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APPENDIX XII.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS, 1952-53 (VOTE 9, SUBHEAD B.)

Work No.	Service and Description									Total Estimate	Vote 1952-53	Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description									Total Estimate	Vote 1952-53	1952-53			to 31/3/52			to 31/3/53			Observations
										£	£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	President’s Establishment:
1	Áras an Uachtaráin—Improvements and furnishing								...	108,000	28,000	528	10	8	55,295	5	2	55,823	15	10	In Progress.
											£28,000	£528	10	8
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
2	Electric Indicator System					...	...	...	...	3,000	3,000	—			—			—			Deferred.
3	Restaurant—Alteration and Improvement							...	...	1,500	1,500	£2,443	13	4	—			£2,443	13	4	In Progress.
											£4,500	£2,443	13	4	—			—
	Department of Finance:
4	2/3 Merrion Square—Central Heating						...	...	...	1,740	1,500	461	7	6	258	6	7	719	14	1	In Progress.
5	Ballyshannon Customs and Excise—Office accommodation
	and Official Garage				...	...	...	...	...	2,500	2,500	—			—			—			Deferred.
6	Sligo Custom House—Thermal Storage Heating								...	600	600	—			—			—			In Progress.
7	Waterford Government Offices—Erection*							...	...	183,160	5,400	3,050	6	9	14,766	10	10	17,816	17	7	Project partly completed.
8	Office of Public Works—New Central Engineering
	Workshop and Stores				...	...	...	...	...	30,500	3,500	861	1	3	1,784	13	6	2,645	14	9	In Progress.
9	Stationery Office—Storage					...	...	...	...	65,800	300	—			—			—			Deferred.
10	Valuation Office—Thermal Storage and Electric Water
	Heaters			...	...	...	...	...	...	4,825	4,580	—			—			—			Postponed pending completion of legal formalities.
11	Ordnance Survey Office—Improved Ablution Facilities									950	950	461	7	6	—			461	7	6	Completed.
12	Ordnance Survey Office—Married Quarters—
	Improvements			...	...	...	...	...	...	5,250	750	—			—			—			Deferred.
	Parks:
13	Phoenix Park—Shelters for Relief Gatekeepers								...	2,100	175	994	7	10	1,430	19	9	2,425	7	7	Main work completed.
14	Rotunda Gardens—Garden of Remembrance							...	...	30,000	1,000	—			600	1	8	600	1	8	Postponed.
	Harbours:
15	Buncrana Harbour—Improvements						...	...	...	1,050	750	175	0	0	300	0	0	475	0	0	In progress.
16	Dun Laoghaire Harbour—Additional Customs
	Accommodation			...	...	...	...	...	...	35,000	20,000	28,153	12	1	7,955	5	1	36,108	17	2	Main work completed.
17	Dun Laoghaire Harbour—Public Lighting							...	...	2,300	1,000	—			—			—			Not commenced in 1952-53.
											£43,005	£34,157	2	11
	Department of Agriculture:
18	Botanic Gardens—Additional Glasshouse							...	...	7,000	3,000	4,035	13	2	4,003	1	10	8,038	15	0	Completed.
19	Botanic Gardens—New Fern House						...	...	...	Not yet made	500	—			—			—			Postponed.
20	Botanic Gardens—Improvement of Water Supply								...		1,000	—			395	3	11	395	3	11	Preliminary work completed; planning of main work in progress.
21	Athenry Agricultural School—Hard surfacing to Yards
	and Avenues			...	...	...	...	...	...	2,800	2,800	1,268	16	3	—			1,268	16	3	In progress.
21A	Athenry Agricultural School—Reconstruction of “Laings
	House”			...	...	...	...	...	...	—	—	480	0	0	—			480	0	0	Completed.
22	Athenry Agricultural School—New Grain, etc., Stores								...	4,500	4,250		4	8	—				4	8	Preliminary work.
23	Athenry Agricultural School—New Machinery Store								...	2,500	2,000	—			—			—			Tenders invited.
24	Athenry Agricultural School—Provision of Electric Power									1,750	500	1,075	0	0	387	9	9	1,462	9	9	In progress.
25	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—E.S.B. Supply							...	...	4,100	600	1,769	0	9	2,995	0	8	4,764	1	5	Completed.
25A	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Artificial Insemination
	Centre			...	...	...	...	...	...	—	—	23	0	0	—			23	0	0	In progress.
26	Clonakilty Agricultural School—New Buildings								...	75,000	500	439	6	4	286	11	9	725	18	1	Preliminary work completed. Main work not commenced in
26A	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Expenditure on																				1952-53.
	Insemination Centre				...	...	...	...	...	—	—	307	1	7	142	11	9	449	13	4	Completed.
27	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Adaptations							...	...	59,000	13,200	9,710	3	11	10,605	5	1	20,315	9	0	In progress.
28	Johnstown Castle—Adaptations and Renovations								...	142,000	15,400	17,886	3	8	106,176	9	8	124,062	13	4	Main adaptation works completed.
29	Munster Institute—Improved Accommodation							...	...	72,000	1,450	468	6	0	236	2	11	704	8	11	In progress.
30	Veterinary College—Improvements						...	...	...	127,000	10,000	200	1	6	76,831	6	5	77,031	7	11	Commencement of final section of work postponed pending settlement of legal dispute.
30A	Abbotstown Farm—Various overhaul and repair Works								..	—	—	634	9	3	—			634	9	3	In progress.
31	Fishery, etc. Harbours—Works of Economic Development									6,500	6,500
	Ballymacw					...	...	...	...	—	—	9	7	0	—			—			In progress.
