Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1957 - 1958::02 July, 1959::Appendix

APPENDIX I.

COMPARISON OF AUDITED EXPENDITURE WITH EXCHEQUER ISSUES AND GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS, 1956-57.

(After audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and review by the Committee of Public Accounts.)


Comparison of Audited Expenditure in the year 1956-57 with Exchequer Issues of that year.

 

 

 

Audited Expenditure (Net)

 

Exchequer

Audited

 

 

 

Issues

Expenditure

Less than

More than

 

 

(Net)

Exchequer

Exchequer

 

 

 

Issues

Issues

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

 

£

£

£

£

Central Fund Services

26,638,603

26,638,603

Supply Services

..

108,940,876

109,456,420

515,544

Total 

..

135,579,479

136,095,023

515,544

The Savings on Votes and Appropriations in Aid realised in excess of the Estimates for the year 1956-57 amounting to £3,26,969 as shown in Column 7 of the succeeding statement, were dealt with as follows:—


Written off from the Exchequer Grants Accounts:—


 

£

Out of Ways and Means of 1956-57

..

..

..

2,796,876

Out of Ways and Means of 1957-58

..

..

..

485,041

Paid into Exchequer by Paymaster-General

..

..

45,052

 

£3,326,969

An Roinn Airgeadais,


Nollaig, 1958.



1956-57.


GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS.

(After audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General and review by the Committee of Public Accounts).


 

 

Grants and Estimated 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference Between 

 

 

Receipts 

Expenditure, 1956-57

Exchequer Grants (Col. 3)

 

 

1956-57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And 

No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Expenditure (Col. 6).

of

SERVICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vote

 

Estimated

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditure

Appropriations

Net

Actual

Appropriations

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply

Expenditure

in aid

Expenditure

Surplus

Deficit

 

 

(Gross)

in Aid

Grant

(Gross)

Realised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

 

 

£

£

£

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

1

President’s Establishment 

..

..

8,320

8,320

8,299

11

4

8,299

11

4

20

8

8

2

Houses of the Oireachtas 

..

..

232,420

232,420

218,622

10

0

218,622

10

0

13,797

10

0

3

Department of the Taoiseach 

..

..

29,520

29,520

28,276

5

9

28,276

5

9

1,243

14

3

4

Central Statistics Office 

..

..

..

174,230

200

174,030

147,171

1

0

847

6

9

146,323

14

3

27,706

5

9

5

Comptroller and Auditor General 

..

43,170

6,140

37,030

39,162

6

6

6,248

10

0

32,913

16

6

4,116

3

6

6

Office of the Minister for Finance 

..

175,740

1,260

174,480

162,699

10

9

1,252

18

0

161,446

12

9

13,033

7

3

7

Office of the Revenue Commissioners 

2,114,500

82,500

2,032,000

2,016,262

5

8

80,821

2

10

1,935,441

2

10

96,558

17

2

8

Office of Public Works 

..

..

..

542,100

104,600

437,500

507,067

1

8

125,493

14

11

381,573

6

9

55,926

13

3

9

Public Works and Buildings 

..

..

3,757,067

191,567

3,565,500

3,697,108

19

1

199,119

17

2

3,497,989

1

11

67,510

18

1

10

Employment and Emergency Schemes 

..

731,200

25,500

705,700

685,575

13

10

30,372

12

8

655,203

1

2

50,496

18

10

11

Management of Government Stocks 

..

47,670

47,670

47,657

11

1

47,657

11

1

12

8

11

12

State Laboratory 

..

..

..

..

26,790

26,790

24,603

4

9

24,603

4

9

2,186

15

3

 

 

 

13

Civil Service Commission 

..

..

..

57,720

16,090

41,630

55,872

9

9

17,061

2

3

38,811

7

6

2,818

12

6

14

An Chomhairle Ealaíon 

..

..

..

20,000

20,000

17,000

0

0

17,000

0

0

3,000

0

0

15

Commissions and Special Inquiries 

..

11,750

11,750

9,512

4

8

9,512

4

8

2,237

15

4

16

Superannuation and Retired Allowances 

1,074,690

119,740

954,950

1,022,720

7

2

116,503

0

4

906,217

6

10

48,732

13

2

17

Rates on Government Property 

..

373,700

11,000

362,700

372,788

13

2

10,583

17

5

362,204

15

9

495

4

3

18

Secret Service 

..

..

