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APPENDIX IX.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS, 1957-58 (VOTE 9, SUBHEAD B.).

												Expenditure
Work	Service and Description									Total	Vote										Observations
No.										Estimate	1957-58	1957-58			To 31/3/57			To 31/3/58
										£	£
	President’s Establishment:
1	Aras an Uachtaráin—Improvements and furnishing								...	141,500	5,000	5,099	18	9	119,337	0	3	124,436	19	0	Virtually completed.
											5,000	5,099	18	9
	Oireachtas:
2	Leinster House—Reconstruction of Loggias							...	...	9,400	7,400	543	16	3	200	0	0	743	16	3	In progress.
											7,400	543	16	3
	Department of the Taoiseach:
3	Central Statistics Office—Improvements						...	...	...	6,500	3,200	1,622	1	10	1,059	10	8	2,681	12	6	In progress.
4	State Apartments—Restoration of burnt-out Drawing
	Rooms		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	80,000	3,000	48	6	4	—			48	6	4	Demolition in progress.
											6,200	1,670	8	2
	Department of Finance:
5	Civil Service Dining Club, Earlsfort Terrace—
	Improvements		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,725	1,500	1,538	1	2	1,041	1	7	2,579	2	9	In progress.
6	Dublin Castle—Demolition of dangerous buildings								...	2,500	2,500	255	3	4	—			255	3	4	In progress.
6a	2-3 Kildare Place—Demolition					...	...	...	...	2,000	—	1,257	4	11	—			1,257	4	11	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
7	Central Engineering Workshop and Stores							...	...	87,000	11,000	—			18,365	11	10	18,365	11	10	Scheme curtailed.
8	New Central Furniture Stores and Workshops—
	Adaptations	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	18,000	8,000	5	8	1	21	1	0	26	9	1	Tenders invited.
9	Cork District Workshop—Reconstruction							...	...	3,500	2,500	1,011	9	10	1,136	18	10	2,148	8	8	In progress.
10	Stationery Office—Additional Shelving						...	...	...	750	600	467	0	0	—			467	0	0	In progress.
11	Revenue Commissioners, Stamping Branch—New Premises									510,000	2,000	1,088	9	1	—			1,088	9	1	Planning in progress.
12	Carrickarnon Customs Frontier Post—Office and Residence									6,650	5,500	100	0	0	—			100	0	0	Planning completed.
13	Muff Customs Frontier Post—Extension						...	...	...	450	450	458	19	7	—			458	19	7	Completed.
14	Swanlinbar Customs and Excise—Office and Residence								...	9,200	3,800	4,821	1	9	3,784	4	1	8,605	5	10	Completed.
15	Wexford New Income Tax Offices						...	...	...	12,500	300	—			—			—			Revised plans being prepared.
	Parks:
16	Phoenix Park—Castleknock Gate Lodge—Improvements									650	650	335	0	0	—			335	0	0	Completed.
17	Phoenix Park—Additional Football Pavilions							...	...	13,375	3,000	5,134	13	1	13	4	4	5,147	17	5	In progress.
18	St. Stephen’s Green—New glasshouse, etc.
	Accommodation	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	8,500	6,000	1,330	11	3	—			1,330	11	3	In progress.
19	Bourn Vincent Memorial Park—Electrical Installation								...	1,050	1,050	821	16	1	—			821	16	1	In progress.
	Harbours:
20	Buncrana Harbour—Improvements						...	...	...	1,050	250	—			798	10	10	798	10	10	Main scheme completed.
20a	Dun Laoghaire Harbour—Improvements to Mail Boat
	Pier		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	39,500	—	9,999	11	0	—			9,999	11	0	In progress.
											49,100	28,624	9	2
	Department of Agriculture:
21	Government Buildings—Improvement of Passenger Lift									800	800	—			—			—			In progress.
	Botanic Gardens:
22 (1)	Improvement of Gate Lodge					...	...	...	...	680	680	—			—			—			Completed.
22 (2)	Improvement of Water Supply					...	...	...	...	11,150	2,100	2,979	15	0	7,301	19	8	10,281	14	8	Completed.
	Abbotstown Farm:
23 (1)	Experimental Animals Farmyard					...	...	...	...	36,000	2,000	6,918	3	7	279	3	2	7,197	6	9	Part of stage 1 completed.
23 (2)	Foundation Stock Farmyard					...	...	...	...	49,000	15,000	341	4	7	660	0	0	1,001	4	7	Stage 1 in progress.
23 (3)	Overhaul of Boundary Wall					...	...	...	...	10,600	3,000	1,801	16	3	4,538	12	1	6,340	8	4	In progress.
23 (4)	Veterinary Research Laboratory—Furnishing							...	...	3,100	2,600	297	16	2	—			297	16	2	Revised scheme prepared.