	Bloodyforeland						...	...	...	—	—	77	8	8	—			—			Completed.
	Carne				...	...	...	...	...	—	—	619	1	0	—			—			Completed.
	Dingle				...	...	...	...	...	—	—	22	13	1	—			—			In progress.
	Dooneen					...	...	...	...	—	—	1,869	12	1	—			—			Completed.
	Greencastle					...	...	...	...	—	—	6,750	11	9	5,228	8	6	11,979	0	3	In progress.
	Portaleen					...	...	...	...	—	—	89	16	7	—			—			In progress.
	Sherkin Island						...	...	...	—	—	1,340	9	11	—			—			Completed.
	Whiddy Island						...	...	...	—	—	566	11	2	—			—			Completed.
	Tory Island					...	...	...	...	—	—	6	16	10	—			—			—
	Malinmore					...	...	...	...	—	—	1	2	6	—			—			—
												£11,353	10	7
											£61,700	£49,650	17	8
	Department of Justice:
32	Courts of Justice, Law Library—Improvement of
	Ventilation	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,000	2,000	292	15	9	—			292	15	9	In progress.
32A	Government Buildings, North Block—Additional
	Shelving		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	—	—	544	4	6	—			544	4	6	Completed.
32B	Land Registry—Improved Accommodation							...	...	—	—	1,508	2	10	—			1,508	2	10	In progress.
33	Garda Depot—Additional Accommodation							...	...	Not yet made	500	2,836	2	10	4,955	13	0	7,791	15	10	In progress.
34	Garda Depot—Additional Garage and Workshop
	Accommodation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	42,000	800	—			—			—			Postponed.
35	Garda Depot—Additional Storage						...	...	...	1,200	1,200	—			—			—			Planning virtually completed.
36	Garda Depot—Extension of Hospital						...	...	...	4,300	220	1,379	3	8	3,320	14	8	4,699	18	4	Completed.
37	Garda Depot—New Electrical Distribution System								...	1,250	1,250	—			53	12	0	53	12	0	In progress.
38	Garda Síochána Barracks (to be specified)—New Works,
	Alterations and Additions					...	...	...	...	87,000	87,000	15,989	11	11	—			—			See details at back.
39	New Works, Alterations and Additions at other Garda
	Síochána Barracks				...	...	...	...	...	5,000	5,000	60	19	7	—			—			See details at back.
40	Minor New Works at Garda Síochána Barracks							...	...	4,000	4,000	2,379	12	4	—			—			See details at back.
											£101,970	£24,990	13	5
	Department of Education:
41	Tyrone House—Improvement of Lighting							...	...	1,000	1,000	—			—			—			Postponed.
42	Talbot House—Central Heating						...	...	...	3,500	3,300	—			—			—			In progress.
42A	National Education Office—Publications Branch									—	—	631	13	5	—			631	13	5	In progress.
43	Central Model Schools—Central Heating and Electric
	Lighting		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	4,650	4,650	—			—			—			Postponed.
44	Central Model Schools—Erection of Italian Presentation
	Statuary		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,300	1,300	—			—			—			Completed but not paid for.
45	Dunmanway Model School—Improvements							...	...	1,950	1,950	—			—			—			Commencement of work delayed pending settlement of way-leaves, etc.
46	National Schools—Grants for Building, Enlarging,
	Enclosing, etc.			...	...	...	...	...	...	600,000	600,000	684,355	19	3	—			684,355	19	3
	Preparatory Colleges:
47	Coláiste Móibhí—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	55,000	15,000	—			15,561	7	3	15,561	7	3	Next stage postponed.
	Institutions of Science and Art:
48	National Library and National Museum—Renewal of
	Defective Stonework				...	...	...	...	...	70,000	5,000	—			—			—			Postponed.
48A	National Library—Provision of Shelving							...	...	—	—	26	12	2	—			26	12	2	Tenders about to be invited.
49	National Museum—Internal Passage between Divisions								...	700	700	1,078	10	0	—			1,078	10	0	Virtually completed
	Reformatory and Industrial Schools:
50	Reformatory School, Daingean—Adaptations							...	...	53,500	7,500	3,208	18	11	44,500	11	10	47,709	10	9	Four (of five) stages of work completed.
											£640,400	£689,301	13	9
	Department of Lands:
50A	Department of Lands—Luncheon Club Alterations								..	—	—	888	18	10	—			888	18	10	Completed.
	Forestry Branch:
51	Forestry School, Shelton Abbey—Adaptations									37,000	10,000	536	4	7	—			536	4	7	In progress.
	Gaeltacht Services Branch:
52	Ardara Tweed Mart—Improvements						...	...	...	3,000	2,000	171	18	1	—			171	18	1	In progress.
53	Cliffoney Lace Centre—New Premises						...	...	...	5,500	1,500	—			—			—			Project abandoned.
54	Crolly Toy Factory—Improvement of Heating								...	950	500	414	8	0	443	5	2	857	13	2	In progress.
55	Crolly Toy Factory—Water Supply, Cycle Shed, etc.									2,000	1,800	—			—			—			Tenders under consideration.
56	Elly Bay Toy Factory—Water Supply and Improved
	Sanitary Accommodation, etc.						...	...	...	1,200	1,200	1,048	12	9	12	13	5	1,061	6	2	In progress.
