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APPENDIX IV.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS, 1950-51 (VOTE 9, SUBHEAD B.)

Work							Total	Vote	Expenditure
No.	Service and Description						Estimate	1950-51										Observations
									1950-51			to 31/3/50			to 31/3/51
							£	£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	President’s Establishment:
1	Arus an Uachtaráin—Improvements
	and Furnishing			...	...	...	92,000	3,680	2,777	0	7	50,884	16	1	53,661	16	8	In progress.
								3,680	2,777	0	7
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
2	Improvement of Entrance				...	...	8,000	820	1,226	1	0	6,333	17	11	7,559	18	11	Completed.
	Department of Finance:
3	Dublin, Iveagh House—Office accommodation and Staff Restaurant						81,500	30,000	33,087	7	4	28,433	2	11	61,520	10	3	In progress.
4	Dublin Castle—Renovations				...	...	—	550	3	13	6	—			3	13	6	Preliminary work.
5	Dublin Custom House—Improvement
	of lay out of Grounds				...	...	8,500	1,500	2,825	5	6	5,415	1	11	8,240	7	5	Virtually completed.
6	Dublin Custom House—West
	Courtyard Approach—Alterations					...	450	450	477	4	9	—			477	4	9	In progress.
7	Dublin Inland Revenue, 14/15 Upper O’Connell Street—Additional Sanitary
	Accommodation			...	...	...	500	500	485	5	0	—			485	5	0	In progress.
8	Lifford Customs and Excise—Official
	Garage and Married Quarters					...	9,200	3,000	1,767	5	8	6,834	0	5	8,601	6	1	In progress.
9	Waterford Government Offices—
	Erection		...	...	...	...	182,100	5,000	2,331	11	1	6,157	2	9	2,331 6,157	11 2	1 9	This work is now combined with Waterford Post Office, previously a separate work. In progress.
10	Office of Public Works—Central Engineering Workshop and Stores—
	New premises		...	...	...	...	252,500	20,000	10,585	7	1	11,288	18	5	21,874	5	6	In progress.
11	Cenotaph		...	...	...	...	13,000	12,000	15,971	17	9	6,666	1	5	22,637	19	2	In progress.
	Harbours:
12	Buncrana—Improvements				...	...	1,050	1,050	—			—			—			Postponed.
13	Dun Laoghaire—Provision of Crane					...	8,600	8,600	—			—			—			Postponed.
14	Dun Laoghaire—Public Lighting					...	2,300	2,300	—			—			—			Postponed.
								£84,950	£67,534	17	8
	Department of Agriculture:
15	Fisheries Branch—2 Kildare Place—
	Installation of Laboratory					...	450	450	790	7	6	56	11	4	846	18	10	In progress.
16	Land Rehabilitation Section—
	Additional accommodation			...	...	...	1,000	1,000	848	19	1	—			848	19	1	In progress.
17	Botanic Gardens—Erection of New
	Fern House		...	...	...	...	6,000	5,000	20	9	8	—			20	9	8	Preliminary work.
18	Athenry Agricultural School—Poultry
	Hatchery		...	...	...	...	3,550	3,500	—			—			—			Postponed.
19	Athenry Agricultural School—
	Provision of Electric Power				...	...	480	350	52	16	6	130	13	3	183	9	9	In progress.
20	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—New
	Piggeries		...	...	...	...	7,500	5,000	3,151	6	3	1,962	3	5	5,113	9	8	In progress.
21	Clonakilty Agricultural School—
	Poultry Hatchery			...	...	...	3,125	3,000	3	2	9	—			3	2	9	Preliminary work.
22	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—
	Adaptations		...	...	...	...	21,000	5,000	1,910	17	8	—			1,910	17	8	In progress.
23	Johnstown Castle—Adaptations and
	Renovations		...	...	...	...	85,000	36,000	22,050	15	6	53,188	12	11	75,239	8	5	In progress.
24	Munster Institute—Introduction of
	Shannon Electric Power				...	...	2,500	350	338	2	6	1,115	4	7	1,453	7	1	In progress.
25	Munster Institute—Poultry Hatchery						4,500	4,500	—			—			—			Postponed.
26	Veterinary College—Improvements					...	123,000	1,650	3,863	17	10	72,237	9	10	76,101	7	8	In progress.
27	Veterinary Research Institute—New
	Premises		...	...	...	...	—	4,000	—			1,032	17	7	1,032	17	7	Not proceeded with.
27(a)	Athenry Agricultural Station—
	Accommodation for Course for Adults					...	3,300	—	1,120	18	4	—			1,120	18	4	In progress.
27(c)	Grange Farm—Cow Byres				...	...	2,100	—	1,125	0	0	—			1,125	0	0	In progress.
	Fishery, Etc., Harbours:
28	Dredging Operations—Arklow Harbour						9,400	7,000	2,068	6	1	—			2,068	6	1	In progress.
29	Works of Economic Development—
	Greencastle Harbour					...	9,500	7,000	339	8	9	—			339	8	9	In progress.
