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APPENDIX X.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS, 1956-57 (VOTE 9, SUBHEAD B.)

Work No.	Service and Description									Total Estimate	Vote 1956-57	Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description									Total Estimate	Vote 1956-57	1956-57			to 31/3/56			to 31/3/57			Observations
										£	£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	President’s Establishment:
1	Áras an Uachtaráin—Improvements and Furnishing								...	139,000	20,000	15,758	2	1	103,578	18	2	119,337	0	3	Two of three sections of Stage II completed but not fully paid for.
											20,000	15,758	2	1
	Oireachtas:
2	Leinster House—Reconstruction of Leggias							...	...	9,000	4,000	-200	0	0	—			200	0	0	Planning completed.
											4,000	200	0	0
	Department of the Taoiseach:
3	Central Statistics Office—Improvements (Stage II)								...	7,200	1,800	990	13	3	68	17	5	1,050	10	8	Parts of work completed; specification for balance in hands.
											1,800	990	13	3
	Department of Finance:
4	Civil Service Dining Club, Earlsfort Terrace—
	Improvements		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,225	2,500	842	0	1	199	1	6	1,041	1	7	In progress.
5	Dublin Custom House—Memorial					...	...	...	...	750	650	1,357	0	1	—			1,357	0	1	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
6	Central Engineering Workshop and Stores							...	...	89,000	10,000	2,278	0	10	16,087	11	0	18,365	11	10	Parts of work completed.
7	New Central Furniture Stores and Workshops—
	Adaptations		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	18,000	10,000	21	1	0	—			21	1	0	Planning in progress.
8	Cork District Workshop—Reconstruction							...	...	3,500	2,500	—			1,136	18	10	1,136	18	10	First stage completed; tendes for final stage about to be invited.
8a	State Apartments, Dublin Castle—Additional Sanitary
	Accommodation			...	...	...	...	...	...	—	—	269	3	4	279	14	0	548	17	4	Completed.
9	Commodore Barry Memorial—Wexford						...	...	...	2,700	1,800	2,338	3	2	60	7	5	2,398	10	7	Completed but not fully paid for.
10	Ordnance Survey Office—Improvement of Heating								...	2,600	2,000	2,193	4	0	—			2,193	4	0	Completed but not fully paid for.
11	Ordnance Survey Office—Portmore, New Tide Gauge
	Station		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	7,500	5,000	3,788	18	3	—			3,788	18	3	In progress.
12	Revenue Commissioners, Stamping Branch—New Premises									510,000	10,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
12a	Limerick Revenue Office—Installation of Thermal Storage
	Heating		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	705	—	704	7	8	—			704	7	8	Completed.
12b	Áras Brugha—Alterations to Public Office							...	...	600	—	362	15	9	—			362	15	9	Part of work completed.
13	Belmullet Government Offices—Adaptations							...	...	1,300	250	641	16	0	732	17	2	1,374	13	2	Completed.
14	Castlebar Inland Revenue Office—Additional
	Accommodation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,300	400	1,092	16	8	12	18	8	1,105	15	4	Completed but not fully paid for.
15	Muff Customs Frontier Post—Extension							...	...	450	450	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
16	Swanlinbar Customs and Excise—Office and Residence									9,200	7,400	3,597	7	3	186	16	10	3,784	4	1	In progress.
	Parks:
17	Phoenix Park—Additional Football Pavilions							...	...	6,350	3,000	13	4	4	—			13	4	4	Planning virtually completed.
18	Rotunda Gardens—Garden of Remembrance							...	...	38,000	875	—			600	1	8	600	1	8	Contract drawings and specification completed; scheme deferred on Government direction.
	Harbours:
19	Buncrana Harbour—Improvements						...	...	...	1,050	250	—			798	10	10	798	10	10	Main scheme completed.
											57,075	19,499	18	5
	Department of Agriculture:
20(1)	Botanic Gardens—Improvement of Gate Lodge							...	...	680	680	—			—			—			Tenders about to be invited.
20(2)	Botanic Gardens—Improvement of Water Supply								...	8,150	6,000	6,882	4	11	419	14	9	7,301	19	8	Nearing completion.
21(1)	Abbotstown Farm—Experimental Animals Farmyard.									34,800	7,700	279	3	2	—			279	3	2	Stage I in progress.
21(2)	Abbotstown Farm—Foundation Stock Farmyard								...	Not yet made	13,500	660	0	0	—			660	0	0	Tenders for first of three stages being reinvited.
21(3)	Abbotstown Farm—Overhaul of Boundary Wall								...	10,000	5,000	871	17	2	3,666	14	11	4,538	12	1	In progress.
21(4)	Abbotstown Farm—Petrol Storage						...	...	...	600	600	—			—			—			To be undertaken as part of work No. 21(2).
22(1)	Athenry Agricultural School—Installation of Grain Drier									810	550	685	10	10	180	0	0	865	10	10	Completed.
22(2)	Athenry Agricultural School—Oil Storage							...	...	550	550	—			—			—			Planning completed.
22(3)	Athenry Agricultural School—Resurfacing Yards and
	Avenues		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,800	1,200	1,320	3	9	2,611	4	10	3,931	8	7	Completed.
23(1)	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Bull Boxes							...	...	2,500	2,500	11	13	1	—			11	13	1	Revised scheme under consideration.
23(2)	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Grain Storage							...	...	1,300	1,300	—			—			—			Tenders about to be invited.