57	Glencolumbkille—New Tweed Mart						...	...	...	6,000	1,000	—			—			—			Planning completed. Finance sanction awaited.
												6	3	6	192	2	0				Hostel and main extension
58	Kilcar—New Spinning Factory					...	...	...	...	57,400	1,700	3,430	19	5	52,916	14	2	56,545	19	1	works completed. Supplementary works in progress.
59	Roundstone Knitting Centre—Extension							...	...	1,300	1,300	12	8	11	—			12	8	11	Tenders under consideration.
60	Tourmakeady Knitting Centre—Adaptations							...	...	3,200	2,900	3,092	3	11	272	19	2	3,365	3	1	Main works completed. Subsidiary works in progress.
61	Tourmakeady Knitting Centre—Residence for Technical
	Staff		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	800	800	506	15	9	9	4	9	516	0	6	Completed.
62	Central Depot and Rural Centres—Improved
	Fire-Fighting Facilities				...	...	...	...	...	10,425	6,000	—			—			—			Postponed.
											£30,700	£10,108	13	9
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
63	Additional Telegraphic Weather Reporting Stations								...	16,100	5,000	—			1,829	4	4	1,829	4	4	Planning for one station in progress; sites for four others being acquired.
64	Rosslare, New Meteorological Observing Station and
	Training Centre			...	...	...	...	...	...	15,500	3,000		9	3	—				9	3	Preliminary work.
65	Valentia Observatory—Adaptations and Additions								...	56,000	8,000	440	2	0	4,356	3	1	4,796	5	1	Preliminary works completed.
											£16,000	£440	11	3
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
66	Dublin, General Post Office—Additional cycle
	accommodation	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,000	2,000	11	4	0	—			11	4	0	In progress.
67	Dublin, College Green Post Office—Alterations								...	1,000	1,000	—			—			—			Project being revised.
68	Dublin, New Post Office, St. Andrew Street*							...	...	34,000	8,000	6,801	2	0	26,896	16	3	33,697	18	3	Main works completed.
69	Dublin, Engineering Branch, Distillery Road—
	Adaptations*		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,350	300	554	18	7	2,067	4	5	2,622	3	0	Main work completed. Supplementary works in progress.
70	Dublin, Post Office Factory—Improved Office
	accommodation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	640	640	—			—			—			Planning completed.
71	Dublin, Post Office Factory—Rebuilding†							...	...	52,000	25,000	17,310	15	11	32,121	13	11	49,432	9	10	Main works completed.
72	Dublin, Post Office Stores, Infirmary Road—Thermal
	Storage Heating				...	...	...	...	...	3,500	3,500	866	7	6	—			866	7	6	In progress.
73	Dublin, Post Office Stores—Resurfacing Yard							...	...	560	560	500	11	0	11	4	0	511	15	0	Work virtually completed.
74	Ballina Post Office—Additional Accommodation*								...	10,400	5,000	—			—			—			Bill of Quantities awaited.
75	Ballyhaunis Post Office—Improvements							...	...	700	100	360	7	6	380	10	4	740	17	10	Completed.
76	Birr Post Office—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	1,350	1,320	893	4	0	29	15	11	922	19	11	Completed.
77	Cahir Post Office—Adaptations*						...	...	...	490	490	9	1	7	3	2	4	12	3	11	Negotiations with Contractor for revision of original scheme.
78	Clonmel Post Office—Extension‡						...	...	...	1,350	1,350	260	10	0	2	11	8	263	1	8	In progress.
79	Cork Head Post Office—Improvements							...	...	15,200	750	8,378	16	2	12,240	0	0	20,618	16	2	Completed.
80	Drogheda, New Post Office and Telephone Exchange*								...	39,000	17,000	9,426	19	10	616	13	0	10,043	12	10	In progress.
81	Enniscorthy Post Office—Improvements*							...	...	420	420	—			—			—			In progress.
82	Kilrush, New Post Office and Telephone Exchange*								...	14,400	4,000	240	0	0	—			240	0	0	Quantity Surveyor’s fees.
83	Limerick, New Telephone Exchange*						...	...	...	2,000	600	1	0	6	—			1	0	6	Tenders about to be invited.
84	Portlaoighise Post Office—Improvements							...	...	1,050	1,050	650	13	9	—			650	13	9	In progress.
85	Rathluirc, New Post Office and Telephone Exchange*								...	14,000	4,000	—			—			—			Planning, etc., completed.
86	Tralee Post Office—Extension					...	...	...	...	6,000	2,000	—			—			—			Bills of Quantities awaited.
87	Improved Sorting Equipment at Post Offices							...	...	11,500	3,800	554	16	2	7,208	14	9	7,763	10	11	In progress.
87A	Droichead Nua Post Office—Adaptation of Premises								...	—	—	618	1	1	—			618	1	1	Completed.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
88	Dublin G.P.O.—Studio and Office Accommodation								...	18,000	6,500	2,332	9	7	13,995	0	5	16,327	10	0	Furnishing in progress.
89	Dublin, Phoenix Hall—Adaptations						...	...	...	5,000	500	39	7	3	4,533	0	3	4,572	7	6	First series of adaptations completed.
90	Cork, New Studios				...	...	...	...	...	16,000	500	—			—			—			Delayed by negotiations with Cork V.E.C. regarding associated School of Music.