								83,800	37,684	8	5
	Department of Justice:
30	Gárda Síochana Depot—New Electrical
	Distribution System				...	...	1,000	1,000	53	12	0	—			53	12	0	Preliminary Work.
	Garda Siochana Barracks:
31	Dublin Metropolitan Area Harcourt Terrace (Lad Lane)—New
	Barracks		...	...	...	...	30,000	3,000	2,353	15	2	28,893	10	0	31,247	5	2	Completed.
32	Kilmainham—Adaptations				...	...	800	800	200	0	0	—			200	0	0	In progress.
33	Stillorgan—New Barrack				...	...	10,000	10	—			188	14	10	188	14	10	Postponed.
	Co. Cavan:
34	Blacklion—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			1	13	9	1	13	9	Preliminary Work.
35	Swanlinbar—New Barrack				...	...	6,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Clare:
36	Ardnacrusha—New Barrack				...	...	800	700	—			—			—			Postponed.
37	Connolly—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
38	Doolin—New Barrack			...	...	...	4,000	10	—			8	5	10	8	5	10	Preliminary Work
39	Feakle—New Barrack			...	...	...	—	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
40	Labasheeda—New Barrack				...	...	—	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
41	Newmarket-on-Fergus—New Barrack						10,000	10	—			1	5	0	1	5	0	Postponed.
42	Tulla—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—				4	0		4	0	Postponed.
	Co. Cork:
43	Knocknagree—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
44	Liscarroll—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
45	Watergrasshill—New Barrack					...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Donegal
46	Bundoran—New Barrack						5,500	2,500	—			—			—			Postponed.
47	Carrigans—Adaptations						—	10		4	2	2	1	6	2	5	8	Preliminary Work.
48	Carrigart—New Barrack				...	...	6,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
49	Castlefin—New Barrack				...	...	6,000	10	2	9	9	8	4	4	10	14	1	Preliminary Work.
50	Churchill—New Barrack				...	...	5,500	2,200	2,260	3	9	2,916	9	8	5,176	13	5	In progress.
51	Clogher—Adaptations				...	...	600	10	—				17	4		17	4	Preliminary Work.
52	Dungloe—Adaptations				...	...	500	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
53	Glencolumbkille—Adaptations					...	600	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
54	Glenties—Adaptations				...	...	400	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
55	Kilmacrennan—New Barrack					...	5,500	10	—			18	7	2	18	7	2	Preliminary Work.
56	Milford—Adaptations			...	...	...	950	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Dublin:
57	Lucan—Improvements				...	...	1,250	1,250	997	17	6	—			997	17	6	In progress.
	Co. Galway
58	Ardrahan—Adaptations				...	...	1,300	10	—			10	3	8	10	3	8	Preliminary Work.
59	Athenry—New Barrack				...	...	12,000	10		12	10	2	17	11	3	10	9	Preliminary Work.
60	Lettermore—Adaptations				...	...	—	10	—			1	8	7	1	8	7	Postponed.
61	Portumna—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
62	Roundstone—New Barrack				...	...	5,500	10	—			8	6	8	8	6	8	Preliminary Work.
	Co. Kerry:
63	Kilgarvan—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
64	Knocknagoshel—New Barrack					...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
65	Freshford—New Barrack				...	...	6,000	10	—			15	10	0	15	10	0	Postponed.
	Laoighis:
66	Mountrath—New Barrack				...	...	5,250	2,770		2	11	—				2	11	Preliminary Work.
	Co. Leitrim:
67	Ballinamore—New Barrack				...	...	6,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
68	Cloone—New Barrack			...	...	...	5,500	10	—				9	10		9	10	Postponed.
69	Drumsna—New Barrack				...	...	6,400	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Longford:
70	Lanesboro’—New Barrack				...	...	5,500	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Louth:
71	Ballymascanlon—New Barrack					...	—	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
72	Castlebellingham—New Barrack					...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Mayo:
73	Achill Sound—New Barrack				...	...	4,050	250	51	15	0	3,796	19	7	3,848	14	7	Completed.
74	Kilkelly—New Barrack				...	...	—	10	—			3	13	10	3	13	10	Postponed.
75	Kilmaine—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	3,400	3,740	0	0	500	17	5	4,240	17	5	In progress.
	Co. Monaghan:
