Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1970 - 1971::02 May, 1974::Index

INDEX

Paragraph references are to paragraphs in the Report: references without qualification are to questions in the Minutes of Evidence.


Agricultural Grants


Page 97 (no question)


Agriculture


Advisory staffs salaries, proportion paid by Department 465, 466


Agricultural Schools and Farms, students at 460, 461


Aid Programmes 459


Bacon and Pork Exports 451


Beef Cattle Incentive Scheme 444, 480-485


Beef, Mutton and Lamb Export Scheme 450


Bord Bainne, An 455


Bord Gráin An, losses 452, 453


Bord na gCapall 458


Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication 435, 467-474


Brucellosis Eradication 436, 475-479


Calved Heifer Scheme 446


Committees of Agriculture, grants to 464


Coras Beostoic agus Feola 454, 456, 457


Dairy industry, support payments 447


Land Project, expenditure 439


Lime and Fertilisers, expenditure 438


Milk Price Allowances, checking procedures 448, 449


Mole Ploughs 440-443


Office Accommodation, additional, at Navan and Roscommon 437


Pigs and Bacon Commission 451


Private Agricultural Schools, saving 462


Small Farm (Incentive Bonus) Scheme 445


University College Dublin


lands and development at Leixlip and Thornfield 434


Lyons Estate, Celbridge 431-433 par 5


Warrenstown Agricultural School 463


World Food Programme 459


Appendices, List of


Page 153


Appropriation Accounts


1970-71, special subheads opened, Appendix 3


Comparison of audited expenditure with exchequer issues and general abstract of accounts, 1969-70 Appendix 1


Minute of Minister for Finance on 1969-70 Accounts Appendices 2, 2A


Army Pensions


IRA medals 557-559


Barry, Mr. M. J.


Agriculture 431-485


Fisheries 486-492


Central Mental Hospital


Miscellaneous receipts 769


Central Statistics Office


Page 95 (no question)


Charitable Donations and Bequests


Page 143 (no question)


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An


Page 97 (no question)


Civil Service Commission


Travelling and Incidental Expenses 420


Comptroller and Auditor General (Vote)


Page 143 (no question)


Comptroller and Auditor General (Mr. S. Mac Gearailt)


Agriculture


Beef Cattle Incentive Scheme 444


Beef, Mutton and Lamb Export Scheme 450


Bord Gráin An, losses 452, 453


Bord na gCapall 458


Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Scheme 435


Brucellosis Eradication 436


Calved Heifer Scheme 446


Coras Beostoic agus Feola 454


Dairy industry, support payments 447


Land Project 439


Lime and fertilisers 438


Lyons Estate, Celbridge 431


Milk Price Allowances, checking procedures 448


Office accommodation, additional 437


Pigs and Bacon Commission 451


Small Farm (Incentive Bonus) Scheme 445


University College Dublin, payments to 434


World Food Programme 459


Defence


Compensation 506


Corvettes, disposal of 507


Naval Stores 504


Provisions 493, 494


Stores, disposal of surplus 516


United Nations, payment for Irish contingents 509, 514


Education, Office of the Minister


Free Post-Primary Education Scheme 105


Higher Education Authority, ex-gratia payments 107


Higher Education Grants 108


School transport, payments to CIE for 106


Union of Students in Ireland research project 112


Voluntary Youth Organisations 118-120


Finance, Office of the Minister


Payments to Special Regional Development Fund 411


Fisheries


Bord Iascaigh Mhara An, waiver of liability 486


Forestry


Conservation 658


Forest development and management 634


John F. Kennedy Park 657


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Donegal Gaeltacht secondary school extension grant for 560


Hotel and guest house grants 561


Inis Meáin airstrip grant 568


Oileáin Chléire, electrification of 569


General Report


Appropriation accounts, delay in submission of 363-365


Audit of accounts of State-sponsored bodies 377


Bord na Mona, waiver of interest owed by 373, 374


Central Fund 371, 372


Exchequer Extra Receipts 367


Nítrigin Éireann Teo., capital restructuring of 375, 376


Outturn of the year 366


Savings Bank Fund Deposit Account, investment transactions relating to 378-409 Appendix 8 par 20