24	Athenry Agricultural School—Oil Storage						...	...	...	550	550	220	4	9	—			220	4	9	Completed.
25	Backweston Farm—Overhaul of Staff Residences							...	...	430	430	413	7	4	—			413	7	4	Completed.
	Ballyhaise Agricultural School:
26 (1)	Bull Boxes		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,000	3,000	—			11	13	1	11	13	1	Revised scheme prepared.
26 (2)	Grain Storage			...	...	...	...	...	...	2,500	2,500	12	3	2	—			12	3	2	Revised scheme prepared.
26 (3)	Oil Storage		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	610	610	—			—			—			In progress.
26 (4)	Poultry Plant—Extension				...	...	...	...	...	8,000	800	2,753	13	6	5,772	1	5	8,525	14	11	Completed.
27	Chantilly Veterinary Field Station—Adaptations								...	2,750	1,000	150	6	6	1,514	2	4	1,664	8	10	Partly completed.
28	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Oil Storage							...	...	450	450	370	8	0	42	18	4	413	6	4	Completed.
	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm:
29 (1)	Additional Accommodation for Livestock							...	...	13,100	500	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
29 (2)	Artificial Insemination Centre					...	...	...	...	24,500	3,000	—			—			—			Scheme postponed.
29 (3)	Sanitary Accommodation for Farm Workers							...	...	650	650	—			—			—			Revised scheme prepared.
	Johnstown Castle:
30 (1)	Adaptations and Furnishing					...	...	...	...	202,700	5,485	4,115	18	9	194,414	14	0	198,530	12	9	Mainly completed.
30 (2)	Potting Shed, Glass House and Solarium							...	...	4,300	3,500	—			—			—			Tenders received.
30 (3)	Water Supply to Gardens				...	...	...	...	...	500	500	—			—			—			Revised scheme prepared.
31	Munster Institute—Poultry Houses					...	...	...	...	2,060	550	434	5	8	2,065	15	5	2,500	1	1	Completed.
32	Veterinary College—Improvements					...	...	...	...	126,825	3,500	1,733	1	11	123,578	17	1	125,311	19	0	Mainly completed.
33	Works of Economic Development:—									5,115	2,115	As detailed hereunder
	Reen Point			...	...	...	...	...	...			80	0	0	—			80	0	0	Completed.
	Purteen		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			30	7	6	7,271	7	2	7,301	14	8	Completed.
	Magheraroarty				...	...	...	...	...			2,577	19	1	—			2,577	19	1	In progress.
											Total for B.33	2,688	6	7
															1,677	18	8	1,683	3	8	Project under consideration in Department of Lands.
34	Major Fishery Harbours—Surveys						...	...	...	Not yet made	1,000	5	5	0
											56,320	25,235	16	9
	Department of Justice:
35	Land Registry—Improvements					...	...	...	...	8,350	600	—			5,790	8	0	5,790	8	0	Mainly completed.
	Garda Síochána Depot:
36	Improvement of Electrical Installation							...	...	3,650	750	420	0	0	2,390	5	9	2,810	5	9	Mainly completed.
37	Gymnasium—Provision of Shower Baths							...	...	800	800	293	12	9	—			293	12	9	Completed.
38	New Works, Alterations and Additions at specified Garda
	Stations		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	141,910	80,000	As detailed hereunder
	Details of B.38—NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT SPECIFIED GARDA STATIONS
	Dublin:
	Áras an Uachtaráin—Police Huts						...	...	...			—			—			—			Revised scheme under consideration.
	Co. Cavan:
	Swanlinbar—New Station					...	...	...	...			4,079	9	2	3,308	3	1	7,387	12	3	Completed.
	Co. Cork:
	Rathluirc—Improvements					...	...	...	...			149	6	6	4	9	0	153	15	6	Completed.
	Kinsale—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			4	2	5	8	4	8	12	7	1	Revised scheme under consideration.
	Watergrasshill—New Station					...	...	...	...			—			4	2	4	4	2	4	Revised scheme prepared.
	Co. Donegal:
	Buncrana—Improvements					...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Carrigart—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			1,965	0	7	—			1,965	0	7	In progress.
	Glenties—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			350	0	0	—			350	0	0	In progress.
	Rilmacrennan—New Station					...	...	...	...			2,107	10	8	—			2,107	10	8	In progress.
	Milford—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Pettigo—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			965	0	8	—			965	0	8	In progress.
	Raphoe—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Co. Dublin:
	Clondalkin—New Station					...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Revised plans under consideration.
	Santry—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			709	11	8	13	19	6	723	11	2	Completed.
	Tallaght—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Co. Galway:
	Athenry—New District Headquarters						...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Carna—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			6,364	11	11	10	17	0	6,375	8	11	In progress.
	Co. Kerry:
	Knocknagoshel—New Station					...	...	...	...			777	12	0	4,673	12	10	5,451	4	10	Completed.