76	Ballybay—New Barrack				...	...	5,500	10	—			3	5	0	3	5	0	Postponed.
77	Newbliss—New Barrack				...	...	4,500	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Offaly:
78	Cloghan—New Barrack				...	...	5,500	10	—			2	0	0	2	0	0	Postponed.
79	Mountbolus—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
80	Shannonbridge—New Barrack					...	6,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Roscommon:
81	Kilmore—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
82	Roscommon—New Barrack				...	...	35,000	10,000	—			2,580	15	2	2,580	15	2	Demolition work
83	Strokestown—New Barrack				...	...	17,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Sligo:
84	Ballinafad—New Barrack				...	...	6,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
85	Collooney—New Barrack				...	...	6,100	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
86	Enniscrone—New Barrack				...	...	11,150	600	717	19	6	11,992	1	8	12,710	1	2	Completed.
87	Strandhill—New Barrack				...	...	5,500	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
	Co. Tipperary:
88	Mullinahone—New Barrack					...	5,000	10	2	11	6	—			2	11	6	Preliminary Work.
89	Thurles—New Barrack				...	...	32,500	4,000	5	13	10	—			5	13	10	Preliminary Work.
	Co. Waterford
90	Aglish—New Barrack				...	...	—	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
91	Waterford—New Barrack				...	...	99,000	10	279	3	6	664	7	11	943	11	5	In progress.
	Co. Westmeath:
92	Rochfortbridge—New Barrack					...	—	10	—				6	7		6	7	Preliminary Work.
	Co. Wexford:
93	Coolgreany—Adaptations				...	...	—	10	—			6	5	9	6	5	9	Preliminary Work.
94	New Ross—New Barrack				...	...	16,000	12,000	1,160	4	4	20	0	0	1,180	4	4	In progress.
	Co. Wicklow:
95	Ashford—New Barrack				...	...	—	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
96	Baltinglass—New Barrack				...	...	17,000	6,000	—				5	6		5	6	Postponed.
97	Roundwood—New Barrack				...	...	5,000	10	—			—			—			Postponed.
98	New Works, Alterations and Additions at other Garda Síochána Barracks						—	5,000	3,479	10	8	33,810	2	8	37,289	13	4
99	Minor New Works at Garda Síochána
	Barracks		...	...	...	...	—	4,000	1,198	13	11	709	19	9	1,908	13	8
								£60,000	£16,504	10	4
	Department of Education:
100	St. Joseph’s (West Dublin Model)
	School—Electric Lighting				...	...	500	500	239	0	0	—			239	0	0	In progress.
101	National Schools—Grants for
	Building, Enlarging, Enclosing, etc.					...	750,000	700,000	530,312	15	8	—			530,312	15	8	Expenditure represents grants which matured for payment.
102	Coláiste Moibhi, Shanganagh Castle,
	Adaptations and Renovations					...	59,000	15,000	284	17	1	14,921	2	4	15,205	19	5	In progress.
103	National Gallery—Electric Installation						6,000	180	441	17	4	5,821	19	3	6,263	16	7	In progress.
104	Reformatory School, Daingean—
	Adaptions	...	...	...	...	...	63,500	9,000	85	16	1	29,874	13	8	29,960	9	9	In progress.
104a	Council of Education			...	...	...	500	—	471	19	9	—			471	19	9	In progress.
								£724,680	£531,836	5	11
	Department of Lands:
105	Headquarters Buildings—Adaptations						11,100	1,450	1,948	1	10	8,231	12	1	10,179	13	11	In progress.
	Gaeltacht Services:
106	Elly Bay Toy Factory—Rebuilding						4,600	3,000	2,777	8	8	1,782	15	0	4,560	3	8	In progress.
107	Geesala Knitting Centre—
	Improvements		...	...	...	...	1,650	1,650	1,360	19	1	—			1,360	19	1	In progress.
108	New Spinning Factory, Kilcar, Co.
	Donegal		...	...	...	...	60,250	7,700	2,775	9	3	38,572	3	0	41,347	12	3	In progress.
109	Spiddal Toy Factory—Adaptations					...	1,090	350	577	15	9	727	9	9	1,305	5	6	In progress.
110	Tourmakeady Knitting Centre—
	Adaptations		...	...	...	...	6,250	2,000	28	2	9	235	19	4	264	2	1	Preliminary work.
								£16,150	£9,467	17	4
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
111	New Headquarters, Kildare Street					...	256,000	500	571	8	5	255,054	17	2	255,626	5	7	In progress.
112	Industrial Development Authority—
	Adaptations		...	...	...	...	2,700	350	238	11	4	2,268	1	9	2,506	13	1	In progress.
113	Valentia Observatory—Adaptations
	and additions			...	...	...	50,000	1,100	790	4	4	395	6	4	1,185	10	8	In progress.
								£1,950	£1,600	4	1
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
114	Dublin, New Post Office, St. Andrew
	Street	...	...	...	...	...	33,000	16,000	9,577	3	5	5,575	3	6	15,152	6	11	In progress.
115	Dublin, Pearse Street Sorting Office—
	Extension of Postmen’s Office					...	4,500	700	803	7	10	3,555	5	1	4,358	12	11	In progress.
116	Dublin P. O. Factory—Rebuilding, etc.						52,000	6,000	3,641	2	11	2,909	18	10	6,551	1	9	In progress.
117	Cork Head Post Office—Improvements						13,250	11,300	1,496	15	1	3,471	4	11	4,968	0	0	In progress.
118	Drogheda New Post Office and
	Telephone Exchange			...	...	...	30,000	500	4	3	6	9	13	8	13	17	2	Preliminary Work.
