APPENDIX 9.
ROAD FUND
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1971
REVENUE ACCOUNT
Dr. |
Cr. |
|
£ |
|
|
£ |
Balance at 1st April, 1970 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
16,885.69 |
Grants paid to local authorities: |
|
|
|
|
£ |
|
Issues from Central Fund: |
|
(a) Road maintenance |
3,124,586.00 |
|
Motor taxation |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
13,075,000.00 |
(b) Road improvement |
8,350,417.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
11,475,003.44 |
Sundry Receipts: |
|
|
|
|
Fees paid in respect of driving licences issued by the Automobile Association and the Royal Irish |
|
Other Expenses:Administrative expenses of Department of Local |
|
Automobile Club in pursuance of the Mechanically Propelled |
|
Government |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
373,408.13 |
Vehicles (International Circulation) Order, 1961 |
.. |
.. |
126.12 |
Local authorities—expenses of collection |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
|
364,131.15 |
Bank Interest |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
27.04 |
Garda Síochána expenses |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
610,290.00 |
Other receipts |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
15.19 |
Contribution towards surveyors’ salaries |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
12,915.00 |
|
|
Road safety |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
64,686.05 |
|
|
Payments to An Foras Forbartha—research programme |
.. |
127,100.00 |
|
|
Medical Bureau of Road Safety |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
|
31,000.00 |
|
|
Stationery and printing |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
|
21,109.15 |
|
|
State Laboratory—testing of road making materials |
.. |
150.00 |
|
|
Comptroller and Auditor General’s audit fee |
.. |
.. |
220.00 |
|
|
Balance at 31st March, 1971 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
12,041.12 |
|
13,092,054.04 |
|
|
13,092,054.04 |
|
|
|
|
Statement of Balances at 31st March, 1971
|
£ |
|
£ |
Revenue Account surplus |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
12,041.12 |
Repayable advances: |
|
|
|
Rebates of motor tax duty due from Central Motor Tax |
|
|
|
Account |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
11,650.42 |
|
|
Cash: |
|
|
|
At Chase and Bank of Ireland |
£ |
£ |
|
|
|
(International) Ltd. |
|
19.12 |
|
|
|
With Paymaster General |
122,439.10 |
|
|
|
|
Less outstanding orders |
122,067.52 |
371.58 |
|
|
|
|
390.70 |
|
12,041.12 |
|
12,041.12 |
|
|
|
|
Department of Local Government,
22nd September, 1971.
M. LAWLESS,
Accounting Officer.
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL
I have examined the above Account. I have obtained all the information and explanations that I have required, and I certify, as the result of my audit, that in my opinion the above Account is correct. I have no observations to make upon it.
E. F. SUTTLE,
Comptroller and Auditor General.
21 December, 1971.
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