	Co. Kildare:
	Kildare—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...			1,271	11	4	—			1,271	11	4	Virtually completed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
	Freshford—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			1,154	18	8	5,558	12	6	6,713	11	2	Completed.
	Glenmore—Improvements					...	...	...	...			310	12	6	—			310	12	6	Completed.
	Laois:
	Mountmellick—New Station					...	...	...	...			783	16	2	5,105	13	9	5,889	9	11	Completed.
	Co. Leitrim:
	Cloone—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning completed.
	Drumkeerin—Improvements					...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Co. Limerick:
	Limerick, Mary Street—Improvements							...	...			361	15	8	—			361	15	8	Completed.
	Limerick, John Street—Improvements							...	...			—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Co. Mayo:
	Ballina—Improvements											575	14	10	—			575	14	10	Completed.
	Co. Monaghan:
	Newbliss—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			4,002	5	6	31	7	7	4,033	13	1	In progress.
	Offaly:
	Cloghan—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			287	16	4	4,743	5	3	5,031	1	7	Completed.
	Moneygall—Improvements					...	...	...	...			—			25	9	6	25	9	6	Revised scheme under consideration.
	Co. Roscommon:
	Frenchpark—Improvements					...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Completed.
	Co. Sligo:
	Ballinafad—New Station				...	...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning completed.
	Co. Tipperary:
	Grangemockler—New Station					...	...	...	...			—			—			—			Planning completed.
	Mullinahone—New Station					...	...	...	...			494	17	4	5,198	17	2	5,693	14	6	Completed.
	Co. Westmeath:
	Kilbeggan—Improvements					...	...	...	...			7	4	7	—			7	4	7	Revised scheme under consideration.
											Total for B.38	£26,722	18	6
39	New Works, Alterations and Additions at other Garda
	Stations		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2,000	2,000	As detailed hereunder
	Details of
	B.39—NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT OTHER GARDA STATIONS.
	Dublin:
	Metropolitan Stations—Drying Facilities							...	...			57	19	7	838	18	11	896	18	6	Virtually completed.
	Co. Donegal:
	Dungloe		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			76	1	3	400	0	0	476	1	3	Completed.
	Co. Dublin:
	Nunciature—Police Hut				...	...	...	...	...			1	14	2	405	12	6	407	6	8	Completed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
	Thomastown			...	...	...	...	...	...			45	0	0	680	7	8	725	7	8	Completed.
	Co. Longford:
	Lanesboro		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			280	0	0	5,331	11	1	5,611	11	1	Completed.
	Co. Louth:
	Ardee		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			879	5	4	4,943	7	1	5,822	12	5	Completed.
	Co. Mayo:
	Belmullet		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			188	14	0	—			188	14	0	Completed.
	Foxford		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			46	1	2	650	15	0	696	16	2	Completed.
	Co. Wicklow:
	Baltinglass		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			33	10	2	17,613	7	10	17,646	18	0	Completed.
	Roundwood		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			324	13	3	5,612	3	1	5,936	16	4	Completed.
											Total for B.39	1,932	18	11
40	Minor New Works at Garda Stations						...	...	...	4,000	4,000	As detailed hereunder
	Details of
	B.40—MINOR NEW WORKS AT GARDA STATIONS.
	Cork:
2	Union Quay—4 cubicles in dormitory						...	...	...			155	18	3	—			155	18	3	Completed.
	Co. Donegal:
7	Muff—Provision of entrance to Married Quarters								...			257	3	6	—			257	3	6	Completed.
	Dublin:
38	Cabra—Cycle shed				...	...	...	...	...			10	15	10	—			10	15	10	Completed.
15	Garda Depot—Recreation Hall—Alterations							...	...			115	3	1	—			115	3	1	Completed.
54/29 of 55/56	Garda Depot—Provision of drying room							...	...			35	0	0	157	6	10	192	6	10	Completed.
25	College Street—Storage Accommodation for Stolen
	Property		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			94	18	2	—			94	18	2	Completed.
18	Fitzgibbon St.—Improvement of electric lighting in
	dormitories and cubicles					...	...	...	...			119	3	1	—			119	3	1	Completed.
	Co. Galway:
16	Maam—Installation of electricity						...	...	...			112	10	6	—			112	10	6	Completed.
37	Moycullen—Bathroom, etc.					...	...	...	...			389	17	1	—			389	17	1	Completed.
	Co. Kilkenny:
26	Castlecomer—Provision of Bathroom						...	...	...			359	7	9	—			359	7	9	Completed.
22	Piltown—Bathroom				...	...	...	...	...			292	11	6	—			292	11	6	Completed.
	Co. Limerick:
30	Foynes—Bathroom, Rayburn Cooker, etc.							...	...			216	11	10	—			216	11	10	Completed.
	Co. Mayo:
27	Bangor Erris—Electrical Installation						...	...	...			109	10	10	—			109	10	10	Completed.
	Co. Meath:
8	Athboy—Bathroom in Married Quarters							...	...			141	10	0	—			141	10	0	Completed.
	Co. Wexford:
12	Ferns—Provision of Range, Bath and Wash Basin in
	Married Quarters				...	...	...	...	...			223	12	3	—			223	12	3	Completed.