119	Dundalk Post Office—Improvements					...	3,950	1,950	2,112	19	10	1,930	0	0	4,042	19	10	In progress.
120	Kilrush New Post Office				...	...	—	600	—			—			—			Postponed.
121	Loughrea Post Office—Adaptations					...	1,200	1,200	1,154	17	0	—			1,154	17	0	In progress.
122	Nenagh Post Office—Improvements					...	920	900	723	0	6	27	16	11	750	17	5	In progress.
123	Rathluirc Post Office—Adaptations						15,000	500	—			—			—			Postponed.
124	Improved Sorting Equipment at Post
	Offices		...	...	...	...	15,500	10,250	5,052	5	3	—			5,052	5	3	In progress.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
125	Dublin G.P.O. Studio and Office
	Accommodation			...	...	...	13,450	7,200	2,710	7	0	6,106	5	9	8,816	12	9	In progress.
126	Dublin, Phoenix Hall, Exchequer Street
	—Adaptations			...	...	...	6,950	500	30	11	5	4,034	11	6	4,065	2	11	In progress.
127	Athlone High Power Short Wave
	Station		...	...	...	...	18,235	250	—			17,733	7	8	17,733	7	8	In progress.
								£57,850	£27,306	13	9
	Department of Defence:
128	Dublin G.H.Q. Parkgate Street—
	Storage		...	...	...	...	500	500	350	0	0	—			350	0	0	In progress.
129	Clancy Barracks — Installation of
	Heating in Lower Barrack					...	5,000	5,000	4,154	4	3	692	11	8	4,846	15	11	In progress.
130	Baldonnell Camp—Re-roofing Hangar
	No. 4		...	...	...	...	30,000	20,000	9,162	4	3	16,801	1	5	25,963	5	8	In progress.
131	Cork Collins Barrack—Junior Officers’
	Married Quarters			...	...	...	25,845	20,000	18,331	18	3	4,247	1	2	22,578	19	5	In progress.
132	Haulbowline Dockyard—New Jetty					...	70,000	50,000	10,251	1	9	15,570	2	1	25,821	3	10	In progress.
132a	Curragh Camp—Extension of Magazines						76,860	—	6,359	2	4	759	19	3	7,119	1	7	In progress.
								£95,500	£48,608	10	10
	Department of Social Welfare:
133	Ballina Employment Exchange—
	Erection		...	...	...	...	25,000	2,000	—			—			—			Postponed.
134	Kilkenny Employment Exchange—
	Adaptations		...	...	...	...	1,500	1,750	678	0	0	—			678	0	0	In progress.
135	Waterford Employment Exchange—
	Erection		...	...	...	...	51,800	10,000	649	18	0	337	2	9	987	0	9	Preliminary Work.
								£13,750	£1,327	18	0
	Department of Health:
136	Dundrum Asylum—Adaptations to
	provide Infirmary Unit				...	...	1,900	1,900	—			—			—			Postponed.
137	Dundrum Asylum—Improved Cooking
	Facilities		...	...	...	...	1,300	1,300	8	12	6	—			8	12	6	Preliminary
138	Dundrum Asylum—Improvements to																	Work.
	Governor’s Residence				...	...	1,100	900	1,079	11	0	168	10	0	1,248	1	0	In progress.
								£4,100	£1,088	3	6
139	Minor New Works:			...	...	...	—	12,000	7,587	12	6	1,561	0	7	9,148	13	1
140	Urgent and Unforeseen Works:					...	—	20,000	10,319	11	3	—			10,319	11	3
141	Minor Balance of Expenditure on
	Works of Prior Years:				...	...	—	7,500	15,915	8	4	69,938	0	7	85,853	8	11
								£1,186,730	£780,785	3	6
	Deduct for Works which may not be
	carried out during the year					...	—	20,730	—
								£1,166,000	£780,785	3	6

No. 98—NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT OTHER GARDA SIOCHANA BARRACKS.

No.	Service and Description						Expenditure									Observations
No.	Service and Description						1950-51			to 31/3/50			to 31/3/51			Observations
							£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Metropolitan Area:
1	Dublin Castle, Detective Branch—Adaptations, etc.						699	1	8	—			699	1	8	In progress.
44 of 1949/50	Garda Síochána Depot—Extension of Hospital					...	137	2	9	—			137	2	9	Preliminary Work.
	Co. Cavan:
53 of 1949/50	Kilnaleck—New Barrack		...	...	...	...	463	0	0	3,867	4	9	4,330	4	9	Completed.
	Co. Donegal:
70 of 1949/50	Convoy—New Barrack		...	...	...	...	849	16	11	5,257	12	4	6,107	9	3	Completed.
	Co. Mayo:
95 of 1949/50	Ballycastle—New Barrack		...	...	...	...	69	5	6	4,118	7	11	4,187	13	5	Completed.
	Co. Meath:
99 of 1949/50	Trim—New Barrack	...	...	...	...	...	920	3	10	17,011	10	1	17,931	13	11	Completed.
	Co. Monaghan
2	Monaghan—Adaptations		...	...	...	...	330	0	0	—			330	0	0	Completed.
	Co. Roscommon:
105 of 1949/50	Athleague—New Barrack		...	...	...	...	11	0	0	3,555	7	7	3,566	7	7	Completed.