											£90,380	£49,810	6	5
	Department of Defence:
91	Dublin, Coláiste Caoimhín—Improvement of heating								...	2,500	2,250	1,712	0	5	—			1,712	0	5	In progress.
92	Dublin, St. Bricin’s Hospital—Lift						...	...	...	1,750	200	1,259	9	0	1,220	8	6	2,479	17	6	Completed.
93	Dublin, Portobello Barracks—Laundry and Bathhouse									—	150	—			—			—			Project abandoned.
94	Baldonnel Camp—Hangar Gates						...	...	...	17,250	500	12	13	0	—			12	13	0	In progress.
95	Baldonnel—Hard Surface Runways						...	...	...	—	20,000	2,904	8	10	—			2,904	8	10	Preliminary work.
96	Curragh Camp—Catholic Church					...	...	...	...	125,000	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
97	Curragh—Connolly Barracks—Dining Hall and
	Cookhouse		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	—	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
98	Curragh, Plunkett Barracks—Dining Hall and Cookhouse									—	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
99	Curragh, Extension of Magazines						...	...	...	98,000	8,000	24,215	14	2	78,678	7	8	102,894	1	10	Completed.
100	Curragh, Renewal of Electrical Installation							...	...	40,000	20,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
101	Haulbowline Dockyard—New Jetty						...	...	...	85,000	30,000	25,241	13	7	46,685	5	8	71,926	19	3	Virtually completed.
102	Kilworth Camp—Officers’ Mess					...	...	...	...	17,000	5,000	2,260	10	1	—			2,260	10	1	In progress.
											£89,100	£57,606	9	1
	Department of External Affairs:
103	Berne Legation—Adaptations and Furnishing								...	6,310	4,350	5,041	16	0	18	9	4	5,060	5	4	Furnishing in progress.
104	Bonn Legation—Adaptations and Furnishing							...	...	12,000	11,000	9,767	17	9	804	7	9	10,572	5	6	In progress.
105	Canberra Embassy—New Building						...	...	...	95,000	800	151	3	2	2,728	12	10	2,879	16	0	Furnishings, etc.
106	London Embassy—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	95,000	12,000	18,244	4	10	83,267	6	2	101,511	11	0	Completed.
											£28,150	£33,205	1	9
	Department of Social Welfare:
107	Dublin, Victoria Street Employment Exchange—Thermal
	Storage heating and improved lighting							...	...	850	850	617	11	10	—			617	11	10	Completed.
108	Waterford, New Employment Exchange							...	...	51,800	11,500	10,005	6	7	23,944	9	11	33,949	16	6	Completed.
											£12,350	£10,622	18	5
	Department of Health:
109	Dublin, Head Office, Custom House—Improved Typing
	Accommodation			...	...	...	...	...	...	1,280	600	1,078	0	9	70	18	6	1,148	19	3	Completed save for furnishing.
110	Dundrum Asylum—Alterations and Additions							...	...	18,440	14,070	12,171	11	1	898	8	0	13,069	19	1	In progress.
											£14,670	£13,249	11	10
	General:
111	Minor New Works not exceeding £400 each							...	...	10,000	10,000	11,507	12	7	—			—			See details at back.
112	Urgent and Unforeseen Works					...	...	...	...	30,000	30,000	11,693	12	3	—			—			See details at back.
113	Minor Balances of Expenditure on Works of Prior Years								...	15,000	15,000	26,099	1	1	—			—			See details at back.
											£1,215,925	£1,025,416	10	2
	Deduct for Works which may not be carried out during the
	year		...	...	...	...	...	...	...		65,925	—
											£1,150,000	£1,025,416	10	2

Work No.	Service and Description									Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description									1952-53			to 31/3/52			to 31/3/53			Observations
	No. 38—GARDA SIOCHANA BARRACKS.
										£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare—New Barracks							...	...	11	16	1	—			11	16	1	Fresh tenders about to be invited.
	Bundoran, Co. Donegal			...	...	...	...	...	...	5,912	14	10	—			5,912	14	10	In progress.
	Harcourt Terrace, Dublin—Boundary wall and cycle shed								...	732	1	6	—			732	1	6	In progress.
	Athenry, Co. Galway—New Barracks					...	...	...	...		4	8	3	19	7	4	4	3	Postponed.
	Achill Sound, Co. Mayo				...	...	...	...	...	197	10	0	3,893	14	4	4,091	4	4	Completed.
	Thurles, Co. Tipperary—New Barracks						...	...	...		5	11	—				5	11	Bills of Quantities awaited.
	New Ross, Co. Wexford—New Barracks						...	...	...	9,134	18	11	8,199	11	10	17,334	10	9	Completed.
										£15,989	11	11
	No. 39—NEW WORKS ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS, AT OTHER GARDA SIOCHANA BARRACKS.
32 of 1950/51	Kilmainham, Dublin—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	21	9	6	413	18	11	435	8	5	Completed.
37 of 1951/52	Churchill, Co. Donegal—New Barracks					...	...	...	...	27	17	0	5,876	13	5	5,904	10	5	Completed.
	Sligo Garda Barracks—Improvements					...	...	...	...	11	13	1	—			11	13	1	Tenders under examination
										£60	19	7
No. 40—MINOR NEW WORKS AT GARDA SIOCHANA BARRACKS.
	Dublin Metropolitan Area:
1	Terenure—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...	96	2	5	—			96	2	5	Completed.
2	Rathmines—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...	25	4	8	—			25	4	8	In progress.
3	Kill-o-Grange		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	58 59	12 15	11 0	—			118	7	11	Completed.
5(39/12 of 51/52)	Newmarket—Formation of Reserve Room						...	...	...	145	5	3	156	10	9	301	16	0	Completed.