23(3)	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Oil Storage							...	...	610	610	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
23(4)	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Poultry Plant—
	Extension			...	...	...	...	...	...	7,300	4,000	4,140	0	0	1,632	1	5	5,772	1	5	In progress.
24	Chantilly Veterinary Field Station—Adaptations								...	2,000	2,000	1,418	18	8	95	3	8	1,514	2	4	First of two stages completed.
25(1)	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Oil Storage							...	...	450	450	42	18	4	—			42	18	4	Tenders about to be invited.
25(2)	Clonakility Agricultural School—Poultry Plant—
	Extension	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	5,750	650	939	10	0	5,016	4	8	5,955	14	8	Completed.
26(1)	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Additional
	Accommodation for Livestock				...	...	...	...	...	11,600	6,500	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
26(2)	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Artificial Insemination Centre									25,000	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
26(3)	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Lunch Room and Sanitary
	Accommodation for Farm Workers						...	...	...	Not yet made	750	—			—			—			Planning completed.
26(4)	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Oil Storage							...	...	460	460	247	4	6	—			247	4	6	Main contract completed.
27	Johnstown Castle—Adaptations and Furnishing								...	189,685	18,300	23,656	7	1	170,758	6	11	194,414	14	0	In progress.
28(1)	Munster Institute—Electric Lighting and Equipment								...	2,150	1,150	87	6	0	924	2	6	1,011	8	6	Two items completed; final item in progress.
28(2)	Munster Institute—Improvements						...	...	...	9,570	5,000	150	0	0	749	3	2	899	3	2	First of four items completed.
28(3)	Munster Institute—Poultry Houses						...	...	...	2,060	550	743	11	8	1,322	3	9	2,065	15	5	First stage completed; tenders for remainder of scheme about to be invited.
29	Veterinary College—Improvements						...	...	...	118,000	2,500	6,801	9	4	116,777	7	9	123,578	17	1	Completed but not fully paid for.
29a	Seed Testing Station				...	...	...	...	...	450	—	91	1	0	—			91	1	0	In progress.
	Fishery, Etc., Harbours
												1,475	0	0	100	0	0	1,575	0	0	Kilmore Quay—completed.
30	Dredging Operations				...	...	...	...	...	950	950	98	6	6	7,511	19	6	7,610	6	0	Dingle—completed.
31	Works of Economic Development:						...	...	...	5,300	5,300
	Purteen		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			64	12	11	7,206	14	3	7,271	7	2	Completed.
	Passage East			...	...	...	...	...	...				12	6	—				12	6	Engineering report under consideration in Fisheries Branch.
	Ballycotton			...	...	...	...	...	...			520	8	9	—			520	8	9	Boring survey completed.
	Cahirciveen			...	...	...	...	...	...			24	1	3	—			24	1	3	Engineering survey completed.
											Total for B.31	609	15	5
32	Major Fishery Harbours—Surveys						...	...	...	Not yet made	1,500	16	5	6	1,661	13	2	1,677	18	8	Project under consderation in Department of Agriculture.
											91,250	51,228	6	11
	Department of Justice:
33	Garda Síochána Depot—Improvement of Electrical
	Installation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,650	750	809	19	11	1,580	5	10	2,390	5	9	Mainly completed.
34	Garda Síochána Depot—Storage Accommodation								...	1,750	1,750	1,524	17	6	—			1,524	17	6	Completed but not fully paid for.
35	New Works, alterations and additions at specified Garda
	Stations		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	142,950	80,000
	Details of B.35—NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT SPECIFIED GARDA STATIONS
	Dublin:
	Áras an Uachtaráin—Police Huts						...	...	...			—			—			—			Revised scheme under consideration.
	Co. Cavan:
	Ballyjamesduff—Improvements					...	...	...	...			1,158	5	4	11	4	11	1,169	10	3	Completed.
	Swanlinbar—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			3,088	0	9	220	2	4	3,308	3	1	In progress.
	Co. Cork:
	Kinsale—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			8	4	8	—			8	4	8	Revised scheme under consideration.
	Knocknagree—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			846	19	11	4,357	5	1	5,204	5	0	Completed.
	Liscarroll—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			333	16	9	4,334	3	1	4,667	19	10	Completed.
	Rathluirc—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			4	9	0	—			4	9	0	Tenders about to be invited.
	Watergrasshill—New Station					...	...	...	...			4	2	4	—			4	2	4	Revised proposal under consideration.
	Co. Donegal:
	Glenties—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Pettigo—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Tenders about to be invited.
	Co. Dublin:
	Clondalkin—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Finglas—Adaptations and Improvements							...	...			1,031	15	4	—			1,031	15	4	Completed.
	Santry—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			13	19	6	—			13	19	6	Completed but not yet paid for.
	Co. Galway.
	Carna—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			10	17	0	—			10	17	0	Tender about to be accepted.
	Co. Kerry:
	Knocknagoshel—New Station					...	...	...	...			4,673	12	10	—			4,673	12	10	Nearing completion.
	Co. Kildare:
	Kildare—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Co. Kilkenny:
	Freshford—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			5,545	0	0	13	12	6	5,558	12	6	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Glenmore—Improvements			...	...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Tenders under consideration.
	Laois:
	Mountmellick—New Station					...	...	...	...			5,105	13	9	—			5,105	13	9	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Co. Leitrim:
	Cloone—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning completed.
