APPENDIX I.
COMPARISON OF AUDITED EXPENDITURE WITH EXCHEQUER ISSUES AND GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS, 1955-56.
(After audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and review by the Committee of Public Accounts.)
Comparison of Audited Expenditure in the Year 1955-56, with Exchequer
Issues of that Year.
|
|
|
Audited Expenditure (Net) |
|
Exchequer Issues |
Audited Expenditure (Net) |
Less than Exchequer Issues |
More than Exchequer Issues |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Central Fund Services |
20,085,848 |
20,085,848 |
— |
— |
Supply Services |
... |
106,195,179 |
106,138,874 |
56,305 |
— |
Total |
... |
... |
126,281,027 |
126,224,722 |
56,305 |
— |
The Savings on Votes and Appropriations-in-Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1955-56 amounting to £4,853,677 as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows:—
Written off from the Exchequer Grants Account:—
|
£ |
Out of Ways and Means of 1955-56 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
3,839,120 |
„ „ „ „ „ „ 1956-57 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,003,047 |
Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster-General |
.. |
.. |
11,510 |
|
£4,853,677 |
An Roinn Airgeadais,
Bealtaine, 1958.
|
Estimated |
Actual |
Less than |
More than |
|
Expenditure |
Expenditure |
Estimated |
Estimated |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Central Fund:— |
|
|
|
|
Service of Public Debt |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
13,533,000 |
13,580,371 |
— |
47,371 |
Road Fund |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5,050,000 |
5,078,000 |
— |
28,000 |
Payments to Local Taxation Account |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,159,036 |
1,178,605 |
— |
19,569 |
Payments to Capital Fund |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
— |
54,000 |
— |
54,000 |
Other Central Fund Services |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
199,964 |
194,872 |
5,092 |
— |
Total of Central Fund Services |
... |
... |
... |
19,942,000 |
20,085,848 |
5,092 |
148,940 |
1955-56
GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.
(After audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and review by the Committee of Public Accounts).
No. of Vote |
SERVICE |
Grants and Estimated Receipts 1955-56 |
Expenditure, 1955-56 |
Difference Between Exchequer Grants (Col. 3) and Net Expenditure (Col. 6). |
Estimated Expenditure (Gross) |
Estimated Appropriations in Aid |
Net Supply Grant |
Actual Expenditure (Gross) |
Appropriations in aid Realised |
Net Expenditure |
Amount to be surrendered |
Deficit |
|
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
1 |
President’s Establishment |
.. |
.. |
7,750 |
— |
7,750 |
7,666 |
0 |
7 |
— |
7,666 |
0 |
7 |
83 |
19 |
5 |
— |
2 |
Houses of the Oireachtas |
.. |
.. |
225,490 |
— |
225,490 |
221,402 |
14 |
6 |
— |
221,402 |
14 |
6 |
4,087 |
5 |
6 |
— |
3 |
Department of the Taoiseach |
.. |
.. |
27,450 |
— |
27,450 |
27,427 |
2 |
11 |
— |
27,427 |
2 |
11 |
22 |
17 |
1 |
— |
4 |
Central Statistics Office |
.. |
.. |
.. |
128,360 |
200 |
128,160 |
112,543 |
5 |
0 |
646 |
17 |
0 |
111,896 |
8 |
0 |
16,263 |
12 |
0 |
— |
5 |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
.. |
40,220 |
6,300 |
33,920 |
35,694 |
19 |
7 |
6,476 |
0 |
0 |
29,218 |
19 |
7 |
4,701 |
0 |
5 |
— |
6 |
Office of the Minister for Finance |
.. |
163,740 |
1,400 |
162,340 |
152,907 |
10 |
7 |
1,250 |
0 |
0 |
151,657 |
10 |
7 |
10,682 |
9 |
5 |
— |
7 |
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