6	Kilmainham—Alterations				...	...	...	...	...	183	16	5	—			183	16	5	Completed.
7	Dalkey—Electrical Installation					...	...	...	...	82	13	0	—			82	13	0	Completed.
14	Irishtown—Improvements					...	...	...	...	57	14	6	—			57	14	6	In progress.
17	Dublin Castle Detective Branch—Improvements							...	...	233	15	1	—			233	15	1	Nearing completion.
22	Bridewell—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...	147	16	8	—			147	16	8	Virtually completed.
Provincial Barracks:
39/2 of 1951/52	Arva, Co. Cavan—Provision of Baths, etc.						...	...	...	42	15	10	100	0	0	142	15	10	Completed.
39/14 of 1951/52	Stradone, Co. Cavan—Alterations					...	...	...	...	37	11	0	60	0	0	97	11	0	Completed.
19	Castledermot, Co. Kildare—Installation of Electricity								...	97	5	0	—			97	5	0	In progress.
4	Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny—Electrical Installation							...	...	98	7	3	—			98	7	3	Completed.
15	Kinlough, Co. Leitrim—Sanitary works, etc.							...	...	235	0	0	—			235	0	0	In progress.
11	Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick—Electrical Installations							...	...	226	0	0	—			226	0	0	Completed.
39/6 of 1951/52	Patrickswell, Co. Limerick—New Sanitary Appliances, etc.								...	10	0	0	167	8	0	177	8	0	Completed.
23	Keel, Co. Mayo—Electrical Installation						...	...	...	172	16	8	—			172	16	8	Completed.
16	Tullamore, Co. Offaly—Improvement of Drainage system								...	181	9	6	—			181	9	6	Completed.
9	Ballymote, Co. Sligo—Concreting yard, etc.							...	...	156	0	0	—			156	0	0	Completed.
12	Barnderrig, Co. Wicklow—Sinking of well and erection of
	pump	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1	10	0	—			1	10	0	Tender under consideration.
29	Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath—Electrical Installation								...	30	1	2	—			30	1	2	Completed.
										£2,379	12	4
	No. 111—MINOR NEW WORKS.
	President’s Establishment:
52	Áras an Uachtaráin—Improvements at Butler’s House								...	218	2	2	—			218	2	2	Virtually complete.
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
45	Library—Improvement of lighting					...	...	...	...	2	2	5	—			2	2	5	Tender accepted.
48	Entrance—Provision of seats				...	...	...	...	...	30	15	0	—			30	15	0	In progress.
	Department of An Taoiseach:
92/2 of 1951/52	Statistics Office, 3 Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin—									26	6	9	42	6	8	311	5	5	Completed.
5	Improvement of heating			...	...	...	...	...	...	242	12	0
	Department of Finance:
	Civil Service Commission:
91/51 of 1951/52	45 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin—Improvement of
	heating		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	127	13	0	2	0	5	129	13	5	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
91/43 of 1951/52	Headquarters: Finance Solicitor’s Office—Sub-division of
	room		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	56	8	0	147	11	11	203	19	11	Completed.
91/67 of 1951/52	Headquarters: Secretariat—Improved lighting							...	...	245	10	7	10	17	0	256	7	7	Completed.
32	Headquarters: Provision of plugs for Dictating Machines									66	14	0	—			66	14	0	In progress.
59	Headquarters: Sub-division of room						...	...	...	63	0	10	—			63	0	10	In progress.
91/61 of 1951/52	Dún Laoghaire, Harbour Master’s Office—Improvements								...	209	14	3	121	0	11	330	15	2	In progress.
	Pay-Master General’s Office:
91/44 of 1951/52	3 Lr. Ormond Quay—Improvement of lighting							...	...	93	0	0	92	16	4	185	16	4	Completed.
	Revenue Commissioners:
91/31 of 1951/52	Dublin Castle, Clock Tower Building—Improved Heating								...	106	0	0	13	9	5	119	9	5	Completed.
91/76 of 1951/52	Dublin Castle, Legislation Section—Provision of Stoves								...	285	10	7	68	8	8	353	19	3	Completed.
18	Dublin Castle, Companies Branch—Improvements								...	142	17	6	—			142	17	6	Completed.
28	Dublin Castle, Adjudication Branch—Erection of Partitions									113	2	2	—			113	2	2	Virtually complete.
38	Dublin Castle, Block 10—Provision of shelving							...	...	149	7	8	—			149	7	8	Completed.
50	Dublin Castle, Public Departments Branch—Extension of
	H.W. System			...	...	...	...	...	...	125	10	0	—			125	10	0	Completed.
91/56 of 1951/52	Bridgend Frontier Post—Improvements						...	...	...	24	7	0	150	0	0	174	7	0	Completed.
20	Dundalk Taxes Office—Provision of shelving, etc.							...	...	214	10	0	—			214	10	0	Completed.
14	Estate Duty Office, 21 St. Stephen’s Green—Supply of
	Filing Units			...	...	...	...	...	...	135	15	3	—			135	15	3	Completed.
51	Tralee Custom House—Provision of Thermal Storage
	Heaters		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	143	12	0	—			143	12	0	Completed.
	Valuation Office:
91/47 of 1951/52	Headquarters—Improvements to Drawing Office							...	...	404	6	7	8	2	8	412	9	3	Completed.
	General:
26	State Apartments, Dublin Castle—Provision of Presidential
	Arms, etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	187	1	11	—			187	1	11	Completed.
65	State Apartments, Dublin Castle—Inauguration of the
	third President			...	...	...	...	...	...	370	5	9	—			370	5	9	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
139/28 of 1950/51	Headquarters—Provision of Enquiry Office						...	...	...	6	5	0	385	10	8	391	15	8	Completed.