	Co. Longford:
	Lanesboro—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			2,980	0	0	2,351	11	1	5,331	11	1	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Co. Louth:
	Ardee—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			3,310	0	0	1,633	7	1	4,943	7	1	Completed.
	Co. Monaghan:
	Newbliss—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			10	8	10	20	18	9	31	7	7	Tenders about to be invited.
	Offaly:
	Cloghan—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			4,743	5	3	—			4,743	5	3	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Moneygall—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			25	9	6	—			25	9	6	Tenders under consideration.
	Co. Roscommon:
	Boyle—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			1,157	8	5	7	12	3	1,165	0	8	Completed.
	Co. Sligo:
	Ballinafad—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Co. Tipperary:
	Mullinahone—New Station					...	...	...	...			5,157	1	8	41	15	6	5,198	17	2	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Co. Wicklow:
	Roundwood—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			560	0	0	5,052	3	1	5,612	3	1	Completed but not fully paid for.
										Total for B.35. ...	...	39,768	10	10
36	New Works, Alterations and Additions at Other Garda
	Stations		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,000	2,000
	Details of B.36—NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT OTHER GARDA STATIONS.
	Co. Clare:
	Newmarket-on-Fergus—New Station						...	...	...			977	14	11	4,807	7	2	5,785	2	1	Completed.
	Co. Donegal:
	Dungloe—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			400	0	0	—			400	0	0	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Dublin:
	Metropolitan Garda Stations—Provision of drying
	facilities		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			283	7	0	555	11	11	838	18	11	Completed but not fully paid for.
	East Wall and Mount Merrion Police Boxes							...	...			145	12	1	1,458	19	4	1,604	11	5	Completed.
	Nunciature Police Hut				...	...	...	...	...			405	12	6	—			405	12	6	Completed.
	Co. Galway:
	Dunmore—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			524	10	6	—			524	10	6	Completed.
	Glenamaddy—Improvements					...	...	...	...			79	18	1	450	0	0	529	18	1	Completed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
	Johnstown—Improvements					...	...	...	...			219	7	5	260	0	0	479	7	5	Completed.
	Thomastown—Improvements					...	...	...	...			680	7	8	—			680	7	8	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Co. Mayo:
	Foxford—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			650	15	0	—			650	15	0	Completed.
	Offaly:
	Daingean—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			58	10	0	1,196	0	9	1,254	10	9	Completed.
	Co. Tipperary:
	Borrisokane—Improvements					...	...	...	...			544	2	3	25	16	7	569	18	10	Completed.
	Thurles—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			1,833	14	8	30,937	0	6	32,770	15	2	Completed.
	Co. Wicklow:
	Baltinglass—New District Headquarters						...	...	...			295	7	4	17,318	0	6	17,613	7	10	Completed.
											Total for B.36	7,098	19	5
37	Minor New Works at Garda Stations				...	...	...	...	...	4,000	4,000
	Details of B.37—MINOR NEW WORKS AT GARDA SÍOCHÁNA STATIONS.
	Co. Cavan:
	54/16 of 1955/56 Cavan, Provision of sanitary accommodation							...	...			100	3	0	218	18	5	319	1	5	Completed.
	Co. Cork:
	27 Mitchelstown—Improvement of Married Quarters								...			231	6	0	—			231	6	0	Completed.
	Co. Donegal:
	54/35 of 1955/56 Annagry—Provision of new bathroom, etc.							...	...			98	6	0	230	0	0	328	6	0	Completed.
	4 Lifford—Provision of new cell, etc.						...	...	...			233	12	8	—			233	12	8	Completed.
	Dublin:
	54/15 of 1955/56 Kevin Street—Restoration of room over general office								...			41	10	1	242	19	5	284	9	6	Completed.
	54/23 1955/56 of Detective Branch. Dublin Castle—Installation of
	storage heaters			...	...	...	...	...	...			254	6	10	161	12	5	415	19	3	Completed.
	54/29 1955/56 of Garda Depot, Phoenix Park—Provision of drying room											100	8	4	56	18	6	157	6	10	Completed.
	3 Garda Depot, Phoenix Park—Adaptation of Room 54								...			19	15	3	—			19	15	3	Completed but not fully paid for.
	17 Kilmainham—Installation of storage heaters							...	...			117	0	0	—			117	0	0	Completed.
	Co. Dublin:
	54/27 of 1955/56 Chapelizod—Alterations				...	...	...	...	...			135	15	7	98	1	5	233	17	0	Completed.
	Co. Galway:
	19 Eglington Street—Installation of petrol tank, pump, etc.											274	13	7	—			274	13	7	Completed.
	21 Carraroe—Sanitary improvements					...	...	...	...			326	19	2	—			326	19	2	Completed.
	28 Shanaglish—Installation of Electricity						...	...	...			118	9	10	—			118	9	10	Completed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
	8 Railyard—Improvement of Married Quarters							...	...			173	15	0	—			173	15	0	Completed.
	Laois:
	25 Abbeyleix—Provision of garage						...	...	...			120	0	0	—			120	0	0	Completed.
	Co. Limerick:
	13 Pallasgreen—Improvement of Bathroom							...	...			155	7	0	—			155	7	0	Completed.
	22 Foynes—Drainage and incidental plumbing							...	...			107	15	3	—			107	15	3	Completed.
	Co. Wicklow:
	9 Wicklow—Provision of bathroom						...	...	...			177	16	6	—			177	16	6	Completed.
										Total for B.37 ...	...	2,787	0	1
												51,989	7	9
	Department of Education:
37a	No. 1, Hume Street—Improvements						...	...	...	—	—	271	2	6	261	10	2	532	12	8	Completed.