..

..

7,500

7,500

1,504

13

1

1,504

13

1

5,995

6

11

19

Expenses under the Electoral Act and 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Juries Act 

..

..

..

..

19,000

19,000

18,663

2

5

18,663

2

5

336

17

7

20

Supplementary Agricultural Grants 

..

5,000,000

5,000,000

4,928,809

2

8

4,928,809

2

8

71,190

17

4

21

Law Charges 

..

..

..

..

127,120

4,000

123,120

121,184

7

8

5,840

5

8

115,344

2

0

7,775

18

0

22

Universities and Colleges 

..

..

687,480

687,480

678,547

16

3

678,547

16

3

8,932

3

9

23

Miscellaneous Expenses 

..

..

..

28,940

28,940

26,100

9

10

26,100

9

10

2,839

10

2

 

 

 

24

Stationery Office 

...

...

..

..

599,815

97,105

502,710

555,048

3

11

105,538

0

9

449,510

3

2

53,199

16

10

25

Valuation and Boundary Survey 

..

84,760

8,900

75,860

84,058

9

8

9,081

9

3

74,977

0

5

882

19

7

26

Ordnance Survey 

..

..

..

..

75,010

7,010

68,000

73,437

8

4

7,780

15

3

65,656

13

1

2,343

6

11

27

Agriculture 

..

..

..

..

9,607,095

1,548,395

8,058,700

9,508,598

18

10

1,512,153

10

0

7,996,445

8

10

62,254

11

2

28

Fisheries 

..

..

..

..

..

187,070

28,650

158,420

161,679

1

4

33,858

19

0

127,820

2

4

30,599

17

8

29

Office of the Minister for Justice 

..

95,530

95,530

92,072

15

1

92,072

15

1

3,457

4

11

30

Garda Síochána 

..

..

..

..

4,846,111

105,171

4,740,940

4,766,096

10

2

114,408

6

0

4,651,688

4

2

89,251

15

10

31

Prisons 

..

..

..

..

..

215,660

29,920

185,740

209,470

12

2

28,351

12

4

181,118

19

10

4,621

0

2

32

District Court 

..

..

..

91,940

91,940

86,546

4

8

86,546

4

8

5,393

15

4

33

Circuit Court 

..

..

..

..

160,665

29,975

130,690

157,254

18

7

31,908

1

11

125,346

16

8

5,343

3

4

34

Supreme Court and High Court of 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justice 

...

...

...

...

...

102,930

1,100

101,830

100,206

17

11

1,237

5

7

98,969

12

4

2,860

7

8

35

Land Registry and Registry of Deeds 

107,070

107,070

103,893

11

3

103,893

11

3

3,176

8

9

36

Public Record Office 

..

..

..

10,230

10,230

8,814

0

4

8,814

0

4

1,415

19

8

37

Charitable Donations and Bequests 

..

5,718

38

5,680

5,686

6

5

37

2

6

5,649

3

11

30

16

1

38

Local Government 

..

..

..

..

4,818,310

56,340

4,761,970

4,804,607

19

10

61,048

6

3

4,743,559

13

7

18,410

6

5

39

Office of the Minister for Education 

380,625

85

380,540

367,831

15

5

73

12

4

367,758

3

1

12,781

16

11

40

Primary Education 

..

..

..

..

9,228,660

115,060

9,113,600

9,176,118

10

9

121,206

19

11

9,054,911

10

10

58,688

9

2

41

Secondary Education 

..

..

..

1,873,115

53,005

1,820,110

1,869,280

9

11

57,773

14

1

1,811,506

15

10

8,603

4

2

42

Technical Instruction 

..

..

..

1,216,686

37,176

1,179,510

1,143,739

18

7

39,117

8

6

1,104,622

10

1

74,887

9

11

43

Science and Art 

..

..

..

..

190,851

10,691

180,160

183,008

7

10

9,785

7

0

173,223

0

10

6,936

19

2

44

Reformatory and Industrial Schools 

201,095

5,055

196,040

193,120

7

0

5,172

3

11

187,948

3

1

8,091

16

11

45

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 

63,000

63,000

63,000

0

0

63,000

0

0

46

National Gallery 

..

..

..

..

11,320

11,320

9,499

16

5

9,499

16

5

1,820

3

7

 

47

Lands 

..

..

..

..

..

2,211,381

170,481

2,040,900

2,107,132

4

8

177,847

4

10

1,929,284

19

10

111,615

0

2

48

Forestry 

..