91/50 of 1951/52	Headquarters—Facilities for serving morning tea							...	...	71	10	0	137	15	11	209	5	11	Completed.
42	Athenry Agricultural College—Improvement of Entrance								...	207	0	0	—			207	0	0	Completed.
6	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Improvements to Dairy								...	236	17	0	—			236	17	0	Completed.
23	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Tarmacadam surfacing								...	173	7	0	—			173	7	0	Completed.
22	Botanic Gardens—Alterations to Hayshed						...	...	...	298	19	6	—			298	19	6	Completed.
12	Munster Institute—Improvements at Gardener’s Cottage								...	352	5	6	—			352	5	6	Completed.
9	Fisheries Branch—Provision of Shelving						...	...	...	102	14	0	—			102	14	0	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
24	Juvenile Court, Dublin Castle—Improvement of Heating								...	170	15	8	—			170	15	8	Completed.
55	District Courts—Adaptation of room for Court Clerk								...	161	8	4	—			161	8	4	Completed.
39/7 of 1951/52	Garda Depot—Alterations to heating in Sergeants’ Mess								...	74	1	10	60	6	4	134	8	2	Completed.
	Department of Education:
21	National Library—Provision of Shelving						...	...	...	233	0	0	—			233	0	0	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
	Land Commission:
11	7/8 Hume Street—Partitioning, Improvement of Lighting,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	419	4	7	—			419	4	7	Completed.
25	Merrion Street—Provision of Additional Sanitary
	Accommodation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	210	7	10	—			210	7	10	Completed.
33	61 Merrion Square—Partitioning, etc., of store at rere								...	223	13	9	—			223	13	9	Completed.
43	61 Merrion Square—Alterations etc., to rooms on 1st and
	3rd floors		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	209	16	5	—			209	16	5	In progress.
	Gaeltacht Services Branch:
91/46 of 1951/52	Carraroe Knitting Centre—Adaptations, etc.							...	...	25	14	0	365	14	7	391	8	7	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
139/39 of 1950/51	Kildare Street—Sound-proofing “copy room” and erection
	of porch			...	...	...	...	...	...	1	14	6	162	7	7	164	2	1	Completed.
91/32 of 1951/52	Kildare Street—Sound proofing four rooms						...	...	...		15	0	212	16	10	213	11	10	Completed.
91/65 of 1951/52	Kildare Street—Alterations in room No. 12						...	...	...	260	4	3	20	13	7	280	17	10	Completed.
40	Kildare Street—Improvement of heating of Registry								...	112	5	7	—			112	5	7	Completed.
58	Kildare Street—Provision of Shelving						...	...	...	4	11	10	—			4	11	10	In progress.
62	Gas, Weights and Measures Office—Dublin Castle—Electrical
	Installation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	356	4	5	—			356	4	5	Completed.
53	Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office, 44
	Merrion Square—Provision of Shelving						...	...	...	99	12	3				99	12	3	In progress.
139/42 of 1950/51	Mercantile Marine Office—Alterations						...	...	...	51	17	0	155	13	0	207	10	0	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:*
91/41 of 1951/52	Aldboro House—Structural work in connection with heating									17	0	2	495	12	6	512	12	8	Completed.
13	Four Courts, Dublin—Provision of Storage Accommodation									238	0	3	—			238	0	3	Completed.
91/54 of 1951/52	St. Mary’s Abbey Stores—Adaptations, etc.							...	...	147	19	6	59	18	10	207	18	4	In progress.
30	Pearse Street Sorting Office—Provision of Cycle
	Accommodation	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	201	2	2	—			201	2	2	Completed.
39	Pearse Street Sorting Office—Provision of Enclosure Porch
	and Strong-room			...	...	...	...	...	...	192	3	4	—			192	3	4	In progress.
31	Clifden Post Office—Improvements					...	...	...	...	120	0	0	—			120	0	0	In progress.
10	Cork Sorting Office—Adaptation of room						...	...	...	105	18	3	—			105	18	3	Completed.
2	Galway Post Office—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	58	4	2	—			58	4	2	Completed.
8	Valentia Island Wireless Station—Provision of Fuel Storage
	Accommodation, etc.				...	...	...	...	...	285	17	6	—			285	17	6	Completed.
91/78 of 1951/52	Post Office Savings Bank—Sound-proofing machine room								...	152	3	0	134	19	2	287	2	2	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
91/42 of 1951/52	Parkgate Street—Provision of Extract Fans							...	...	33	6	6	74	7	1	107	13	7	Completed.
36	Parkgate Street—Partitioning of room, etc.						...	...	...	183	5	4	—			183	5	4	Completed.
35	Marlboro’ Hall—Alterations at Luncheon Club							...	...	116	4	0	—			116	4	0	Completed.
47	Army Pensions Board—St. Bricin’s Hospital—Provision of
	doors and curtains for pigeon holes						...	...	...	349	1	0	—			349	1	0	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
91/33 of 1951/52	Iveagh House—Improved Lighting in Library, etc.								...	29	19	5	119	7	3	149	6	8	Completed.
3	Iveagh House—Provision of additional kitchen equipment									164	15	6	—			164	15	6	Completed.
27	Iveagh House—Partitioning room					...	...	...	...	111	12	8	—			111	12	8	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
139/54 of 1950/51	Belmullet Employment Exchange—Provision of Shelving, etc.									3	1	2	9	14	3	12	15	5	In progress.
17	Cork Employment Exchange—Transfer of Staff							...	...	167	6	9	—			167	6	9	Completed.
56	Victoria Street, Dublin, Employment Exchange—
	Improvements	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	97	6	5	—			97	6	5	In progress.