Stock and Store accounts 370


Surrender of Balances 368, 369


Health


Grants to Health authorities 766


Health boards, expenses 767


Industry and Commerce


Castlecomer Collieries Ltd., 582


Córas Tráchtála 574


Foras Tionscail, transfer of functions etc. to IDA 575


Interest subsidy to Shipping Finance Corporation Limited 580


National Productivity Year, grant-in-aid 601


Shannon Free Airport Development Company, cumulative grants to 577


Shipbuilding subsidies 579


Lands


Game and wildlife development 631


Local Government


Motor vehicle duties 676


Road Fund, Capital Fund issues to 680


Miscellaneous Expenses


British Special Import Deposit Scheme 427


Racing Board, grant-in-aid 426


Posts and Telegraphs


Extra receipts payable to Exchequer 723


Judicial tribunal on RTE money-lending programme 717


Liquidated companies, moneys due by 722


Post Office Savings Bank 725


Revenue 721


Stores 718


Primary Education


Special Educational Project 125


Prisons


pace grant-in-aid 710


Public Works and Buildings


Arterial Drainage 276


Electrical distribution system, delay in installation of in State buildings 264


Fishery Harbour Centres Fund 270, 271


Kilkenny Castle parkland 272


Maintenance and Supplies, contract employment 274


National school accommodation 251, 258, 259


Purchase of sites and buildings 232, 248


School grants 249, 250


University College Dublin, liability for electrical and central heating costs 264, 307


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the Collector Generals Cash Office 184


Extra-statutory repayments of customs and other duties 173


Income Tax, Sur-tax and Corporation Profits tax, amounts outstanding 169


Liquidated companies, moneys due by 170


Motor vehicles, grant for exceeded 195


PAYE tax estimation 176


Post Office Services 190


Remissions and amounts irrecoverable 175


Revenue Account 167, 168


Secondary Education


Building Grants 147


Building loan repayments 141, 142, 144


Comprehensive schools, costs 148


Social Welfare


Deserted wives allowances 729


Old Age care allowances 729


Overpayments in Social Assistance and Social Insurance Benefits 740


Social Insurance Fund 727, 728


Superannuation and Retired Allowances Pensions for widows and children of civil servants 421


Transport and Power


Airports, construction works etc., 27


Bord Fáilte Éireann, grants to 18


CIE


grants to 1


redundancy compensation 16


Commissions, Committees and special inquiries 89


Ships, investment grants for 29


Universities and Colleges and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies


Limerick Institute of Higher Education 160, 161


National College of Physical Education 162


Universities, accountability of 164, 165


Vocational Education


Regional technical colleges, 152-154, 156, 157


Courts


Stenographers, shortage of 714


Defence


Army band 547


Barracks, disposal of revenue from sale of 539


Barrack Services, maintenance charge 527, 528


Civil Defence 522, 549, 550


Compensation 506, 535


Corvettes, disposal of 507, 508


Defensive equipment, savings 523-526


Duplicate control of certain activities par 3


Equitation Teams 529, 530, 545, 546


Industrial explosives, inspection costs 548


Lands, sale of 537, 538, 540, 541


Marine Services


Naval Service 552


Retired personnel, fishery employment 553-556


Military officers, loaning of 549, 550


Military hospital, patients, refunds in respect of 542-544


Naval stores, expenditure 504, 505


Permanent Defence Force pay 521


Post office services 531-534


Provisions 493-503


Slua Muirí, retirement of personnel 551


Stores, disposal of surplus 516-520


Surplus on Estimate 536


United Nations, payments for Irish contingents 509-515


Duignan, Mr. J. C.


Office of the Revenue Commissioners 167-209


Education, Office of the Minister


Extra Remuneration 122-124


Free Post-Primary Education Scheme 105


Higher Education Authority, ex-gratia payments 107


Higher Education Grants 108-111


Physical Education 116


Publications in Irish, saving in respect of 115


School Transport, payments to CIE 105, 106


Technical Assistance in Education 114


Union of Students of Ireland, grant-in-aid in respect of research project 112, 113


Voluntary Youth Organisations, accountability of 117-121


Estimates


Changes in Estimates Volume for transitional financial period 1974 Appendix 10


Estimates 45 (Foreign Affairs) and 46 International Co-operation— modifications in format Appendix 11


External Affairs


Scholarship Exchange Board repayments 670


Farrell, Mr. C.


