, 475; maintenance of houses by local authorities and special inspections, 476-481; examination of Motor Tax Account, 482; proceeds of duties on motor vehicles, 483; Motor Tax Account paid into Road Fund, which is accounted for under a different heading, 484-485; report of Committee on road surfacing not yet issued, 486; no grant to local authority under Housing (Amendment) Act, 1946: development works on bogs to disappear, 487; no details of savings under subheads in Supplementary Estimate, 488; fees payable by local authorities do not cover cost of audit, 489; Road Fund Account is to be printed in future, 490; diversion of Road Fund receipts in aid of general taxation, 492-493, Appendix XIV; civil servant appointed to act as Commissioner, when members of local authority are removed, is paid by local authority and his official salary treated as appropriation in aid, 494; salary of Anatomy officer now transferred to Department of Health, 495-496.

Mac an Bháird, Gilbert—Gaeltacht Services, 901-908.

McElligott, Mr. C. C.—Valuation and Boundary Survey, 125-130; Ordnance Survey, 131-133.

McElligott, Mr. J. J.—General Report, 38; President’s Establishment, 39; Houses of the Oireachtas, 40-44; Department of the Taoiseach, 45; Office of the Minister for Finance, 46-48; State Laboratory 49; Civil Service Commission, 50; Irish Tourist Board, 51-52; Commissions and Special Inquiries, 53-55; Superannuation and Retired Allowances, 56-57; Rates on Government Property, 58-61; Secret Service, 62; Miscellaneous, Expenses, 63-64; Law Charges, 65-70; Universities and Colleges, 71-75; Damage to Property (Neutrality) Compensation, 76-77; Personal Injuries (Civilian) Compensation, 78; Alleviation of Distress, 79-81.

MacLaughlin, Mr. E. J.—Employment and Emergency Schemes, 229-238.

MacMahon, Lieutenant-General P.—Defence, 503-614; Army Pensions, 615-624.

Martin, Mr. J. S.—Charitable Donations and Bequests, 167-168.

Members of Committee—attendance of, Appendix XXVIII.

Miscellaneous Expenses—contribution towards cost of structural alterations in Abbey Theatre a token figure, 68; Grants-in-Aid to Royal Zoological Society, Royal Irish Academy and Royal Irish Academy of Music, 69.

Miscellaneous Social Welfare Services—sums recovered as overpayments to local authorities brought to account as extra receipts, 961; provision of meals by urban authorities, 962; expenditure of money for welfare of blind, 963-969; supply of fuel for necessitous families still in operation, 970; supply of footwear for necessitous children, 971-974, Appendix XXV; assistance in kind except footwear has disappeared, 975; emergency cooked food centres have gone, 976.

Mooney, Mr. J.—explanation for excess vote satisfactory, 13; Amending State Property Bill in preparation, 880.

Nally, Mr. W. F.—Forestry (Excess), 7-34; Lands, 793-840; Forestry, 841-871; Gaeltacht Services, 872-909; Athletics, 910.

National Health Insurance—proportion of grants for additional cash allowances chargeable to Vote: payments of substitutive allowances during strike, 925-928; basis of assessment of grants-in-aid for medical benefits, 929-932; saving on benefits, expenses of administration, etc., partially due to strike, 933; substitutive allowances made during strike, 934; sums irrecoverable usually on low side, 935; checks exercised and number of prosecutions instituted, 936-939, Appendix XXIV.

National Gallery—two pictures purchased during year, 497; Grant-in-aid increased because of increase in price of pictures, 498; lighting scheme should be finished soon: work done by contractor, 499-502.

Ó Broin, Leon—Posts and Telegraphs, 249-297; Wireless Broadcasting, 298-307.

Ó Broin, Seán—Agriculture, 739-780; Agricultural Produce Subsidies, 781-785; Fisheries, 786-792.

O’Donovan, Mr. D. J.—Old Age Pensions, 911-921; Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions, 922-924; National Health Insurance, 925-939; Children’s Allowances, 940-943; Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance, 944-959; Office of the Minister for Social Welfare, 960; Miscellaneous Social Welfare Services, 961-976.

Ó Faoilleacháin, S. B.—Stationery and Printing, 112-124.

Oireachtas, Houses of the—increment of Chief Translator, 40; different scales for ushers and attendants, 41-45; no subsidy paid to caterers this year in respect of Oireachtas Restaurant, 46-49.

Old Age Pensions—apportionment of grants for additional cash allowances between Vote and that for National Health Insurance, 911-915; replacement of food vouchers by cash supplements resulted in excess payments, 916-917; additional cash allowances and their apportionment, 918-919; recovery of overpayments, each case dealt with on merits, 920-921.

Ordnance Survey—increase in sale of maps, 131-132; demand for facsimile reproduction of ancient manuscripts originates with Stationery Office, 133.

Personal Injuries (Civilians) Compensation—compensation recovered from foreign Governments, all outstanding claims met by State, 85.