66	Ship Street Barracks—Alterations, etc., and Transfer of Staff									377	5	9	—			377	5	9	Completed.
	Department of Health:
46	Dublin Custom House—Alterations to Annexe								...	184	16	8	—			184	16	8	Completed.
91/21 of 1951/52	Dundrum Asylum—Extension of Shed at Ball-Alley								...	89	0	0	295	18	8	384	18	8	Completed.
91/63 of 1951/52	Dundrum Asylum—New Washing Machine						...	...	...	233	7	5	27	13	10	261	1	3	Completed.
139/66 of 1950/51	Dundrum Asylum—Improvements to Sleeping Quarters								...		5	0	312	5	8	312	10	8	Completed.
										£11,507	12	7
	No. 112—URGENT AND UNFORESEEN WORKS.
	Department of Finance:
	Office of Public Works:
12	Earlsfort Terrace Workshop—Adaptation of former stable									1,477	17	7	—			1,477	17	7	In progress.
	Revenue Commissioners:
2	C. & E. Dublin Castle—Adaptations, etc.							...	...	572	6	7	—			572	6	7	In progress.
22	Accountant General’s Office—Structural and electrical work									184	7	2	—			184	7	2	In progress.
	Stationery Office:
21	Beggars Bush Barracks—Provision of Canteen							...	...	49	13	1	—			49	13	1	In progress.
	Valuation Office:
20	Ordnance Survey Office—Installation of Machines, etc.								...	192	19	2	—			192	19	2	In progress.
	General:
1	Removal and re-erection of ceilings from Mespil House								...	2,743	6	8	—			2,743	6	8	Completed.
24	State Apartments—Provision of Catering Facilities								...	561	12	10	—			561	12	10	In progress.
25	An Tóstal—Floodlighting of Government Buildings								...	3	14	9	—			3	14	9	In progress.
	Department of Agriculture:
16	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Electrical Installations, etc.									179	16	4	—			179	16	4	In progress.
	Department of Justice:
23	Adoption Board, 45 St. Stephen’s Green—Structural
	Alterations, etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	218	5	2	—			218	5	2	In progress.
	Department of Local Government:
15	Housing Section—Provision of Filing Cabinets, and structural
	work, etc.			...	...	...	...	...	...	711	10	10	—			711	10	10	In progress.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
19	Kildare Street—Installation of Germicidal Apparatus								...	536	16	11	—			536	16	11	Completed.
6	Labour Court, Griffith Barracks—Installation of Storage
	Heaters		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,119	16	7	—			1,119	16	7	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
8	Marlboro’ Hall—Improvement of lighting						...	...	...	1,135	9	5	—			1,135			Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
11	Árus Brugha—Adaptations, etc.					...	...	...	...	465	1	8	—			465	1	8	Completed.
	Department of Health:
10 (91/70 of 1951/2)	General Register Office—Improvements, etc.							...	...	767	11	11	44	16	0	812	7	11	Completed.
4	Dundrum Asylum—New Lavatories					...	...	...	...	773	5	7	—			773	5	7	Completed.
										£11,693	12	3
	No. 113—MINOR BALANCES OF EXPENDITURE.
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
2 of 1951/52	Improvement of Entrance				...	...	...	...	...	1	6	4	7,602	0	2	7,602	6	6	Completed.
	Department of An Taoiseach:
92/6 of 1951/52	Central Statistics Office, Dublin Castle—Improvements								...	746	13	4	393	19	4	1,140	12	8	Completed.
	Department of Finance:
	Office of Public Works:
92/13 of 1951/52	10 Hume Street—Electric Storage Heating							...	...	167	8	4	515	11	7	682	19	11	Completed
92/15 of 1951/52	51 St. Stephen’s Green—Engineers Branch New Office								...	155	0	0	455	16	6	610	16	6	Completed.
	Revenue Commissioners:
4 of 1951/52	Dublin Castle—Renovations					...	...	...	...	523	6	7	4,500	18	0	5,024	4	7	Completed.
	General:
3 of 1950/51 3 of 1951/52	Iveagh House—Office Accommodation and Staff Restaurant									13,221	13	4	82,231	4	10	95,452	18	2	Completed.
5 of 1951/52	Dublin Custom House—Improvement of lay-out of Grounds									273	10	1	8,291	4	1	8,564	14	2	Completed.
91/73 of 1950/51 6/73 of 1951/52	Dublin Custom House—Staff Restaurant						...	...	...	1,436	0	1	7,279	18	7	8,715	18	8	In progress.
92/22 of 1951/52	Papal Nunciature—Extension of Accommodation							...	...	542	17	9	693	6	0	1,236	3	9	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
140/4 of 1950/51	Government Buildings—Provision of improved
93 of 1951/52	accommodation for typing staff, etc.				...	...	...	...	...	1,163	9	10	1,621	15	9	2,785	5	7	Completed.
92/8 of 1951/52	Botanic Gardens—Electriclighting sheds and boiler house								...	52	10	9	487	12	2	540	2	11	Completed.
23 of 1951/52	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—New Piggeries							...	...	55	15	0	7,635	17	7	7,691	12	7	Completed.
25 of 1951/52	Clonakilty Agricultural College—Poultry Hatchery								...	163	14	2	2,361	1	4	2,524	15	6	Completed.