38	St. Joseph’s National (West Dublin Model) School—
	Improvements			...	...	...	...	...	...	1,600	400	—			362	1	3	362	1	3	One of three items completed.
39	National Schools—Grants for Building, Enlarging,
	Enclosing, etc.			...	...	...	...	...	...	1,350,000	1,350,000	1,408,262
	Preparatory Colleges:
40	Colaiste Brighde—Introduction of E.S.B. Supply								...	1,000	1,000	764	11	0	—			764	11	0	Completed but not fully paid for.
41	Colaiste Iosagain—Improvements					...	...	...	...	40,000	19,000	14,714	11	0	1,366	19	5	16,081	10	5	In progress.
42	Colaiste Moibhi—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	73,000	8,000	5,547	3	0	63,432	5	3	68,979	8	3	Second of three stages completed but not fully paid for.
	Institutions of Science and Art:
43	National College of Art—Alterations and Additions								...	3,500	3,000	64	12	0	424	4	9	488	16	9	Alterations completed; tenders for additions about to be invited.
44	National Library and National Museum—Renewal of
	Defective Stonework				...	...	...	...	...	Not yet made	10,000	9,736	6	2	8,998	17	2	18,735	3	4	First stage completed but not fully paid for.
45	National Museum—Improvement of Heating							...	...	510	350	147	8	10	—			147	8	10	Part of work completed.
	Reformatory and Industrial Schools:
	Daingean:
46(1)	Adaptations		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	84,200	15,000	19,708	13	10	57,485	14	7	77,194	8	5	Four stages completed; final stage in progress.
46(2)	Improvement of Heating				...	...	...	...	...	1,400	1,400	—			—			—			Tender accepted.
46(3)	Improved Laundry Equipment					...	...	...	...	2,000	2,000	—			—			—			Specification being prepared.
											1,410,150	1,459,216	13	10
	Department of Lands:
	Gaeltacht Services:
47	Central Depot and Rural Centres—Improved
	Firefighting facilities			...	...	...	...	...	...	11,200	10,150	—			407	4	2	407	4	2	Planning for parts of main scheme completed.
48	Carrateigue Knitting Centre—Alterations and Extension									1,300	200	347	4	10	996	0	0	1,343	4	10	Completed.
49	Crolly Toy Factory—Improvements						...	...	...	500	500	14	18	6	—			14	18	6	Revised proposals under consideration.
50	Kilear Spinning Mill—New Boiler Plant						...	...	...	13,500	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
50a	Land Commission Luncheon Club—Improvements								...	825	—	147	17	6	—			147	17	6	Work commenced.
51(1)	Forestry School, Shelton Abbey—Adaptations and
	Furnishing	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	95,000	8,000	16,473	12	6	89,445	10	4	105,919	2	10	Completed.
51(2)	Forestry School, Shelton Abbey—Surfacing of Roadway									7,000	1,000	—			—			—			Decision of Department of Lands (Forestry Branch) on requirements awaited.
52	Forestry Training Centre, Kinnitty Castle—Electrical
	Installation			...	...	...	...	...	...	1,200	1,200	759	4	0	—			759	4	0	Completed but not fully paid for.
											22,050	17,742	17	4
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
53	Belmullet—New Meteorological Station						...	...	...	4,800	2,000	2,615	5	9	2,094	3	9	4,709	9	6	Completed but not fully paid for.
54	Kilkenny—New Meteorological Station						...	...	...	3,600	800	1,440	0	0	1,647	5	0	3,087	5	0	Completed but not fully paid for.
55	Valentia Observatory—Alterations and Additions							...	...	53,000	16,000	11,862	12	5	14,412	18	10	26,275	11	3	In progress.
											18,800	15,917	18	2
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
	Dublin General Post Office:
56(1)	Improved Cooking Equipment in Dining Club							...	...	2,600	1,500	1,302	10	2	663	18	6	1,966	8	8	Parts of work completed.
56(2)	Improvement of Public Office					...	...	...	...	1,650	1,420	1	4	4	183	8	11	184	13	3	Parts of work completed.
56(3)	Improvement of Registry Accommodation							...	...	500	300	109	5	5	52	0	8	161	6	1	In progress.
57	Dublin, New Central Sorting Office					...	...	...	...	800,000*	2,000	7	11	10	820	12	5	828	4	3	Revised sketch plans approved by Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
58	Dublin—New District Sorting Office, Crumlin							...	...	18,500*	500	—			—			—			Working drawings being prepared.
58a	Pearse Street Sorting Office—Provision of Registered Letter
	Enclosures		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	—	—	1,121	14	4	—			1,121	14	4	Completed.
59(1)	Post Office Stores Depot, St. John’s Road—Rebuilding								...	65,920*	2,200	1,399	15	4	56,024	17	4	57,424	12	8	Parts of work completed.
59(2)	Post Office Stores Depot, St. John’s Road—Road
	Construction and Resurfacing				...	...	...	...	...	1,800	1,400	10	19	2	—			10	19	2	Specifications for modified scheme being prepared.