Public Works and Buildings 232-362


Finance, Office of the Minister


Audit of accounts of State-sponsored bodies par 10


Grants-in-aid pars 7, 8


Payment to Special Regional Development Fund 411 par 11


Post Office Services 414-417


Salaries, Wages and Allowances 412


Rationalisation in relation to State Funds par 9


Recruitment of civil service staff par 2


Travelling and Incidental Expenses 413


Fisheries


Recruitment and training of fishermen 491, 492


Repayment of Advances, liabilities waived 486-490


Forestry


Afforestation


effect on climate 663


grants 655, 656


Amenities 668


Conservation 635-637, 649-652, 658, 659, 665


Forests


development and management of 634, 664


Variety, introduction of 661, 662


John F. Kennedy Park 657


Land


acquisition difficulties 633


conflict with Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries regarding 666, 667


sale of, if unsuitable for forestry purposes 653, 654


Nítrigin Éireann Teo., contamination by 637-644, 669


Saw Mills 669


Trees


balancing hardwoods and deciduous trees 647, 648, 660


responsibility for 652


types planted 645, 646


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Gaeltacht Houses, reduction in subhead 570, 571


Grants to hotels and guesthouses par 13


Hotel Staff 563-567


Improvement Schemes


erection or improvement of hotels, guesthouses etc., 561, 562


secondary school extension in Donegal Gaeltacht 560


Inis Meáin airstrip 568


Oileán Chléire, electrification of 569


Garda Síochána


Accounting headings, suitability of 698-706 par 21


Non-effective payments 707


Payment for Services rendered by Gardaí 708


Uniform overcoats, removal of buttons before disposal of, 709


Health


Health authorities, grants to 766


Health boards, expenses 767


Voluntary Hospitals, deficits of par 4


Hensey, Mr. B.


Central Mental Hospital 769


Health 766-768


Hynes, Mr. F. A.


Social Welfare 727-765


Increases in Pensions and Gratuities and Pensions for Unestablished Staff


Page 98 (no question)


Industry and Commerce


Anthracite


market 589


subsidisation costs 590


Ballingary Coalmines 591, 592, 595-599


Castlecomer Collieries 582-588, 591, 593-598


Córas Tráchtála 574, 576


Firms in difficulties, warning systems 620-622


Flax and Hemp, working party on 602


Industrial Development Authority


Córas Tráchtála, duplication of work by 576


Foras Tionscal dissolved and functions etc., replaced by 575


Industrial Development Authority


Annual Report


Industrial interest taken by Japan and USA in Ireland 605


Job creation and projection 615-619


Slow growth rate abroad, reasons for 604


Terminology in 606-608


Insurance, Committee on 603


Interest subsidy to Shipping Finance Corporation Limited 580, 581


Irish National Productivity Committee 601


Minerals development 573


National Productivity Year 601


Semi-state bodies, control over and accountability of 609-614


Scientific awards 600


Shannon Free Airport Development Company, cumulative grants to 577


Shipbuildings subsidies 579


Technical assistance 578


International Co-operation


Technical assistance to underdeveloped countries 671-674


United Nations bonds 675


Jacob, Mr. M.


Comptroller and Auditor General Page 143 (no question)


Justice, Office of the Minister


Committee on Irish and Comparative Law 695


Incorporated Council for Law Reporting for Ireland


Payments to and repayments by 687-691


publications 692, 694


remuneration of authors 693


Legal Aid 696, 697


Labour


Advisory Services for Emigrants, grants for 230


Career Information, savings 229


Research, nature of 220


Resettlement Allowances 221-228


Training grants, reallocation of savings 231


Travelling and Incidental Expenses, savings 219


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds


Staff shortage 715


Lands


Church Temporalities Fund 623-625


Deficiency of Income from Untenanted Land 626-628


Game and Wildlife Development 631, 632


Improvement of Estates etc. 629


Losses by Default, accident etc.,


Adam Fireplaces 630


Law Charges


Legal Work, receipts from Department of Posts and Telegraphs for 424, 425


Post Office Services 423


Local Government


Extra Remuneration 683


Motor Vehicle Duties 676-679


New House grants 682


Post Office Services 681


Road Fund, Income 677, 680 Appendix 9


McCann, Mr. H.


External Affairs 670


International Co-operation 671-675


MacGearailt, Mr. S.


See Comptroller and Auditor General


Mc. Nicholl, Mr. J. M.


Rates on Government Property 685, 686


Valuation and Ordnance Survey 684


Martin, Mr. J. S.