92/14 of 1951/52	Fisheries Branch—Accommodation for Parliamentary
	Secretary	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	56	6	6	562	4	10	618	11	4	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
47 of 1949/50	Public Record Office—Restoration of Air-raid shelter as Record
141 of 1950/51	Repository		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	209	19	10	121	17	7	331	17	5	Completed.

Work No.	Service and Description								Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description								1952-53			to 31/3/52			to 31/3/53			Observations
									£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Courts of Justice:
233/10 of 1949/50	Adaptation of rooms			...	...	...	...	...	37	10	0	1,083	11	2	1,121	1	2	Completed.
39a of 1951/52	Audibility Improvements at Metropolitan District Courts							...	511	8	7	21	7	3	532	15	10	In progress.
92/11 of 1951/52	Structural Alterations etc., at Restaurant						...	...	467	10	8	1,981	9	7	2,449	0	3	Completed.
	Garda Síochána:
233/1 of 1949/50	Headquarters—Transfer to Depot				...	...	...	...	19	0	7	18,801	3	2	18,820	3	9	Completed.
36 of 1951/52	Dublin Castle—Garage Accommodation					...	...	...	697	6	2	268	2	5	965	8	7	Completed.
	Department of Education:
40a of 1951/52	Headquarters Office—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	1,958	19	0	376	4	3	2,335	3	3	Completed.
44 of 1951/52	National Gallery—Electric Installation					...	...	...	212	10	10	6,263	16	7	6,476	7	5	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
105 of 1950/51	Headquarters Buildings—Adaptations					...	...	...	104	4	1	10,869	14	2	10,973	18	3	Completed.
	Gaeltacht Services Branch:
141 of 1949/50	Bruckless Lace Centre—Renovation and extension							...	76	15	0	1,554	18	5	1,631	13	5	Completed.
107 of 1950/51	Geesala Knitting Centre—Improvements					...	...	...		14	10	1,570	5	5	1,571	0	3	Completed.
46 of 1951/52	Elly Bay Toy Factory—Rebuilding					...	...	...	75	14	10	5,602	14	10	5,678	9	8	Completed.
48 of 1951/52	Falcarragh Knitting Centre—Adaptations					...	...	...	150	4	11	1,331	15	9	1,482	0	8	Completed.
92/16 of 1951/52	Carratigue Knitting Centre—Improvements						...	...	108	16	3	250	0	0	358	16	3	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
111 of 1950/51	Kildare Street—New Headquarters				...	...	...	...	33	0	0	255,748	4	3	255,781	4	3	Completed.
140/1 of 1950/51	Kildare Street—Provision of water storage tank						...	...	152	3	7	1,593	4	3	1,745	7	10	Completed.
140/12 of 1950/51	Griffith Barracks—Adaptations, etc., for Prices Advisory Body								1	1	0	4,176	12	6	4,177	13	6	Completed.
234 of 1949/50	Meteorological Services—Fencing, etc., of Rainfall Gauges							...	8	0	0	689	18	8	697	18	8	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:*
119 of 1950/51	Dundalk Post Office—Improvements				...	...	...	...	51	6	9	4,278	6	4	4,329	13	1	Completed.
121 of 1950/51	Loughrea Post Office—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	1	17	11	1,164	3	1	1,166	1	0	Completed.
122 of 1950/51	Nenagh Post Office—Improvements				...	...	...	...	80	0	0	1,132	11	11	1,212	11	11	Completed.
63 of 1951/52	Boyle Post Office—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	19	15	9	340	0	0	359	15	9	Completed.
71 of 1951/52	Wexford Post Office—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	115	18	0	354	3	3	470	1	3	Completed.
92/1 of 1951/52	Newbridge Military Barracks—Adaptations for Stores							...	55	9	5	841	14	7	897	4	0	Completed.
92/18 of 1951/52	Caherciveen Post Office—Adaptations					...	...	...	300	0	0	452	10	0	752	10	0	Completed.
92/19 of 1951/52	Glencree former Reformatory—Adaptations for Stores							...	276	6	0	450	0	0	726	6	0	In progress.
186/10 of 1947/48	Wireless Broadcasting—Adaptation of Portobello former Post
	Office	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	24	6	3	870	5	0	894	11	3	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
140/16 of 1950/51	School of Defence—Adaptations, etc.					...	...	...	233	14	10	1,543	19	1	1,777	13	11	Completed.
77 of 1951/52	Collins Barracks, Cork—Married Quarters					...	...	...	7	10	0	26,710	12	10	26,718	2	10	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
233/180 of 1949/50	Lisbon Legation—Improvements, etc.					...	...	...	7	6	4	3,871	9	9	3,878	16	1	Completed.
92/24 of 1951/52	Stockholm Legation—Works and Furniture						...	...	465	9	0	817	4	5	1,282	13	5	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
134 of 1950/51 84 of 1951/52	Kilkenny Employment Exchange—Adaptations						...	...	378	16	8	712	10	0	1,091	6	8	Completed.
	Department of Health:
89 of 1951/52	Dundrum Asylum—Improved Cooking Facilities						...	...	627	19	11	1,296	7	11	1,924	7	10	Completed.
92/25 of 1951/52	Dundrum Asylum—Recreation Room for Attendants							...	68	12	0	33	19	9	102	11	9	Completed.
									£26,099	1	1

*Excluding amount chargeable to Telephone Capital.

†Excluding amount chargeable to Telephone Capital and Vote for Posts and Telegraphs.

‡Excluding amount chargeable to Vote for Posts and Telegraphs.

*Excluding amounts, if any, chargeable to Telephone Capital Account.

*Excluding amount chargeable to Telephone Capital Account.