60	Athenry—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	13,500(a)	10,800	8,543	5	6	—			8,543	5	6	In progress.
61	Ballina Post Office—Additional Accommodation							...	...	20,320(a)	1,100	4,228	11	9	16,370	8	4	20,599	0	1	Completed but not fully paid for.
62	Carrick-on-Suir Post Office—Adaptations							...	...	1,950	1,500	966	7	8	187	4	10	1,153	12	6	Virtually completed.
63	Cootehill—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	13,210(a)	6,670	5,207	17	9	3,957	19	8	9,165	17	5	Nearing completion.
64	Drogheda—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	54,960(a)	8,800	7,035	7	0	42,302	16	2	49,338	3	2	Main structural work completed but not fully paid for.
65	Dundalk Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	9,500(a)	4,000	5,088	14	10	4,187	2	3	9,275	17	1	Completed but not for paid for.
66	Galway—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	66,000(a)	15,500	6,011	10	8	1,872	2	6	7,883	13	2	In progress.
67	Kilkenny Post Office—Extension					...	...	...	...	24,700(a)	11,300	7,958	9	5	10,524	4	10	18,482	14	3	In progress.
68	Kilrush—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	14,100(a)	650	2,239	8	8	11,604	17	2	13,844	5	10	Completed.
69	Letterkenny—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	29,200(a)	2,000	9	10	0	—			9	10	0	Bills of Quantities being prepared.
70	Loughrea Post Office—Adaptations						...	...	...	6,750(a)	2,000	183	0	0	—			183	0	0	Tenders about to be invited.
71	Monaghan Post Office—New Telephone Exchange and
	Additional Postal Accommodation						...	...	...	8,280(a)	380	600	15	9	7,119	19	1	7,720	14	10	Completed.
72	Naas—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange, Garages,
	Engineering Offices and Stores					...	...	...	...	12,820(a)	7,000	6,519	6	10	6,175	5	9	12,694	12	7	Nearing completion.
73	Rathluirc—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	13,250(a)	625	1,884	10	9	11,566	11	10	13,451	2	7	Completed but not fully paid for.
74	Roscommon Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	1,400(a)	220	312	14	11	1,270	0	0	1,582	14	11	Completed.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
75	Dublin, Phoenix Hall—Adaptations						...	...	...	10,830(a)	270	4,073	15	2	8,639	16	3	12,713	11	5	Completed.
76	Cork—New Studios			...	...	...	...	...	...	26,000	6,000	5,803	8	5	13,267	9	4	19,070	17	9	Nearing completion.
											88,135	70,619	15	8
	Department of Defence:
77	Dublin, Cathal Brugha Barracks—Dining Hall and
	Cookhouse	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	47,000	3,000	—			—			—			Preparation of working drawings nearing completion.
78	Baldonnel Aerodrome—Hard Surface Runways							...	...	500,000	75,000	73,905	7	7	361,870	15	8	435,776	3	3	In progress (Main contract completed).
79	Cork, Collins Barracks—Lift in Hospital						...	...	...	5,000	4,750	2	10	6	—			2	10	6	In progress.
	Curragh Camp:
80	Additional Magazines				...	...	...	...	...	45,000	38,000	36,410	0	0	14	18	8	36,424	18	8	Nearing completion.
81	New Catholic Church				...	...	...	...	...	112,000	36,000	18,628	4	11	2,023	10	11	20,651	15	10	In progress.
82	Plunkett Barracks—Dining Hall and Cookhouse								...	61,000	3,000	800	0	0	—			800	0	0	Tenders about to be invited.
83	Haulbowline Dockyard—New Ordnance Pier							...	...	15,000*	1,000	—			—			—			Arrangements about to be made for site investigation.
84	Arbour Hill Detention Prison—Memorial to 1916 Leaders									21,500	13,500	10,203	1	10	2,374	19	9	12,578	1	7	In progress.
											174,250	139,949	4	10
	Department of External Affairs:
84a	Iveagh House—Thermal Storage Heating						...	...	...	835	—	803	0	4	11	15	8	814	16	0	Completed but not fully paid for.
84b	Lisbon Legation: Residence—Furnishing, Redecoration,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,500	—	1,273	15	8	—			1,273	15	8	Completed but not fully paid for.
	The Hague Legation:
84c(1)	Chancellery—Furnishing, Redecoration, etc.							...	...	7,600	—	5,745	13	5	916	8	11	6,662	2	4	Completed.
84c(2)	Residence—Furnishing, Redecoration, etc.							...	...	29,600	—	253	9	3	10	4	5	263	13	8	Tender about to be accepted.
												8,075	18	8
	Department of Social Welfare:
85	Ballina—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	10,200	1,470	1,128	2	1	8,062	12	5	9,190	14	6	Completed but not fully paid for.
86	Cavan—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	9,000	1,000	—			—			—			Quantity Surveyor about to be appointed.
											2,470	1,128	2	1
	Department of Health:
87	Dundrum Asylum—Alterations and Additions							...	...	27,250	2,550	2,095	13	11	24,665	19	9	26,761	13	8	In progress.
											2,550	2,095	13	11
	General:
88	Minor New Works not exceeding £400 each							...	...	10,000	10,000	6,333	0	1	—			—			See details.
89	Urgent and Unforseen Works					...	...	...	...	10,000	10,000	5,648	3	1	—			—			See details.
90	Minor Balances of Expenditure (not provided for above) on Works of prior years which may not be completed before
	1st April, 1956				...	...	...	...	...	25,000	25,000	28,088	2	4	—			—			See details.