							£3,479	10	8

No. 99—MINOR NEW WORKS AT GARDA SIOCHANA BARRACKS.

No.	Service and Description						Expenditure									Observations
No.	Service and Description						1950-51			to 31/3/50			to 31/3/51			Observations
							£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Metropolitan Area:
120/12 of 1948/49	Dublin Castle and other Garda Barracks—Installation of Teleprinters and incidental structural works, etc.						7	10	0	224	11	9	232	1	9	In progress.
124/5 of 1949/50	Dublin Castle—Adaptation of former Riding School
	as a Garage	...	...	...	...	...	1	6	4	161	16	4	163	2	8	In progress.
124/4 of 1949/50	College Street—Improvements to Electric Lighting, provision of additional sanitary accommodation
	and of shelving	...	...	...	...	...	22	16	0	243	16	2	266	12	2	Completed.
7	Store Street—Improvements		...	...	...	...	45	8	5	—			45	8	5	Completed.
	Co. Carlow:
2	Borris—New Sanitary fittings, painting, etc.					...	293	18	2	—			293	18	2	Completed.
	Co. Donegal:
6	Pettigo—Catch Drain	...	...	...	...	...	150	0	0	—			150	0	0	Completed.
	Co. Dublin:
9	Dun Laoghaire—Provision of independent boiler and
	drying room	...	...	...	...	...	11	18	10	—			11	18	10	Completed.
	Co. Kildare:
4	Kildare—Provision of screen and internal sanitary
	accommodation	...	...	...	...	...	137	13	11	—			137	13	11	Completed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
8	Castlecomer—New concrete path			...	...	...	146	6	0	—			146	6	0	Completed.
	Co. Sligo:
3	Sligo—Alterations to provide office accommodation
	for Garda Superintendent and his staff				...	...	180	0	0	—			180	0	0	Completed.
	Co. Waterford:
1	Tramore—Provision of baths, hot water system, etc.						201	16	3	—			201	16	3	Completed.
							£1,198	13	11

No. 139—MINOR NEW WORKS.

No.	Service and Description								Expenditure									Observations
No.	Service and Description								1950-51			to 31/3/50			to 31/3/51			Observations
									£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Department of Finance:
232/14 of 1949/50	Central Heating Station—Provision of carbon
	di-oxide indicators and recorders					...	...	...	35	5	7	200	0	0	235	5	7	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
5	(a) Provision of cubicle for Superintending Clerk								103	0	2	—			103	0	2	Completed.
6	(b) Provision of lift from Registry						...	...	134	19	7	—			134	19	7	Completed.
14	(c) Phoenix Park—Provision of gas supply at Fort
	Lodge and Deerkeeper’s Lodge					...	...	...	215	0	4	—			215	0	4	Completed.
38	(d) Phoenix Park—Electrical Installation in Lodges								310	11	9	—			310	11	9	Completed.
21	(e) District Office, Portlaoighise—Provision of
	extra room, furniture, etc.					...	...	...	304	19	5	—			304	19	5	Completed.
30	Valuation Office—Provision of new outside staircase								309	0	0	—			309	0	0	Completed.
34	Stationery Office—Provision of Shelving						...	...	132	4	4	—			132	4	4	Completed.
	Revenue Department:
48	(a) Custom House, Dublin—Filing accommodation								65	16	4	—			65	16	4	Completed.
	(b) 11-13 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin—
	Installation of Hot Water System						...	...	102	19	9	—			102	19	9	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
23	Government Buildings, West Block—Provision of
	Porch in Room 13			...	...	...	...	...	98	0	4	—			98	0	4	Completed.
28	Government Buildings, South Block—Provision of
	Enquiry Office			...	...	...	...	...	261	18	9	—			261	18	9	Completed.
59	Fisheries Branch—2.3 Kildare Place—Provision of
	Messenger’s box			...	...	...	...	...	14	15	3	—			14	15	3	In progress.
232/19 of 1949/50	Ballyhaise Agricultural Station—Provision of
	Laboratory Bench			...	...	...	...	...	37	3	6	175	0	0	212	3	6	Completed.
10	Botanic Gardens—Erection of additional shelving
	and provision of store				...	...	...	...	128	19	10	—			128	19	10	Completed.
13	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Provision of lunch
	room for farm workers				...	...	...	...	229	17	11	—			229	17	11	Completed.
27	Munster Institute—Erection of ctesiphon house for
	poultry	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	3	7	—			1	3	7	Preliminary Work.
	Department of Justice:
43	Four Courts—County Registrar, improved
	accommodation		...	...	...	...	...	...	487	1	4	—			487	1	4	Completed.
44	Courts of Justice—Central Scrivenery Office— alterations in connection with installation of photostat
	machine		...	...	...	...	...	...	150	4	10	—			150	4	10	In progress.