1,914,160 |
79,000 |
1,835,160 |
1,855,120 |
13 |
6 |
80,827 |
1 |
7 |
1,774,293 |
11 |
11 |
60,866 |
8 |
1 |
— |
8 |
Office of Public Works |
.. |
.. |
.. |
474,100 |
88,900 |
385,200 |
430,223 |
14 |
7 |
111,801 |
5 |
0 |
318,422 |
9 |
7 |
66,777 |
10 |
5 |
— |
9 |
Public Works and Buildings |
.. |
.. |
4,049,417 |
156,007 |
3,893,410 |
3,538,987 |
18 |
8 |
208,660 |
3 |
1 |
3,330,327 |
15 |
7 |
563,082 |
4 |
5 |
— |
10 |
Employment and Emergency Schemes |
.. |
722,800 |
25,500 |
697,360 |
711,147 |
0 |
11 |
38,310 |
19 |
1 |
672,836 |
1 |
10 |
24,463 |
18 |
2 |
— |
11 |
Management of Government Stocks |
.. |
43,250 |
— |
43,250 |
43,233 |
16 |
7 |
— |
43,233 |
16 |
7 |
16 |
3 |
5 |
— |
12 |
State Laboratory |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
24,890 |
— |
24,890 |
22,120 |
0 |
2 |
— |
22,120 |
0 |
2 |
2,769 |
19 |
10 |
— |
13 |
Civil Service Commission |
.. |
.. |
.. |
53,390 |
16,500 |
36,890 |
49,903 |
4 |
1 |
16,414 |
16 |
3 |
33,488 |
7 |
10 |
3,401 |
12 |
2 |
— |
14 |
An Chomhairle Ealaíon |
.. |
.. |
.. |
20,000 |
— |
20,000 |
18,889 |
0 |
0 |
— |
18,889 |
0 |
0 |
1,111 |
0 |
0 |
— |
15 |
Commissions and Special Inquiries |
.. |
12,500 |
— |
12,500 |
7,580 |
5 |
0 |
— |
7,580 |
5 |
0 |
4,919 |
15 |
0 |
— |
16 |
Superannuation and Retired Allowances |
1,034,630 |
116,300 |
918,330 |
983,725 |
13 |
2 |
113,620 |
19 |
10 |
870,104 |
13 |
4 |
48,225 |
6 |
8 |
— |
17 |
Rates on Government Property |
.. |
338,290 |
9,290 |
329,000 |
330,467 |
18 |
7 |
10,926 |
5 |
10 |
319,541 |
12 |
9 |
9,458 |
7 |
3 |
— |
18 |
Secret Service |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
7,500 |
— |
7,500 |
6,217 |
6 |
0 |
— |
6,217 |
6 |
0 |
1,282 |
14 |
0 |
— |
19 |
Expenses under the Electoral Act and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
the Juries Act |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
19,000 |
— |
19,000 |
17,626 |
1 |
11 |
— |
17,626 |
1 |
11 |
1,373 |
18 |
— |
— |
20 |
Supplementary Agricultural Grants |
.. |
4,750,989 |
— |
4,750,989 |
4,666,418 |
12 |
11 |
— |
4,666,418 |
12 |
11 |
84,570 |
7 |
1 |
— |
21 |
Law Charges |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
121,580 |
4,000 |
117,580 |
112,206 |
14 |
4 |
5,741 |
14 |
2 |
106,465 |
0 |
2 |
11,114 |
19 |
10 |
— |
22 |
Universities and Colleges |
.. |
.. |
539,924 |
— |
539,924 |
539,474 |
0 |
0 |
— |
539,474 |
0 |
0 |
450 |
0 |
0 |
— |
23 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
.. |
.. |
.. |
26,670 |
— |
26,670 |
23,435 |
17 |
5 |
— |
23,435 |
17 |
5 |
3,234 |
2 |
7 |
— |
24 |
Stationery Office |
... |
... |
.. |
.. |
578,805 |
114,305 |
464,500 |
514,155 |
7 |
7 |
120,098 |
3 |
5 |
394,057 |
4 |
2 |
70,442 |
15 |
10 |
— |
25 |
Valuation and Boundary Survey |
.. |
76,210 |
7,960 |
68,250 |
73,817 |
1 |
4 |
8,123 |
18 |
7 |
65,693 |
2 |
9 |
2,556 |
17 |
3 |
— |
26 |
Ordnance Survey |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
67,955 |
7,505 |
60,450 |
63,398 |
14 |
8 |
7,239 |
2 |
3 |
56,159 |
12 |
5 |
4,290 |
7 |
7 |
— |
27 |
Agriculture |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
8,690,152 |
1,249,622 |
7,440,530 |
8,657,838 |
5 |
9 |
1,245,197 |
6 |
11 |
7,412,640 |
18 |
10 |
27,889 |
1 |
2 |
— |
28 |
Fisheries |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
167,530 |
30,390 |
137,140 |
159,552 |
6 |
10 |
25,435 |
8 |
6 |
134,116 |
18 |
4 |
3,023 |
1 |
8 |
— |
29 |
Office of the Minister for Justice |
.. |
88,980 |
— |
88,980 |
85,632 |
10 |
4 |
— |
85,632 |
10 |
4 |
3,347 |
9 |
8 |
— |
30 |