..

..

..

..

2,066,004

243,204

1,822,800

1,928,261

4

11

280,277

0

8

1,647,984

4

3

174,815

15

9

49

Gaeltacht Services 

..

..

..

733,410

350,250

383,160

605,091

15

7

320,534

1

4

284,557

14

3

98,602

5

9

50

Industry and Commerce 

..

..

..

7,618,347

93,177

7,525,170

7,360,566

13

8

14,115

0

6

7,346,451

13

2

178,718

6

10

51

Transport and Marine Services 

..

..

3,089,945

53,315

3,036,630

3,022,546

12

3

58,837

15

7

2,963,708

16

8

72,921

3

4

52

Aviation and Meteorological Services 

907,584

487,204

420,380

785,029

10

1

553,923

16

7

231,105

13

6

189,274

6

6

53

Industrial and Commercial Property 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration Office 

..

..

..

26,860

26,860

26,564

19

3

26,564

19

3

295

6

9

54

Posts and Telegraphs 

..

..

..

9,108,150

523,150

8,585,000

9,029,623

1

9

576,801

0

6

8,452,822

1

3

132,177

18

9

55

Wireless Broadcasting 

..

..

..

523,900

93,400

430,500

467,541

6

6

93,964

3

2

373,577

3

4

56,922

16

8

56

Defence 

..

..

..

..

..

7,263,450

230,000

7,033,450

6,756,980

13

5

221,079

2

6

6,535,901

10

11

497,548

9

1

57

Army Pensions 

..

..

..

..

1,630,360

1,630,360

1,542,602

13

6

1,542,602

13

6

87,757

6

6

58

External Affairs 

..

..

..

..

462,350

5,100

457,250

446,897

13

3

4,678

0

6

442,219

12

9

15,030

7

3

59

International Co-operation 

..

..

102,410

102,410

95,302

14

4

95,302

14

4

7,107

5

8

60

Office of the Minister for Social 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welfare 

..

..

..

..

..

1,394,350

843,150

551,200

1,365,829

1

6

827,608

4

9

538,220

16

9

12,979

3

3

61

Social Insurance 

..

..

..

..

3,727,000

3,727,000

3,726,921

17

3

3,726,921

17

3

78

2

3

62

Social Assistance 

..

..

..

..

18,822,000

299,000

18,523,000

18,687,291

10

3

302,784

5

7

18,384,507

4

8

138,492

15

4

63

Health 

..

..

..

..

..

9,473,300

335,350

9,137,950

8,940,971

9

3

961,495

6

2

8,579,476

3

1

558,473

16

11

64

Dundrum Asylum 

..

..

..

..

48,030

1,580

46,450

45,517

1

1

1,887

8

6

43,629

12

7

2,820

7

5

65

Oifig na Gaeltachta agus na gCeantar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gCúng 

..

..

..

..

..

4,730

4,730

3,097

7

1

3,097

7

1

1,632

12

11

66

Tourism 

..

..

..

..

..

400,000

400,000

384,000

0

0

384,000

0

0

16,000

0

0

67

Increases in Pensions 

..

..

..

120,000

120,000

91,882

17

1

91,882

17

1

28,117

2

11

68

Roinn na Gaeltachta 

..

..

..

10,000

10,000

6,428

4

7

6,428

4

7

3,571

15

5

69

Repayments to Contingency Fund 

..

569

569

568

15

0

568

15

0

 

5

0

 

Total 

..

.. £

119,208,023

6,424,634

112,783,389

115,984,929

18

9

6,528,509

13

9

109,456,420

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount to be Surrendered 

 

£

3,326,968

15

0

 

 

 

 

Estimated 

Actual 

Less than 

More than 

 

Expenditure 

Expenditure 

Estimated 

Estimated 

 

£

£

£

£

Central Fund:—

 

 

 

 

Service of Public

 

 

 

 

Debt

..

..

15,973,000

15,903,382

69,618

Road Fund

..

5,750,000

4,762,000

988,000

Payments to Local Taxation

 

 

 

 

Account

..

1,175,486

1,190,912

15,426

Payments to

 

 

 

 

Capital Fund

..

3,000,000

4,275,000

1,275,000

Other Central Fund Services

201,514

507,309

305,795

Total of Central Fund Services

26,100,000

26,638,603

1,057,618

1,596,221