											Total for B.40	£2,633	13	8

											88,150	32,003	3	10
	Department of Local Government:
41	Dublin Custom House—Improvement of Water Supply								...	1,900	1,800	925	18	3	—			925	18	3	In progress.
											1,800	925	18	3
	Department of Education:
42	National Schools—Grants for building, enlarging, enclosing,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,550,000	1,550,000	1,206,352	4	0	—			1,206,352	4	0
42a	Tyrone House—Adaptations to make a library							...	...	—	—	334	14	2	—			334	14	2	In progress.
	Preparatory Colleges:
43	Colaiste Iosagain—Improvements					...	...	...	...	37,000	16,000	10,615	3	7	16,081	10	5	26,696	14	0	In progress.
44	Colaiste Moibhi—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	73,500	2,000	3,727	11	5	68,979	8	3	72,706	19	8	Main work completed.
45	Colaiste Muire—Introduction of E.S.B. supply							...	...	1,000	1,000	1,135	12	4	—			1,135	12	4	Completed.
	Institutions of Science and Art:
46	National College of Art—Alterations and Additions								...	3,500	2,800	1,841	13	9	488	16	9	2,330	10	6	In progress.
47	National Library and National Museum—Renewal of
	defective stonework				...	...	...	...	...	Not yet made	4,650	1,146	13	1	18,735	3	4	19,881	16	5	First stage completed. Second stage in course of planning.
48	National Museum—Improvement of Heating							...	...	630	500		14	10	147	8	10	148	3	8	Virtually completed.
	Reformatory and Industrial Schools:
	Daingean:
49 (1)	Adaptations			...	...	...	...	...	...	84,500	9,600	8,193	6	0	77,194	8	5	85,387	14	5	Final stage virtually completed.
49 (2)	Improvement of heating				...	...	...	...	...	1,400	1,400	559	10	0	—			559	10	0	First stage completed. Second stage in course of planning.
49 (3)	Improved Laundry Equipment					...	...	...	...	2,000	2,000	1,043	18	6	—			1,043	18	6	In progress.
											1,589,950	1,234,951	1	8
	Department of Lands:
50	Staff Restaurant—Improvements					...	...	...	...	1,100	950	585	17	3	147	17	6	733	14	9	Virtually completed
											950	585	17	3
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
51	Valentia Observatory—Alterations and Additions								...	53,000	21,000	5,187	11	8	26,275	11	3	31,463	2	11	In progress.
											21,000	5,187	11	8
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
52	Dublin, New Central Sorting Office						...	...	...	800,000	4,000	1	3	3	828	4	3	829	7	6	Planning in progress.
53	Dublin, New District Sorting Office, Crumlin							...	...	18,500	5,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
54	Phibsborough Post Office—Improvements							...	...	450	450	576	6	1	—			576	6	1	Completed.
55	Exchequer Street Telephone Exchange—Fire Precaution
	Works		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,300	1,300	636	3	7	—			636	3	7	In progress.
56 (1)	Post Office Stores Depot, St. John’s Road—Rebuilding								...	67,920	4,000	2,572	16	5	57,424	12	8	59,997	9	1	Pars of work completed.
56 (2)	Post Office Stores—Road construction and resurfacing								...	2,200	2,200	2,325	8	3	10	19	2	2,336	7	5	Completed.
57	Athenry—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	13,500	5,700	3,266	14	11	8,543	5	6	11,810	0	5	Completed.
58	Athlone Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	650	650	—			—			—			Planning completed.
59	Bray Post Office—Improvements					...	...	...	...	3,000	2,000	252	17	6	—			252	17	6	Part of work completed.
60	Cootehill—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	14,125	3,000	3,553	11	11	9,165	17	5	12,719	9	4	Completed.
61	Donegal Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	900	900	512	6	10	—			512	6	10	Completed.
62	Droichead Nua—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange									13,900	5,600	139	0	0	—			139	0	0	Tenders received.
63	Galway—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	55,000	13,200	18,031	19	11	7,883	13	2	25,915	13	1	In progress.
64	Kildare Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	550	550	686	7	11	—			686	7	11	Completed.
65	Kilkenny Post Office—Extension						...	...	...	26,490	5,200	4,970	15	5	18,482	14	3	23,453	9	8	Completed.
66	Letterkenny—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange									31,000	7,000	3,265	12	10	9	10	0	3,275	2	10	In progress.
67	Loughrea Post Office—Adaptations						...	...	...	7,500	5300	1,289	1	2	183	0	0	1,472	1	2	In progress.
68	Naas—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange, Garages,
	Engineering Offices and Stores						...	...	...	13,600	1,500	1,216	4	11	12,694	12	7	13,910	17	6	Completed.