Garda Síochána |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
4,622,090 |
102,170 |
4,519,920 |
4,416,392 |
13 |
10 |
102,306 |
0 |
4 |
4,314,086 |
13 |
6 |
205,833 |
6 |
6 |
— |
31 |
Prisons |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
216,750 |
31,010 |
185,740 |
202,742 |
13 |
10 |
25,771 |
5 |
10 |
176,971 |
8 |
0 |
8,768 |
12 |
0 |
— |
32 |
District Court |
.. |
.. |
.. |
83,540 |
— |
83,540 |
79,617 |
17 |
9 |
— |
79,617 |
17 |
9 |
3,922 |
2 |
3 |
— |
33 |
Circuit Court |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
152,985 |
29,785 |
123,200 |
147,858 |
7 |
3 |
31,480 |
2 |
9 |
116,378 |
4 |
6 |
6,821 |
15 |
6 |
— |
34 |
Supreme Court and High Court of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Justice |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
95,470 |
910 |
94,560 |
93,631 |
14 |
8 |
1,262 |
6 |
3 |
92,369 |
8 |
5 |
2,190 |
11 |
7 |
— |
35 |
Land Registry and Registry of Deeds |
96,320 |
— |
96,320 |
92,992 |
16 |
9 |
— |
92,992 |
16 |
9 |
3,327 |
3 |
3 |
— |
36 |
Public Record Office |
.. |
.. |
.. |
9,600 |
— |
9,560 |
9,472 |
19 |
9 |
— |
9,472 |
19 |
9 |
87 |
0 |
3 |
— |
37 |
Charitable Donations and Bequests |
.. |
5,198 |
38 |
5,160 |
5,139 |
6 |
7 |
37 |
2 |
6 |
5,102 |
4 |
1 |
57 |
5 |
11 |
— |
38 |
Local Government |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
4,750,565 |
52,395 |
4,698,170 |
4,578,807 |
10 |
1 |
58,146 |
9 |
5 |
4,520,661 |
0 |
8 |
177,508 |
19 |
4 |
— |
39 |
Office of the Minister for Education |
348,172 |
82 |
348,090 |
338,532 |
2 |
3 |
104 |
17 |
8 |
338,427 |
4 |
7 |
9,662 |
15 |
5 |
— |
40 |
Primary Education |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
8,351,520 |
112,390 |
8,239,130 |
8,288,691 |
8 |
3 |
115,256 |
9 |
8 |
8,173,434 |
18 |
7 |
65,695 |
1 |
5 |
— |
41 |
Secondary Education |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,797,065 |
48,375 |
1,748,690 |
1,792,749 |
1 |
3 |
52,358 |
3 |
3 |
1,740,390 |
18 |
0 |
8,299 |
2 |
0 |
— |
42 |
Technical Instruction |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,142,480 |
37,320 |
1,105,160 |
1,127,104 |
18 |
5 |
38,176 |
12 |
8 |
1,088,928 |
5 |
9 |
16,231 |
14 |
3 |
— |
43 |
Science and Art |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
208,666 |
9,965 |
198,701 |
191,577 |
15 |
4 |
10,942 |
15 |
4 |
180,635 |
0 |
0 |
18,066 |
0 |
0 |
— |
44 |
Reformatory and Industrial Schools |
212,740 |
5,800 |
206,940 |
202,865 |
0 |
7 |
5,983 |
12 |
6 |
196,881 |
8 |
1 |
10,058 |
11 |
11 |
— |
45 |
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
64,700 |
— |
64,700 |
63,290 |
0 |
0 |
— |
63,190 |
0 |
0 |
1,510 |
0 |
0 |
— |
46 |
National Gallery |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
11,700 |
— |
11,700 |
11,365 |
5 |
11 |
— |
11,365 |
5 |
11 |
334 |
14 |
1 |
— |
47 |
Lands |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2,118,275 |
162,605 |
1,955,670 |
2,084,941 |
7 |
4 |
169,464 |
11 |
10 |
1,915,476 |
15 |
6 |
40,193 |
4 |
6 |
— |
48 |
Forestry |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,725,550 |
165,250 |
1,560,300 |
1,691,229 |
11 |
1 |
220,911 |
14 |
4 |
1,470,317 |
16 |
9 |
89,982 |
3 |
3 |
— |
49 |
Gaeltacht Services |
.. |
.. |
.. |
647,330 |
314,430 |
332,900 |
636,452 |
17 |
6 |
310,262 |
10 |
7 |
326,190 |
6 |
11 |
6,709 |
13 |
1 |
— |
50 |
Industry and Commerce |
.. |
.. |
.. |
8,119,380 |
61,800 |
8,057,580 |
8,021,840 |
16 |
3 |
15,949 |
14 |
9 |
8,005,891 |
1 |
6 |
51,688 |
18 |
6 |
— |
51 |
Transport and Marine Services |
.. |
.. |
1,901,980 |
29,950 |
1,872,030 |
1,828,457 |
19 |
0 |
40,709 |
7 |
9 |
1,787,748 |