Posts and Telegraphs—losses in respect of cash shortages and misappropriations and amount made good, 249-252; number of investigation officers, increased with expansion of service, 253; deficiency in appropriations in aid due to estitimated sum in respect of staffing of wireless stations not being realised, 254; test examination of stores accounts, 255-256; engineering stores, 257; department carries own insurance, 258; stores awaiting repair and condemnation, 259-260; test examinations of accounts for the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone services, 261; Post Office Savings Bank Accounts, 262-263; reserve retained against depreciation of investments, 264; test examination of accounts of Post Office Factory, 265-267; unforeseen expenditure in connection with General Election, 268; increase in mails carried by road on contractual basis, 269-271; conveyance of mails by air—increase of profits offset increased expenditure, 272-273; decline in telegraph traffic continued, 274; bicycles procured by tender, approved by Government Contracts Committee, 275-278; saving on uniforms due to delay in delivery and furnishing claims, 279-281; shortage of stamps and forms due to printing difficulties, 282-284; no work done on maintaining cross-Channel cables, 285-287; saving on contract work because accounts were not submitted, 288; installation of new telephones, 289-291; materials for equipping civil aviation and meteorological wireless services arrived late and caused saving, 292; receipts from British Government for staffing of wireless stations, 293-294; engineering stores sold by tender, 295; return of staff on loan, 296; repair of vehicles, 297.

President’s Establishment—saving due to vacancy for higher executive officer remaining unfilled for part of year, 39.

Primary Education—average boarding costs of students in preparatory colleges, 366; receipts and expenditure on farms attached to colleges and periodic inspections thereof, 367-371; payment of salaries to two teachers from closing of school certified as dangerous until arrangements made for them to join staff of other schools, 372-381; extension of period of service of certain teachers, 382; number of teachers trained, 383; admission of additional number of women students, 384; lesser number of teachers attending Irish Colleges, 385; number sitting for primary examination subject to casual fluctuation, 386; maps and charts unobtainable, 387; expenditure on heating and cleaning schools, 388-390; special evening classes in Dublin to make up for strike not largely availed of and discontinued: numbers attending, 391-396, Appendix XI; scale of payments from Reid Bequest and Fr. O’Halloran Memorial Fund, 396-397, Appendix XII.

Prisons—examination of manufacturing and farm accounts, 339; cost of feeding prisoners increased, 340-341; supply of medicines, etc., 342; increase of expenditure on telephones, 343; detention of criminal lunatics, 344-345; payment of gratuities to prisoners, 346; Grant-in-Aid to Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Societies, 347-348; production on farms attached to prisons, 349; deficiency in appropriations-in-aid due to decrease in production of bread, clothes and boots, 350-351,

Public Record Office—purchase of historical documents, 246-248.

Public Works and Buildings—property purchased for broadcasting not utilised, 141-142; conversion to oil-burning plants, 143-145; loss of two barges written off, 146-147; refusal of contractor to deliver turf, 148-151; tillage operations at Bourn Vincent Memorial Park, 152-159, 169-170, Appendix VI: arrears of rents and bad or doubtful debts, 160; transfer of administration of Haulbowline Dockyard to Department of Defence, 161; purchase of properties, 162; sale of buildings not appropriated to public departments, 163-164: reduced expenditure on new works, alterations and additions due to difficulties in building trade and difficulty in estimating closely, 165-166; purchase of properties for which no provision was made, covered in Supplementary Estimate, 171-174; difficult to estimate subheads A, B and C with any degree of accuracy, 175-178; lighting system at entrance to Leinster House, 179-181; accommodation for geological collection and staff restaurant at Iveagh House. 182; deferred work, 183; work on customs houses, 184; expenditure on, Tully Stud Farm difficult to estimate because of extras, 185-186; replacement and planning of Garda barracks, really a matter for Department of Justice, 187-190; barracks at Enniscrone, 192; lighting and defective stonework of National Gallery and National Museum, 192-194; post office at St. Andrew Street to be constructed by contractors, 195-196; Department of Defence, 197; Army Swimming Pool, 198; Kildare barracks, 199, Appendix VII; gateway at Parkgate Street, 200; shelters in Stephen’s Green, 201; alterations in mail boat pier at Dún Laoghaire, 202; requisitions of furniture, etc., 203; Central Furniture Stores, 204; rents and rates paid by Office of Public Works, 205; Phoenix Park National School, 206-209; Barrow drainage, 209; maintenance of machinery for arterial drainage, 210; insufficient staff to carry out arterial drainage surveys, 211-212; rates for hire of dredgers and excavators increased, 213; ex gratia payment to contractor who omitted to put contingency clause in contract, 214; compensation for damage to premises at Kenilworth Square, 215; work undertaken on behalf of Department of Defence, 216; materials and plant transferred to Department of Defence, 217; expenditure from Telephone Capital Account, 218; sale of premises, with option of re-assignment, to Institute for Industrial Research and Standards at a nominal rent, 219.

Public Works, Office of—claims against liquidator of Irish Employers’ Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd., 134-135; expenses of management of Local Loans Fund, 136-138; amounts sent in by mistake for stamps, 139; recoupment of salary in respect of loss of services for officers injured in accidents, 140.

Rates on Government Property—increase due to general increase in rates, and acquisition of additional properties, 63-65; method of assessing rates on Government Property, 65-66, Appendix IV.