69	Nenagh Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	2,100	2,100	644	1	0	—			644	1	0	In progress.
70	Thomastown—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange									11,500	5,650	—			—			—			Deferred.
70a	Wicklow—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	22,000	—	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
71	Dublin G.P.O. Studios—Reconstruction						...	...	...	Not yet made	2,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
71a	Montrose—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	...	450	—	55	1	3	—			55	1	3	In progress.
72	Cork—New Studios				...	...	...	...	...	27,400	2,400	2,187	6	8	19,070	17	9	21,258	4	5	Virtually completed.
											79,700	46,182	19	10
	Department of Defence:
73	School of Civil Defence—Improvement of Heating								...	450	450	528	7	6	—			528	7	6	Completed.
74	Dublin, Cathal Brugha Barracks—Dining Hall and
	Cookhouse		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	47,000	6,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
	Baldonnel Aerodrome:
75 (1)	Hangar Gates		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	36,000	2,000	—			18,343	12	8	18,343	12	8	Second Stage in planning.
75 (2)	Hard Surface Runways				...	...	...	...	...	476,000	33,000	13,941	4	7	435,776	3	3	449,717	7	10	Main work completed.
76	Cork, Collins Barracks—Lift in Hospital									5,000	3,400	2,349	6	2	2	10	6	2,351	16	8	Completed.
	Curragh Camp:
77	Additional Magazines				...	...	...	...	...	45,000	7,000	9,945	13	9	36,424	18	8	46,370	12	5	Completed.
78	New Catholic Church				...	...	...	...	...	112,000	60,000	36,440	0	0	20,651	15	10	57,091	15	10	In progress.
79	Plunkett Barracks—Dining Hall and Cookhouse								...	61,000	20,000	309	1	0	800	0	0	1,109	1	0	In progress.
80	Haulbowline Dockyard—New Ordnance Pier							...	...	15,000	200	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
81	Arbour Hill Detention Prison—Memorial to 1916 Leaders									21,500	7,500	10,287	18	0	12,578	1	7	22,865	19	7	Main work completed.
											139,550	73,801	11	0
	Department of External Affairs:
82	The Hague Legation Residence—Adaptations and
	Furnishing		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	17,700	17,000	7,656	18	2	263	13	8	7,920	11	10	Completed.
82a	U.N.O.—Residence of Permanent Representative								...	12,500	—	11,549	12	0	—			11,549	12	0	Completed.
											17,000	19,206	10	2
	Department of Social Welfare:
83	Aras Mhic Dhiarmada—Improvement of sprinkler and
	fire alarm system			...	...	...	...	...	...	880	880	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
84	Cavan—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	9,000	6,000	231	7	9	—			231	7	9	In progress.
85	Tralee—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	34,000	750	17	18	2	—			17	18	2	Planning in progress.
											7,630	249	5	11
	Department of Health:
	Dundrum Asylum:
86 (1)	Alterations and Additions				...	...	...	...	...	28,125	1,315	1,954	16	11	26,761	13	8	28,716	10	7	Main work completed.
86 (2)	New Baths and Sanitary etc. Fittings						...	...	...	900	900	—			—			—			In progress.
86 (3)	New Residence for Governor					...	...	...	...	5,200	4,700	—			—			—			Deferred.
86 (4)	Stand-by Electricity Generating Plant						...	...	...	1,500	1,500	—			—			—			Revised scheme under consideration.
											8,415	1,954	16	11
	Department of the Gaeltacht:
87	Central Depot and Rural Centres—Improved Fire-fighting
	facilities		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	12,925	10,000	2,301	10	8	407	4	2	2,708	14	10	Expenditure incurred at these
88	Bruckless Lace Centre—Extension						...	...	...	10,000	4,000	—			—			—			Centres is not being borne on
89	Carraroe Knitting Centre—Improvements							...	...	2,300	800	—			—			—			this Vote after 31st March,
90	Crolly Toy Factory—Improvements						...	...	...	600	600	—			14	18	6	14	18	6	1958. Work on New Work No.
91	Falcarragh Knitting Centre—Improvement of Heating								...	500	500	587	12	3	—			587	12	3	87 is in progress; Nos. 91 and
92	Kilcar Spinning Mill—New Boiler Plant						...	...	...	13,500	1,000	—			—			—			94 are completed.
93	Roundstone Knitting Centre—Improvements							...	...	5,500	1,000	—			—			—
94	Spiddal Toy Factory—Heating of Paint Spraying Shed								...	600	600	576	0	11	—			576	0	11
											18,500	3,465	3	10
	General:
95	Minor New Works not exceeding £400 each							...	...	10,000	10,000	5,465	8	2	—			—			See details below.
96	Urgent and Unforseen Works					...	...	...	...	10,000	10,000	2,602	19	4	—			—			See details below.
97	Minor Balances of Expenditure (not provided for above) on works of prior years which may not be completed on
	1st April, 1958			...	...	...	...	...	...	25,000	25,000	19,221	16	6	—			—			See details below.