11 |
3 |
84,281 |
8 |
9 |
— |
52 |
Aviation and Meteorological Services |
703,000 |
380,000 |
323,000 |
669,095 |
15 |
4 |
529,929 |
11 |
10 |
139,166 |
3 |
6 |
183,833 |
16 |
6 |
— |
53 |
Industrial and Commercial Property |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Registration Office |
.. |
.. |
.. |
23,440 |
— |
23,440 |
23,249 |
6 |
10 |
— |
23,249 |
6 |
10 |
190 |
13 |
2 |
— |
54 |
Posts and Telegraphs |
.. |
.. |
.. |
8,286,876 |
494,876 |
7,792,000 |
8,128,568 |
9 |
2 |
514,216 |
12 |
3 |
7,614,351 |
16 |
11 |
177,648 |
3 |
1 |
— |
55 |
Wireless Broadcasting |
.. |
.. |
.. |
519,420 |
101,300 |
418,120 |
469,494 |
11 |
5 |
99,522 |
14 |
9 |
369,971 |
16 |
8 |
48,148 |
3 |
4 |
— |
56 |
Defence |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
7,319,600 |
205,370 |
7,114,230 |
6,763,187 |
16 |
5 |
227,267 |
7 |
6 |
6,535,920 |
8 |
11 |
578,309 |
11 |
1 |
— |
57 |
Army Pensions |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,609,000 |
— |
1,609,000 |
1,519,360 |
0 |
2 |
— |
1,519,360 |
0 |
2 |
89,639 |
19 |
10 |
— |
58 |
External Affairs |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
397,400 |
6,400 |
391,000 |
385,208 |
18 |
1 |
5,015 |
15 |
11 |
380,193 |
2 |
2 |
10,806 |
17 |
10 |
— |
59 |
International Co-operation |
.. |
.. |
36,600 |
— |
36,600 |
32,495 |
8 |
11 |
— |
32,495 |
8 |
11 |
4,104 |
11 |
1 |
— |
60 |
Office of the Minister for Social |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welfare |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,299,133 |
789,133 |
510,000 |
1,259,128 |
3 |
5 |
785,470 |
17 |
11 |
473,657 |
5 |
6 |
36,342 |
14 |
6 |
— |
61 |
Social Insurance |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2,764,000 |
— |
2,764,000 |
2,483,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
2,483,000 |
0 |
0 |
281,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
62 |
Social Assistance |
... |
.. |
.. |
.. |
18,717,000 |
291,500 |
18,425,500 |
18,564,175 |
8 |
11 |
299,016 |
19 |
6 |
18,265,15 |
9 |
5 |
160,341 |
10 |
7 |
— |
63 |
Health |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
9,402,440 |
338,280 |
9,064,160 |
8,045,955 |
7 |
9 |
346,762 |
2 |
1 |
7,699,193 |
5 |
8 |
1,364,966 |
14 |
4 |
— |
64 |
Dundrum Asylum |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
44,160 |
2,070 |
42,090 |
43,145 |
8 |
8 |
1,894 |
16 |
1 |
41,250 |
12 |
7 |
839 |
7 |
5 |
— |
65 |
Oifig na Gaeltachta agus na g Ceantar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gCúng |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
4,360 |
— |
4,360 |
4,106 |
3 |
1 |
— |
4,106 |
3 |
1 |
253 |
16 |
11 |
— |
66 |
Tourism |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
400,000 |
— |
400,000 |
400,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
400,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
67 |
Repayments to Contingency Fund |
.. |
737 |
— |
737 |
736 |
2 |
0 |
— |
736 |
2 |
0 |
— |
18 |
0 |
— |
68 |
Remuneration |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1,054,000 |
— |
1,054,000 |
982,489 |
6 |
4 |
— |
982,489 |
6 |
4 |
71,510 |
13 |
8 |
— |
69 |
National Development Fund |
... |
... |
3,000,000 |
— |
3,000,000 |
3,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
3,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
|
Total |
.. |
..£ |
116,678,934 |
5,686,383 |
110,992,551 |
112,147,864 |
7 |
8 |
6,008,990 |
16 |
9 |
106,138,873 |
10 |
11 |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Surplus to be Surrendered £ |
4,853,677 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
|
|