											2,026,030	1,894,481	18	5
	Deduction for Works which might not have been carried
	out during the year			...	...	...	...	...	...		128,030
											1,898,000	1,894,481	18	5

Work No.	Service and Description									Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description									1956-57			to 31/3/56			to 31/3/57			Observations
										£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	DETAILS OF B.88—MINOR NEW WORKS
	Department of Finance:
	Revenue Commissioners:
140/51 of 1955/56	Revenue Commissioners, Dublin Castle—Enclosing bicycle
	shed, etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	7	7	10	369	0	9	376	8	7	Completed.
1	Bridgend Customs Station—Electric Heating						...	...	...	135	0	0	105	0	4	240	0	4	Completed.
35	Muff Customs Station—Electric Light						...	...	...	101	17	7	—			101	17	7	Completed.
40	Revenue Commissioners, Dublin Castle—Alterations, etc.,
	to Room 20, Block 9				...	...	...	...	...	132	4	8	—			132	4	8	Completed.
53	Tyholland Customs Frontier Post—Enlarging and Alterations									137	0	0	—			137	0	0	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
140/47 of 1955/56	Office of Public Works, 51 St. Stephen’s Green—
	Improvements	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	29	7	0	347	3	5	376	10	5	Completed.
140/54 of 1955/56	Phoenix Park—Whitefield’s Lodge—Adaptation Works, etc.									32	7	10	159	17	4	192	5	2	Completed.
52	St. Stephen’s Green—Erection of West German Memorial								...	225	12	6	—			225	12	6	Completed.
45a	District Office of Public Works, Galway—Installation of
	Thermal Storage Heaters				...	...	...	...	...	128	8	8	—			128	8	8	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
140/8 of 1955/56	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Replacement of bridge								...	36	9	0	44	8	2	80	17	2	Completed, but not fully paid for.
140/13 of 1955/56	Central Offices—Installation of Incinerators						...	...	...	3	8	3	205	11	10	209	0	1	Completed.
140/64 of 1955/56	Athenry Agricultural School, Laing’s House—Alterations								...		10	9	74	4	7	74	15	4	Completed, but not fully paid for.
2	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Implement Shed							...	...	177	8	0	—			177	8	0	Completed.
22	Athenry Agricultural School—Materials for silo roof								...	109	9	3	—			109	9	3	Completed.
26	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Grain Dryer							...	...	217	12	0	—			217	12	0	Completed.
29	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Lighting of Main Avenue									133	5	0	—			133	5	0	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
140/56 of 1955/56	Registry of Deeds—Improved Sanitary Accommodation,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	10	0	9	231	13	0	241	13	9	Completed.
37	Probate Office, Four Courts—Alterations, etc., to Counter								...	150	5	6	—			150	5	6	Completed.
52 of 1954/55	Garda Síochána Depot—Stage for Recreation Hall							...	...	12	10	0	120	5	10	132	15	10	Completed
	Department of Education:
140/38 of 1955/56	Training College Building, Room 13—Improvements								...	43	7	11	295	14	10	339	2	9	Completed.
39	National Museum—Re-arrangement of lighting in crypt								...	156	4	9	—			156	4	9	Completed.
44	National Gallery—Provision of heating in basement									117	13	0	—			117	13	0	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
	Land Commission:
27	Castlebar Land Commission—Provision of toilet							...	...		5	7	140	16	6	141	2	1	Completed.
43	Land Commission Offices, Custom House, Galway—Provision
	of new partitions, etc.				...	...	...	...	...	217	15	0	—			217	15	0	Completed.
	Gaeltacht Services;
33	Crolly Toy Factory—Electrical Installation						...	...	...	372	14	1	—			372	14	1	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
3	Mercantile Marine Office, Dublin—Installation of heating								...	405	6	9	—			405	6	9	Completed.
140/67 of 1955/56	Kildare Street—Provision of shelving						...	...	...	256	7	5	67	15	2	324	2	7	Completed.
14	Malin Head Wireless Station—Provision of ranges, boilers
	and hot presses			...	...	...	...	...	...	212	11	0	—			212	11	0	Completed.
38	Griffith Barracks—Provision of hot water in cloakrooms								...	13	2	6	—			13	2	6	Tenders received.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
140/23 of 1955/56	St. John’s Road Depot—Improved canteen facilities							...	...	144	7	6	60	1	3	204	8	9	Completed.
140/65 of 1955/56	Post Office Savings Bank—Alterations, etc.						...	...	...	72	17	7	109	2	6	182	0	1	Completed.
25	Birr Post Office—Additional sanitary accommodation								...	127	4	11	—			127	4	11	Completed.
47	“Montrose,” Stillorgan Road, Dublin—Provision of
	accommodation for caretaker; re-wiring, etc.						...	...	...	257	11	5	—			257	11	5	Completed.
42	General Post Office, Dublin—Alterations						...	...	...	313	0	7	—			313	0	7	Completed.
54	Ballinasloe Post Office—Improvements to drainage							...	...	90	0	0	—			90	0	0	Completed, but not fully paid for.
55	Stores at Infirmary Road, Dublin—Provision of fire-fighting
	equipment		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	315	6	3	—			315	6	3	Completed.