											2,141,665	1,506,969	4	5
	Deduction for works which may not be carried out during
	the year		...	...	...	...	...	...	...		50,465	—
											2,091,200	1,506,969	4	5

											Expenditure
Work No.	Service and Description																			Observations
											1957-58			To 31/3/57			To 31/3/58
											£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Details of
	B.95—MINOR NEW WORKS.
	Oireachtas:
57	Leinster House—Provision of two silence cabinets in Fine Gael
	Party Room		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	9	3	4	—			9	3	4	Completed.
72	Leinster House—Improvements, Upper Floor							...	...	...	178	19	4	—			178	19	4	Completed.
	Department of Finance:
25	Athlone Government Offices—Installation of Early Mill Burner									...	253	0	0	—			253	0	0	Completed.
40	Tuam Government Offices—Electric Installation							...	...	...	88	2	11	—			88	2	11	Completed.
54	Government Buildings—College of Science—Installation of booster
	pumps at Clock Tower and State Laboratory							...	...	...	58	16	0	—			58	16	0	Completed.
	Revenue Commissioners:
46	Aras Brugha—Shelving			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	107	9	0	—			107	9	0	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
78	Phoenix Park—Concrete Lodge—Improvements							...	...	...	391	5	9	—			391	5	9	Completed.
38	Arbour Hill—Caretaker’s House—Bathroom							...	...	...	332	3	0	—			332	3	0	Completed.
43	Admiral Brown Memorial—Erection of bust							...	...	...	211	14	10	—			211	14	10	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture
140/64 of 1955/56	Athenry Agricultural School—Laing’s House Alterations								...	...	12	10	0	74	15	4	87	5	4	Completed.
3	Munster Institute—Provision of Automatic Drinking Bowls in Cow
	Byre	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	114	0	0	—			114	0	0	Completed.
5	Munster Institute—Provision of 50 gallon electric water heater for
	Laundry and 25 gallon for Poultry section							...	...	...	204	0	0	—			204	0	0	Completed.
30	Derrybrennan Peatland Experimental Station—Installation of Gas
	lighting and heating and furniture					...	...	...	...	...	90	2	9	—			90	2	9	In progress.
	Department of Justice:
68	Registry of Deeds—Additional shelving						...	...	...	...	69	15	0	—			69	15	0	Completed.
	Department of Education:
	National Library:
35	Shelves for manuscripts				...	...	...	...	...	...	187	5	6	—			187	5	6	Completed.
52	Shelving for newspapers				...	...	...	...	...	...	80	8	11	—			80	8	11	Completed.
56	Training College Building—Improvement to Rooms 216 and 223										127	16	1	—			127	16	1	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
	Land Commission:
17	61, Merrion Square—Widen gateway, laying concrete path and
	provision of chain block				...	...	...	...	...	...	237	12	3	—			237	12	3	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
88/38 of 1956/57	Griffith Barracks—Provision of hot water in cloakrooms								...	...	268	18	2	13	2	6	282	0	8	Completed.
	Kildare Street:
55	Improved lighting in filing rooms					...	...	...	...	...	98	14	7	—			98	14	7	Completed.
62	Supplemental heating			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	45	4	10	—			45	4	10	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
88/42 of 1956/57	G.P.O., Dublin—Alteration in connection with transfer from Pensions, etc., Office in Princes Street of Former Night Telegraph
	Office	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		14	10	313	0	7	313	15	5	Completed.
88/54 of 1956/57	Ballinasloe P.O.—Improvements to drainage							...	...	...	33	7	6	90	0	0	123	7	6	Completed.
140/37 of 1955/56	Cork P.O.—Garage Provision of sliding doors etc.							...	...	...	34	16	0	87	6	10	122	2	10	Completed.
88/59 of 1956/57	Fairview Sorting Office—Supply of box fittings and alterations to
	existing ones		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	94	4	8	13	12	11	107	17	7	Completed.
88/56 of 1956/57	St. John’s Road Depot—Extension to Hut 17							...	...	...	371	15	1	41	16	6	413	11	7	Completed.
88/47 of 1956/57	“Montrose,” Stillorgan Road—Provision of accommodation for
	caretaker, rewiring etc.				...	...	...	...	...	...	49	1	8	257	11	5	306	13	1	Completed.
24	G.P.O.—Provision of sanitary facilities in Room 137x on first floor										69	12	0	—			69	12	0	Completed.
28	Ballsbridge P.O.—Supply 30 box fittings (tops) and alterations to
	existing ones		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	242	14	10	—			242	14	10	Completed.
29	Amiens Street P.O.—Alterations including demolition of private
	inquiry enclosure			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	109	10	0	—			109	10	0	Completed.