232/25 of 1949/50	38 Mountjoy Square, Dublin—Preparation of rooms
	and supply of furniture for Probation Officers							...	22	13	3	134	17	11	157	11	2	Completed.
	Department of Education:
	National Museum—
185/36 of 1947/48	(a) Installation of Italian Statuary.						...	...	28	0	0	416	4	3	444	4	3	Completed.
15	(b) Alterations to Costume Exhibition case							...	172	11	4	—			172	11	4	Completed.
37	(c) Improved lighting in Loom Room and Folk
	Room		...	...	...	...	...	...	233	7	4	—			233	7	4	Completed.
	National College of Art—
2	(a) Structural alterations and improvements in
	heating and lighting				...	...	...	...	130	14	1	—			130	14	1	In progress.
29	(b) Provision of Enquiry Office in Hall						...	...	111	10	1	—			111	10	1	In progress.
51	(c) Adaptation of two rooms to accommodate new
	class		...	...	...	...	...	...	89	1	0	—			89	1	0	Completed.
17	National Gallery—Improvements to Caretaker’s
	quarters		...	...	...	...	...	...	342	9	2	—			342	9	2	Completed.
	National Library—
8	(a) Erection of partition and shelving in Map Room								150	4	8	—			150	4	8	Completed.
35	(b) Provision of Shelving and Lighting in Exhibition
	Room		...	...	...	...	...	...	308	11	5	—			308	11	5	Completed.
16	Coláiste Einne—Installation of New Boiler						...	...	238	13	4	—			238	13	4	Completed.
46	Genealogical Office—Electrical installation and
	building up door opes			...	...	...	...	...	90	7	2	—			90	7	2	Completed.
55	National Education Office—General repairs,
	redecoration, etc., at Gatekeeper’s Lodge					...	...	...	62	2	10	—			62	2	10	In progress.
	Department of Lands:
24	24 Upper Merrion Street—Erection of partition, etc.,
	in Enquiry Office			...	...	...	...	...	93	13	3	—			93	13	3	Completed.
	Gaeltacht Services:
18	(a) Dunlop House—Erection of steel angle iron							...	232	16	0	—			232	16	0	Completed.
32	(b) Elly Bay Toy Factory—Provision of tank and
	Petrol Pump			...	...	...	...	...	124	11	0	—			124	11	0	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
32/232 of 1949/50	Griffith Barracks—Preparation of rooms for rationing
	section	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	26	4	4	153	6	1	179	10	5	Completed.
20	44-45 Merrion Square—Additions and alterations							...	98	1	6	—			98	1	6	Completed.
39	Kildare Street—Sound proofing of copying rooms and
	erection of indoor porch				...	...	...	...	157	7	4	—			157	7	4	In progress.
42	27 Eden Quay—Alterations				...	...	...	...	28	11	9	—			28	11	9	In progress.
47	Kildare Street—Provision of protective bars to ground
	floor windows at West Side				...	...	...	...	111	0	0	—			111	0	0	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
23/232 of 1949/50	10 Parnell Square, Dublin—Structural work in
	connection with installation of lift					...	...	...	26	3	7	100	0	0	126	3	7	Completed.
33	Ballsbridge Post Office—Improvements to sorting
	office, retiring rooms, public office, etc.						...	...	357	19	11	—			357	19	11	Completed.
45	Carrick-on-Shannon Post Office—Erection of glazed
	enclosure in sorting office				...	...	...	...	146	12	6	—			146	12	6	Completed.
53	Pearse Street, Dublin—Provision of additional
	accommodation for bicycles				...	...	...	...	11	6	0	—			11	6	0	Preliminary work.
58	133-136 Capel Street, Dublin—Preparation of floors
	to take machines, alterations to doors, etc.							...	8	19	7	—			8	19	7	In progress.
69	Aldborough House—Provision of new entrance gate
	and sloping footpath				...	...	...	...	99	12	10	—			99	12	10	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
9/232 of 1949/50	G.H.Q., Parkgate Street—Fitting doors to shelving in
	Archives Section			...	...	...	...	...	73	16	2	42	2	9	115	18	11	Completed.
22	G.H.Q. Annexe—Provision of wash-hand basin, etc.								122	14	7	—			122	14	7	Completed.
49	G.H.Q.—Fitting plugs for electric dictating and
	transcribing machines			...	...	...	...	...	114	19	3	—			114	19	3	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
21/232 of 1949/50	Werburgh Street Employment Exchange—
	Improvement of Heating System				...	...	...	...		18	6	226	5	5	227	3	11	Completed.
31	Limerick Employment Exchange—Improvement of
	electric installation			...	...	...	...	...	284	17	3	—			284	17	3	In progress.
54	Belmullet Employment Exchange—Provision of
	additional lighting points, shelving, furniture, etc.							...		4	6	—				4	6	Preliminary work.
	Department of Health:
29/232 of 1949/50	Custom House, Dublin—Provision of electric plugs
	for wire recorders and supply of cabinets						...	...	197	16	2	113	4	2	311	0	4	In progress.