56	St. John’s Road Depot—Extension to Hut 17, etc.							...	...	41	16	6	—			41	16	6	In progress.
59	Fairview Post Office—Supply of box fittings and alterations
	to existing ones			...	...	...	...	...	...	13	12	11	—			13	12	11	Work commenced.
60	Rathmines Post Office—Alterations to sorting fittings								...	106	14	2	—			106	14	2	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
28	Parkgate Street Offices—Installation of heatersin filing rooms									294	16	8	—			294	16	8	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
160/18 of 1954/55	No. 80, St. Stephen’s Green—Additional shelving							...	...	1	4	7	413	8	10	414	13	5	Completed.
30	Iveagh House—Provision of storage accommodation								...	120	2	0	—			120	2	0	Completed.
46	Iveagh House—Provision of shelving, etc. in Rooms 307
	and 309		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	95	9	10	—			95	9	10	Completed, but not fully paid for.
	Department of Social Welfare:
140/72 of 1955/56	Portlaoise Social Welfare Office—Adaptation of premises								...	2	2	0	123	9	5	125	11	5	Completed.
17	Drogheda Employment Exchange—Improvements to electric
	lighting and provision of electric heater						...	...	...	122	12	0	—			122	12	0	Completed.
45	Galway Employment Exchange—Installation of Thermal
	Storage Heaters			...	...	...	...	...	...	256	17	4	—			256	17	4	Completed.
	Department of Health:
18	Dundrum Asylum—Provision of screens						...	...	...	381	11	3	—			381	11	3	Completed.
										6,333	0	1
	DETAILS OF B.89—URGENT AND UNFORESEEN WORKS.
	Department of Finance:
3	Phoenix Park Gate Lodges—Sanitary accommodation								...	661	18	6	—			661	18	6	Completed.
	Roinn na Gaeltachta:
2	25-26 Earlsfort Terrace—Adaptations, heating, lighting,
	furniture, etc.			...	...	...	...	...	...	3,835	4	3	—			3,835	4	3	Virtually completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
5	D’Olier House: Accommodation for Petrol Rationing
	Section—Furniture, shelving				...	...	...	...	...	719	19	7	—			719	19	7	Completed, but not fully paid for.
	Department of External Affairs:
4	Irish Representative to United Nations Organisation,
	New York—Furniture				...	...	...	...	...	431	0	9	—			431	0	9	In progress.
										5,648	3	1
	DETAILS OF B.90—MINOR BALANCES OF EXPENDITURE
	Oireachtas:
2 of 1955/56	Leinster House—Additional Accommodation							...	...	344	11	6	1,759	19	3	2,104	9	9	Completed.
	Department of the Taoiseach:
141/12 of 1955/56	Central Statistics Office, Fleet Street—Electric light fittings									795	19	1	261	14	5	1,057	13	6	Completed.
	Department of Finance:
	Revenue Commissioners:
14 of 1955/56	Limerick Inland Revenue Office—Adaptations							...	...	306	1	0	198	1	2	504	2	2	Completed.
141/1 of 1955/56	11/15 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin—Alterations and
	Improvements		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,104	17	6	5,224	5	4	7,329	2	10	Completed.
141/5 of 1955/56	Dublin Castle and 14/16 Lord Edward Street—Adaptations									705	15	7	5,090	10	4	5,796	5	11	Completed.
141/6 of 1955/56	Áras Brugha—Provision of shelving on third floor and in
	basement		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	793	6	5	162	9	3	955	15	8	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
5 of 1955/56	Office of Public Works—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	142	13	2	9,804	1	2	9,946	14	4	Completed.
18 of 1955/56	Countess Markievicz Memorial					...	...	...	...	56	8	7	515	11	10	572	0	5	Completed.
19 of 1955/56	Phoenix Park, People’s Gardens—New Shelter							...	...	74	16	1	1,757	9	9	1,832	5	10	Completed.
21a of 1955/56	Dun Laoghaire Harbour—Public Lighting						...	...	...	2,344	10	0	874	13	8	3,219	3	8	Completed.
161/1 of 1954/55	13/14 Earlsfort Terrace—Sundry works						...	...	...	25	0	4	9,992	3	7	10,017	3	11	Completed.
	General:
112/25 of 1952/53	An Tostal—Floodlighting of Government Buildings							...	...	875	5	9	4,965	13	5	5,840	19	2	Completed.
5 of 1953/54	Waterford Government Offices—Erection						...	...	...	204	3	5	18,495	4	5	18,699	7	10	Completed.
9 of 1955/56	Special Employment Schemes Office—Improvements								...	28	10	4	915	18	11	944	9	3	Completed.
2 of 1954/55	Dublin Castle—Reconstruction and Development—Stage I									704	10	9	6,645	6	10	7,349	17	7	Preliminary work completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
141/4 of 1955/56	Fisheries Branch—Alterations to 3 Cathal Brugha Street								...	41	19	9	3,255	11	9	3,297	11	6	Completed.
22 of 1955/56	73 Merrion Square—Store for Veterinary Equipment								...	370	18	6	1,969	0	4	2,339	18	10	Completed.
25 of 1955/56	Abbotstown Farm—Development and Extension of Farm
	Buildings		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	169	15	1	1,235	5	0	1,405	0	1	Provision of electricity supply complete, but not fully paid for.
29 of 1955/56	Athenry Agricultural School—Piped Water Supply to Fields									324	0	0	584	12	4	908	12	4	Completed.