37	James Street P.O.—Asphalt tilling					...	...	...	...	...	253	15	0	—			253	15	0	Completed.
42	Listowel P.O.—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...	...	165	0	0	—			165	0	0	In progress.
45	Cork Sorting Office—Alterations					...	...	...	...	...	232	13	6	—			232	13	6	Completed.
47	Portlaoise P.O. Engineers—Installation of petrol storage tank									...	339	10	0	—			339	10	0	Completed.
48	Engineers Stores, Copley Street, Cork—Adaptations and Fire
	Equipment	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	19	1	6	—			19	1	6	In progress.
50	St. John’s Road Depot—Alterations and furniture in men’s canteen										14	5	9	—			14	5	9	In progress.
88/60 of 1956/57	Rathmines P.O.—Supplying and fixing breeze frames, plate glass
	panels, etc., altering sorting fittings						...	...	...	...	116	12	11	106	14	2	223	7	1	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
60	Iveagh House—Shelving in basement library							...	...	...	74	13	9	—			74	13	9	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
49	Cork Employment Exchange—Shelving						...	...	...	...	2	17	7	—			2	17	7	In progress.
	Department of Health:
27	Dundrum Asylum—Improvement to chandlery stores, supply of
	bins and bread slicer			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	53	10	6	—			53	10	6	In progress.
	Department of the Gaeltacht:
4	Lettermore Knitting Centre—New scullery, etc.							...	...	...	20	8	10	—			20	8	10	Expenditure incurred on this Centre will not be borne on this Vote after 31st March, 1958.
											5,465	8	2
	Details of
	B. 96—URGENT AND UNFORESEEN WORKS.
	Department of Finance:
2	Ordnance Survey Office—Bench marks at Phoenix Park, Ballinrobe,
	Enniscrone, Ballysodare, etc.					...	...	...	...	...	856	8	0	—			856	8	0	In progress.
	Department of Education:
4	Coláiste Iosagain—Adaptations to electricity installation and
	provision of the supply by E.S.B.					...	...	...	...	...	966	0	0	—			966	0	0	Virtually completed.
5	Coláiste Brighde—Fire precautions					...	...	...	...	...	543	10	3	—			543	10	3	Part of work in progress.
	Department of Lands:
3	Forestry (former Probate Office, Kilkenny)—Adaptations to premises which will house Forestry, Social Welfare Office and Posts and
	Telegraphs Engineers, also furniture						...	...	...	...	7	19	0	—			7	19	0	In progress.
6	Forestry—Transfer from Upper Merrion Street to 88/89 Merrion
	Square	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	130	0	6	—			130	0	6	In progress.
	Department of Social Welfare:
7	Manorhamilton Employment Exchange—Repairs							...	...	...	99	1	7	—			99	1	7	In progress.
											2,602	19	4
	Details of B.97—MINOR BALANCES OF EXPENDITURE.
	Department of Finance:
5 of 1956/57	Dublin Custom House—Memorial					...	...	...	...	...	175	9	2	1,357	0	1	1,532	9	3	Completed.
	Revenue Commissioners:
12b of 1956/57	Aras Brugha—Alteration to Public Office						...	...	...	...	62	13	3	362	15	9	425	9	0	Part of work completed.
14 of 1955/56	Limerick Revenue—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	...	37	2	3	504	2	2	541	4	5	Completed.
14 of 1956/57	Castlebar Revenue—Additional accommodation							...	...	...	58	11	9	1,105	15	4	1,164	7	1	Completed.
	Office of Public Works:
9 of 1956/57	Commodore Barry Memorial, Wexford						...	...	...	...	108	2	5	2,398	10	7	2,506	13	0	Completed.
18 of 1956/57	Rotunda Gardens—Garden of Remembrance							...	...	...	1,120	0	0	600	1	8	1,720	1	8	Planning completed.
	Valuation Office:
10 of 1956/57	Ordnance Survey Office—Improvement of heating							...	...	...	360	10	2	2,193	4	0	2,553	14	2	Completed.
11 of 1956/57	Ordnance Survey Office—Portmore New Tide Gauge Station									...	1,498	9	2	3,778	18	3	5,287	7	5	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
28(1) of 1956/57	Munster Institute—Electric lighting and equipment								...	...	990	0	0	1,011	8	6	2,001	8	6	Completed.
29a of 1956/57	Seed Testing Station			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	223	4	2	91	1	0	314	5	2	Completed.
30 of 1955/56	Athenry Agricultural School—Provision of electric power								...	...	72	11	9	2,139	7	0	2,211	18	9	Completed.
	Department of Education:
40 of 1956/57	Coláiste Brighde—Introduction of E.S.B. supply							...	...	...	288	10	0	764	11	0	1,053	1	0	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
141/4 of 1955/56	Fisheries Branch—Alterations, 3 Cathal Brugha Street								...	...	2	17	9	3,255	11	9	3,258	9	6	Completed.