9	Custom House—Extension of Dictograph Facilities							...	163	4	10	—			163	4	10	Completed.
66	Dundrum Asylum—Improvements to clinical offices
	and sleeping quarters of female attendants							...	2	13	5	—			2	13	5	Preliminary work.
									£7,587	12	6

No. 140—URGENT AND UNFORESEEN WORKS.

No.	Service and Description								Expenditure									Observations
No.	Service and Description								1950-51			to 31/3/50			to 31/3/51			Observations
									£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Department of Finance:
15	Revenue Department—Custom House, Dublin—
	Provision of Staff restaurant				...	...	...	...	434	6	8	—			434	6	8	In progress.
18	Stationery Office—Installation of rotaprint machines,
	etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	45	1	5	—			45	1	5	In progress.
5	Office of Public Works—Phoenix Park, provision of
	shelters for relief Gate keepers					...	...	...	4	5	11	—			4	5	11	Preliminary work.
	Comptroller and Auditor General
3	32 Upper Merrion Street—Adaptations						...	...	1,174	13	3	—			1,174	13	3	In progress.
	Department of Agriculture:
4	Government Buildings—Provision of improved accommodation for typing staff, supply of furniture, and
	provision of additional sanitary accommodation							...	997	0	3	—			997	0	3	In progress.
	Department of Lands:
7	23 Upper Merrion Street—Provision of additional sanitary accommodation on top floor of concrete
	building		...	...	...	...	...	...	479	4	4	—			479	4	4	In progress.
11	Gaeltacht Services—Kilcar, Co. Donegal—
	Adaptations	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	120	13	11	—			120	13	11	In progress. (Sanction of £1,750 includes cost of house).
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
1	Kildare Street—Provision of new water storage tank								1,030	19	6	—			1,030	19	6	In progress.
12	Griffith Barracks—Adaptations and Redecoration,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,848	2	4	—			2,848	2	4	In progress.
	Department of Defence:
10	Saint Bricin’s Hospital—Provision of new Lift and
	Motor Room		...	...	...	...	...	...	8	2	6	—			8	2	6	Preliminary expenditure.
16	Ratra, Phoenix Park—Adaptations and provision of
	furniture		...	...	...	...	...	...	378	3	9	—			378	3	9	In progress.
	Department of External Affairs:
6	London Embassy—Adaptation of 17 Grosvenor Place,
	supply of furniture				...	...	...	...	2,591	0	9	—			2,591	0	9	In progress.
	Department of Health:
2	Dundrum Asylum—Provision of two airing
	courts	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	207	16	8	—			207	16	8	In progress.
									£10,319	11	3

No. 141—MINOR BALANCES OF EXPENDITURE.

No.	Service and Description								Expenditure									Observations
No.	Service and Description								1950-51			to 31/3/50			to 31/3/51			Observations
									£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
3 of 1949/50	(a) Preparation of busts of Pádraig Pearse and
	and other National Leaders					...	...	...	180	4	4	1,286	9	9	1,466	14	1	In progress.
4 of 1948/49	(b) Extension of Electric Clock System						...	...	53	7	3	520	6	4	573	13	7	Completed.
234 of 1949/50
	Department of Finance:
21 of 1948/49	Central Heating of Government Establishments—
234 of 1949/50	Conversion to oil burning				...	...	...	...	517	10	0	15,004	15	4	15,522	5	4	In progress
239/12 of 1948/49	2-3 Merrion Square Adaptations					...	...	...	35	4	9	2,198	9	3	2,233	14	0	Completed.
234 of 1949/50
229/15 of 1948/49	Revenue Department—11-15 Upper O’Connell St.,
234 of 1949/50	Dublin, 14/15 St. Andrew St. and Dublin Castle
	—Adaptations and furniture				...	...	...	...	1,145	2	3	2,819	13	1	3,964	15	4	In progress.
	Department of Agriculture:
233/40 of 1949/50	Government Buildings, Dublin—Alterations and adaptations to provide additional accommodation								115	15	5	1,102	5	9	1,218	1	2	In progress.
25 of 1949/50	Kildare Place—Central Heating					...	...	...	58	2	0	645	17	6	703	19	6	Completed.
28 of 1949/50	Athenry Agricultural Station—Improvement of Water
	Supply		...	...	...	...	...	...	339	10	8	72	1	3	411	11	11	Consulting
																		Engineers’ Fees.
31 of 1949/50	Clonakilty Agricultural Station—New Buildings							...	22	5	0	241	16	9	264	1	9	In progress (water supply.)
38 of 1949/50	Veterinary Research Laboratory—Additional Cold
	Storage, etc.			...	...	...	...	...	543	17	3	72	12	7	616	9	10	In progress
39 of 1949/50	Glenties Fish Hatchery—improvements to Manager’s
	House		...	...	...	...	...	...	170	0	0	129	17	2	299	17	2	In progress.
35 of 1949/50	Munster Institute—Improved accommodation							...	92	2	11	33	5	3	125	8	2	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
233/1 of 1949/50	Garda Síochána Headquarters—Alterations and
	Improvements			...	...	...	...	...	4,517	8	10	13,985	6	2	18,502	15	0	In progress.