30 of 1955/56	Athenry Agricultural School—Provision of Electric Power								...	200	0	0	1,939	7	0	2,139	7	0	Completed.
36 of 1955/56	Clonakilty Agricultural School—New Road						...	...	...	127	0	0	1,150	16	9	1,277	16	9	Main scheme completed.
39 of 1955/56	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Adaptations						...	...	...	300	9	6	34,235	2	3	34,535	11	9	Parts of work completed.
	Department of Justice:
50 of 1955/56	Garda Síochána Depot Gymnasium—Provision of Shower
	Baths	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	16	7	1	5	12	8	21	19	9	Tenders being re-invited.
51 of 1955/56	Land Registry—Improved Accommodation						...	...	...	40	0	2	5,750	7	10	5,790	8	0	In progress.
	Department of Education:
55 of 1955/56	Tyrone House—Improvement of Lighting						...	...	...	182	5	4	270	0	0	452	5	4	Completed.
60a of 1955/56	Colaiste Muire, Tourmakeady—Electric Boiler							...	...	314	7	3	537	9	1	851	16	4	Completed.
61 of 1955/56	National Gallery—New Lift				...	...	...	...	...	707	1	4	1,857	10	5	2,564	11	9	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
	Land Commission:
71a of 1954/55	88/89 Merrion Square—Improvement of Lighting							...	...	4	9	3	930	2	8	934	11	11	Completed.
64a of 1955/56	2/3 Merrion Square—Alterations, etc.					...	...	...	...	1,805	2	11	758	19	1	2,564	2	0	Completed.
78 of 1955/56	Forestry Training Centre, Kinnitty Castle—Adaptations and
	Furnishing		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	76	14	3	6,780	5	11	6,857	0	2	Completed.
	Gaeltacht Services:
75 of 1953/54	Crolly Toy Factory—Water Supply, Cycle Shed and Improved
	Sanitary Accommodation				...	...	...	...	...	200	0	0	2,137	11	1	2,337	11	1	Completed.
80 of 1954/55	Falcarragh Knitting Centre—Extension						...	...	...	67	3	10	3,851	19	11	3,919	3	9	Completed.
68 of 1955/56	Ballynahown Knitting Centre—Improvement and Extension									250	10	2	855	8	4	1,105	18	6	Completed.
74 of 1955/56	Glencolumbkille—New Tweed Mart					...	...	...	...	891	8	11	10,921	9	7	11,812	18	6	Completed.
75 of 1955/56	Kilcar Spinning Mill—Erection of Dry Store						...	...	...	156	0	0	1,410	19	6	1,566	19	6	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
84 of 1955/56	Malin Head—New Meteorological Station						...	...	...	245	16	2	4,743	2	5	4,988	18	7	Completed.
85 of 1955/56	Roches Point—New Meteorological Station						...	...	...	480	14	1	2,213	19	3	2,694	13	4	Completed.
86 of 1955/56	Rosslare—New Meteorological Station and Training Centre									803	11	10	14,705	6	6	15,508	18	4	Completed but not fully paid for.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
68 of 1952/53	Dublin—New Post Office, St. Andrew Street						...	...	...	2	18	4	36,650	0	0	36,652	18	4	Completed.
90 of 1955/56	Dublin General Post Office—Replacement of Lifts—Structural
	Work	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	752	7	8	2,534	14	0	3,287	1	8	Completed.
90a of 1955/56	Dublin General Post Office—Alterations in Central Telegraph
	Office	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	442	14	0	783	14	1	1,226	8	1	Completed.
92 of 1955/56	Dublin, South Anne Street—New Post Office							...	...	501	15	0	4,017	8	9	4,519	3	9	Completed.
94a of 1955/56	Post Office Stores Depot—Provision of extra working
	space in Main Factory			...	...	...	...	...	...	129	8	8	338	14	11	468	3	7	Completed.
97 of 1955/56	Ballymote Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	69	6	6	649	3	6	718	10	0	Completed.
102 of 1955/56	Cork Head Post Office—Additional Accommodation							...	...		3	4	753	1	7	753	4	11	Completed but not fully paid for.
106 of 1955/56	Fermoy Post Office—Improvements and Extension							...	...	110	13	0	2,242	7	6	2,353	0	6	Completed.
110 of 1955/56	Limerick—New Telephone Exchange					...	...	...	...	41	7	3	1,386	2	8	1,427	9	11	Virtually completed.
141/15 of 1955/56	Post Office Engineers, 6, Harcourt Street						...	...	...	6	0	4	449	16	5	455	16	9	Completed.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
119 of 1955/56	Dublin General Post Office—Continuity Suite, etc.							...	...	903	5	5	1,128	5	8	2,031	11	1	Completed.
	Department of Defence:
131 of 1955/56	Curragh Camp—Renewal of Electrical Installation							...	...	66	4	0	68,851	11	9	68,917	15	9	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
136 of 1955/56	Paris Embassy—Adaptations and Furnishing							...	...	6,337	5	3	40,190	12	10	46,527	18	1	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
138 of 1955/56	Westport—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	1,051	0	8	7,696	2	1	8,747	2	9	Completed.
141/2 of 1955/56	Áras Mhic Dhiarmada—Structural Alterations, etc., and
	Steel Counter Press			...	...	...	...	...	...	391	8	0	220	0	0	611	8	0	Completed.
										28,088	2	4

* Provisional estimate

(a) Excluding amount chargeable to the Telephone Capital Account.