Reformatory and Industrial Schools—saving on expenditure on new industrial school due to delay in preparation of plans and in securing a building licence, which was issued in proper rotation, 438-439; payments borne by parents, etc., 440; decrease in number of children in detention, 441.

Reports of Committee—Interim, page v; Final, page vii.

Revenue Commissioners, Office of the—test examination of Revenue Account, 89; repayments of Customs and Excise duties to foreign diplomats, 90; remissions of duties on compassionate or equitable grounds, 91; over-expenditure on Conjoint office due to unforseen variation in staff, 92; revision of remuneration of Distributor of Stamps, 93; remuneration of Collectors of Taxes based on number of items, 94-95; increased expenditure on uniforms, 96; purchase of bicycles, 97; motor-cars on frontier patrols, 98; incidental expenses, 99; compensation for injuries claims, 100; Commissioners carry their own insurance, 101; take legal advice before contesting cases, 102; cash shortages unusual, 103; fines and forfeitures, 104, 107; services and expenses in connection with the General Lighthouse Fund, 105; increase in special attendances due to increased activity at the ports, 106; rewards to officers scaled on commonsense basis, 108-110; increase in proceeds of customs sales not expected to continue, 111.

Rice, Mr. R. P.—office of the Revenue Commissioners, 89-111.

Science and Art—transfer of collection of Irish historical records purchased by means of Grant-in-Aid held up pending Court order to decide the question of ownership, 419-424; arrangements made with National Film Institute of Ireland for use of sound tracks in Irish films and extent to which shown, 425-430; National Museum keeps balance of Grant-in-Aid for purchase of specimens in reserve, 431-434; Supplementary Estimate to purchase Ormonde archives, 435; production of film on potato culture on behalf of Department of Agriculture not proceeded with, 436; no medals yet issued uuder Dr. Hyde’s bequest but subject matter of first competition to be published shortly, 437.

Secondary Education—no courses in Irish held but payment was made for a mathematical course, 398; operation of Erasmus Smith Endowment Scheme, amount for rebuilding of school not entirely expended, 399-403.

Secret Service—surplus on vote, 67.

Social Welfare, Office of the Minister for—salaries, wages and allowances borne on this Vote, 960.

State Laboratory—decrease in extra receipts due to officer not being required as long as anticipated on peat analysis, 54; consolidation of salaries and bonuses, 54.

Stationery and Printing—accounts not submitted during financial year and increased wages augmented prices, 112-114; over-expenditure on Oireachtas Debates, 115-116; Oireachtas Handbook, 117-118; saving on printing for public departments as issue of ration book not completed within year, 119; price of paper decreasing, 120; excess on binding due to improvement in supplies, 121; sale of maps and publications, 122; accounts of Iris Oifigiúil published in Estimate, 123; advertising Departments select media, 124.

Superannuation and Retired Allowances—compensation allowances payable to ex-civil servants and ex-members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, 61; additional payments by way of compensation made under Article X of Treaty recouped in full by British Government, 62.

Supreme Court and High Court of Justice—travelling expenses of High Court on Circuit, 356.

Taoiseach, Department of the—allowance for motor car ceased during year, 50.

Technical Instruction—extension of means scale in respect of scholarships awarded to students of Coláiste Muire le Tíos, 404-406, Appendix XIII; saving on superannuation due to retention of number of Chief Executive Officers, 407-410; annual grants to Vocational Education Committees vary with the area, 411-418.

Transport and Marine Services—grants for harbour improvements, 738.

Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance—dispute with local authorities re amounts for which liable in respect of unemployment assistance settled, amounts in dispute paid, 944-952; payments to trade unions, 953; decrease in number of people entitled to assistance, 954; register of agricultural and turf workers now discontinued, 955; transfer of harvest workers discontinued, 956; advance of fares to turf workers repaid by Bord na Móna, 957-958; variation in appropriations-in-aid due to variation in sale of stamps, 959.

Universities and Colleges—saving due to postponement of certain building items, 76; Committee not concerned with how Grant-in-Aid is spent, 77; apportionment between Colleges of building costs, 78; postponement of building in University College, Galway, 79; Grant-in-Aid for blood transfusion services matter for Department of Health, 80; details might be set out in this Vote, 81.

Valuation and Boundary Survey—increase in travelling expenses due to increased rate of allowances, 125; increased amount received in fees for extracts from lists, copies of maps, etc., 126; repayments by local authorities in respect of annual revision of valuation, 127-128; method of redress of person whose land is wrongly valued, 129-130.

Wann, Mr. W. E.—See Comptroller and Auditor-General.

Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions—payment to Pensions Fund ceased as result of abolition of cash supplements, 922-923; allowances in kind have also disappeared, 924.

Wireless Broadcasting—saving in salaries due to posts in orchestra not being filled, 298; recruitment of actors, 299; size of orchestra and recruitment of permanent conductor, 300-302; broadcasts by céilidhe bands, 303-305; unanticipated purchase of piano, 306; complaints of tone of pianos, 307.

Witnesses—list of, page xxv.