51/1 of 1956/57	Forestry School, Shelton Abbey—Adaptations and Furnishing									...	3,769	0	11	105,919	2	10	109,688	3	9	Completed.
52 of 1956/57	Forestry Training Centre, Kinnitty Castle—Electrical Installation										407	9	5	759	4	0	1,166	13	5	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
53 of 1956/57	Belmullet—New Meteorological Station						...	...	...	...	305	14	5	4,709	9	6	5,015	3	11	Completed.
54 of 1956/57	Kilkenny—New Meteorological Station						...	...	...	...	223	17	8	3,087	5	0	3,311	2	8	Completed.
86 of 1955/56	Rosslare Meteorological Station					...	...	...	...	...	1,442	19	5	15,508	18	4	16,951	17	9	Completed.
89/5 of 1956/57	D’Olier House—Accommodation for petrol rationing staffs, furniture,
	shelving		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	419	15	11	719	19	7	1,139	15	6	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
68 of 1952/53	St. Andrew Street Telephone Exchange						...	...	...	...	20	2	1	36,652	18	4	36,673	0	5	Completed.
69 of 1952/53	P.O. Engineers, Distillery Road					...	...	...	...	...	8	4	2	2,786	10	8	2,794	14	10	Completed.
91a of 1955/56	Pearse Street Sorting Office				...	...	...	...	...	...	9	10	5	1,121	14	4	1,131	4	9	Completed.
94a of 1955/56	P.O. Factory, St. John’s Road					...	...	...	...	...	17	18	0	338	14	11	356	12	11	Completed.
102 of 1955/56	Cork Head Post Office—Additional Accommodation								...	...	73	0	0	753	4	11	826	4	11	Completed.
110 of 1955/56	Limerick New Telephone Exchange					...	...	...	...	...	194	13	3	1,427	9	11	1,622	3	2	Completed.
141/15 of 1955/56	Post Office Engineers, Harcourt Street						...	...	...	...	61	9	6	455	16	9	517	6	3	Completed.
56(1) of 1956/57	Dublin G.P.O.—Improved Cooking Equipment in Dining Club									...	1	10	3	1,966	8	8	1,967	18	11	Completed.
56(3) of 1956/57	Dublin G.P.O.—Improvement of Registry Accommodation									...	411	16	7	161	6	1	573	2	8	Completed.
61 of 1956/57	Ballina Post Office—Additional Accommodation							...	...	...	26	19	5	20,599	0	1	20,625	19	6	Completed.
64 of 1956/57	Drogheda, New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	...	2,061	10	5	49,338	3	2	51,399	13	7	Completed.
68 of 1956/57	Kilrush, New Post Office and Telephone Exchange							...	...	...	Cr. 286	13	8	13,844	5	10	13,557	12	2	Completed.
71 of 1956/57	Monaghan Post Office—New Telephone Exchange and Additional
	Postal Accommodation				...	...	...	...	...	...	593	16	7	7,720	14	10	8,314	11	5	Completed.
73 of 1956/57	Rathluirc, New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	...	69	11	2	13,451	2	7	13,520	13	9	Completed.
56/2 of 1956/57	G.P.O.—Improvement of Public Office						...	...	...	...	11	19	2	184	13	3	196	12	5	In progress.
62 of 1956/57	Carrick-on-Suir P.O.—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	...	559	14	8	1,153	12	6	1,713	7	2	Completed.
90 of 1955/56	G.P.O.—Replacement of Lifts				...	...	...	...	...	...	32	0	0	3,287	1	8	3,319	1	8	Completed.
65 of 1956/57	Dundalk P.O.—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...	...	798	18	7	9,275	17	1	10,074	15	8	Completed.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
75 of 1956/57	Phoenix Hall—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	...	...	191	11	9	12,713	11	5	12,905	3	2	Completed.
	Department of External Affairs:
84a of 1956/57	Iveagh House—Thermal Storage Heating						...	...	...	...	242	0	10	814	16	0	1,056	16	10	Completed.
136 of 1955/56	Paris Embassy—Adaptations and Furnishing							...	...	...	1,347	17	4	46,527	18	1	47,875	15	5	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
138 of 1955/56	Westport Employment Exchange					...	...	...	...	...	40	0	0	8,747	2	9	8,787	2	9	Completed.
85 of 1956/57	Ballina—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	...	956	0	11	9,190	14	6	10,146	15	5	Completed.
	Department of the Gaeltacht:
73 of 1955/56	Elly Bay Toy Factory			...	...	...	...	...	...	...	55	0	0	2,283	16	10	2,338	16	10	Completed.
89/2 of 1956/57	Department Headquarters, 25-26 Earlsfort Terrace—Adaptations,
	heating, lighting, furniture, etc.					...	...	...	...	...	146	16	6	3,835	4	3	3,982	0	9	Completed.
											19,212	7	6