233/10 of 1949/50	Four Courts—Adaptation of rooms in Circuit Court
	Building		...	...	...	...	...	...	204	14	6	867	6	7	1,072	1	1	In progress.
47 of 1949/50	Public Record Office—Restoration of air raid shelter
	as record repository			...	...	...	...	...	81	17	0	40	0	7	121	17	7	In progress.
	Department of Education:
95 of 1946/47	Coláiste Einne—Improvements					...	...	...	480	13	6	553	4	8	1,033	18	2	Completed.
234 of 1949/50
	Department of Local Government:
229/8 of 1948/49	Custom House, Dublin—Adaptations and provision
234 of 1949/50	of Dictaphone machines				...	...	...	...	412	4	8	1,309	3	2	1,721	7	10	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
229/9 of 1948/49	21 Upper Merrion Street—Provision of Luncheon
234 of 1949/50	Club and equipment			...	...	...	...	...	765	1	4	1,769	9	7	2,534	10	11	In progress.
	Gaeltacht Industries:
141 of 1949/50	(a) Bruckless Lace and Embroidery centre—
	Renovation and Extension				...	...	...	...	215	2	0	953	0	11	1,168	2	11	In progress.
143 of 1949/50	(b) Crolly Toy Factory—Provision of Water Supply,
	sanitary accommodation, etc.					...	...	...		15	4	100	17	10	101	13	2	Preliminary Work.
139 of 1949/50	(c) Annagry Factory—Renovation and adaptation							...	247	12	0	1,789	2	2	2,036	14	2	Completed.
138 of 1949/50	(d) Dublin Central Marketing Depot—Alterations
	and improvements				...	...	...	...	33	3	11	719	0	8	752	4	7	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
233/16 of 1949/50	Provision of improved Sorting Fittings at Post Offices								7	11	0	516	15	7	524	6	7	In progress.
233/20 of 1949/50	Leitrim House, Dublin—Conversion of store and lofts
	to drawing office			...	...	...	...	...	20	16	11	418	2	5	438	19	4	Completed.
162 of 1949/50	Birr Post Office—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	4	5	10	22	0	0	26	5	10	In progress.
186/10 of 1947/48 230 of 1948/49	Wireless Broadcasting—Adaptation of former Portobello Bridge Post Office premises for use as an
	additional Broadcasting Studio				...	...	...	...	1	6	9	821	10	7	822	17	4	In progress.
155 of 1949/50	Dublin Engineering Branch, Distillery Road—
	Adaptations	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	4	5	114	9	5	115	13	10	Preliminary Work.
165 of 1949/50	Claremorris Post Office—Extension						...	...	8	4	2	1,300	6	6	1,308	10	8	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
206 of 1949/50	Curragh Camp—New Married Quarters						...	...	292	12	4	11,951	17	2	12,244	9	6	Completed.
160/28 of 1948/47	26 Westland Row, Dublin—Provision of
234 of 1949/50	accommodation and furniture for Bureau of Military History							...		5	8	926	9	2	926	14	10	Completed.
233/13 of 1949/50	Coláiste Caoimhin—Preparation of room and provision of furniture for the Pensions Referee Advisory
	Committee and staff			...	...	...	...	...	256	9	6	135	1	5	391	10	11	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
233/21 of 1949/50	Iveagh House—Supply and installation of Chandeliers								318	5	0	150	0	11	468	5	11	Completed.
229/7 of 1948/49	Iveagh House—Adaptation and supply of furniture,
234 of 1949/50	etc., to meet accommodation for extra staff							...	22	17	6	3,402	0	9	3,424	18	3	Completed.
233/18 of 1949/50	Lisbon Legation—Improvements to official residence
	and supply of furniture				...	...	...	...	667	1	11	1,603	18	7	2,271	0	6	In progress.
229 of 1948/49	Ottawa Legation—Repairs, decoration and furnishing								363	14	6	9,072	13	8	9,436	8	2	Completed.
233 of 1949/50	Washington Legation—Adaptation and furnishing								2,545	12	0	7,824	8	3	10,370	0	3	In progress.
	Department of Social Welfare:
220 of 1949/50	Dublin Employment Exchange, Werburgh Street—
	Additional sanitary accommodation						...	...	389	7	4	550	2	11	939	10	3	Completed.
219 of 1949/50	Dublin Employment Exchange, Lower Gardiner
	Street—Electrical Rewiring				...	...	...	...	290	17	0	543	7	6	834	4	6	In progress.
233/6 of 1949/50	Dunfanaghy Employment Exchange, Co. Donegal—
	Alterations and improvements and provision of
	furniture		...	...	...	...	...	...	243	8	2	144	16	2	388	4	4	In progress.
	Department of Health:
229/18 of 1948/49	Custom House, Dublin—Re-arrangement of
234 of 1949/50	accommodation involving structural alterations							...	249	13	5	686	7	8	936	1	1	Completed.
									£15,915	8	4