Charitable Donations and Bequests Page 143 (no question)


Meagher, Mr. G.


Local Government 676-683


Miscellaneous Expenses


Additional Aid to the Theatre 428


British Special Import Deposit Scheme 427


Racing Board—Grant-in-aid for capital purposes 426


Murray, Mr. C. H.


Agricultural Grants page 97 (no question)


Central Statistics Office page 95 (no question)


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An page 97 (no question)


Civil Service Commission 420


Comptroller and Auditor General, General Report of 363-409


Contingency Fund Deposit Account 430


Finance, Office of the Minister 411-417


Increases in Pensions and Gratuities and Pensions for Unestablished Staff page 98 (no question)


Law Charges 423-425


Miscellaneous Expenses 426-428


Oireachtas, Houses of the, page 95 (no question)


Presidents’ Establishment page 95 (no question)


Remuneration 429, 430


Secret Service page 97 (no question)


State Laboratory 418, 419


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 421, 422


Taoiseach, Department of the 410


National Gallery


Extra Remuneration 104


Purchase and Repair of Pictures 102, 103


O’Brien, Mr. T.


Forestry 633-669


Lands 623-632


O Brolchain, Mr. B.


Stationery Office 210-218


Ó Cearbhaill, Mr. T.


Labour 219-231


Ó Cearnaigh, Mr S.


Army Pensions 557-559


Defence 493-556


Ó Colmáin, Mr. P. L.


Posts and Telegraphs 716-726


Ó Conchobhair, Mr. S.


Education, Office of the Minister 105-124


Primary Education 125-140


Reformatory and Industrial Schools 159


Secondary Education 141-151


Universities and Colleges and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 160-166


Vocational Education 152-158


Ó Riordáin, Mr. D.


Transport and Power 1-101


Ó Slatarra, Mr. P.


Industry and Commerce 572-622


Oireachtas, Houses of the


Page 95 (no question)


Posts and Telegraphs


Extra receipts payable to Exchequer 723, 724


Judicial tribunal on RTE money-lending programme, costs 717


Liquidated companies, moneys owed by 722


Losses 716


Post Office Savings Bank 725, 726


Revenue 721


Stores 718-720


Presidents’ Establishment


Page 95 (no question)


Primary Education


Free Books 126-140


Special Educational Project 125


Prisons


Prisoners Aid through Community Effort 710-713


Public Works and Buildings


Accounting terms, explanation of 353, 354


Aras an Uachtaráin waiting room 338


Arterial Drainage—Construction Works


Cost and Expenditure 276


Cost/Benefit 277-295 par 17


Local Drainage Boards 306


Maintenance 296-305 Appendix 5


Asgard operating costs 352


Athy Garda Station 323-326


Beggar’s Bush improvements 339


Bourn Vincent Memorial Park, fishing rights 355-357


Coast Protection, staffing difficulties 350, 351


Education, Department of, consultation with on College of Science liabilities 313-315


Fees for professional services par 1


Fishery Harbour Centres Fund 270, 271


Fishing Rights 355-357


Former Taoiseach’s residence, expenditure on 322


Fuel, Light, Water, Cleaning etc., responsibility for 345-349


Heating of State buildings, type of fuel used in 332-337 Appendix 7 par 19


Kilkenny Castle parkland 272, 273


Land Registry, additional accommodation 327


Lanesboro, new quay at 340


Leinster House, Museum and National Library Complex 344


Maintenance and Supplies, termination of contract employment system 274, 275


Marine Works 362


Merrion and Kildare Street State buildings, provision of new electrical distribution system in 264-269


National Museum, accommodation problems 342, 343


National School accommodation requirements


assessment 255-257


late changes 251-254 par 16


New Works, Alterations and Additions


Expenditure, outside factors affecting 316-320


Grants and Expenditure on schools 249, 250


List 316 Appendix 6


Office Accommodation at Athlone and Castlebar 328-331


Office space, demand for 244


Ordnance Survey married quarters 341


Phoenix Park deer 359-361


Prefabricated classrooms 258-263


President Kennedy Memorial, Costs 321


Purchase of Sites and Buildings 232-243, 245-248


School grants 249, 250


Shannon, siltation of 302, 303 Appendix 5


Staff, loaning of 358


University College Dublin


accountability for 312


liability for electrical and heating costs 264, 307-315 par 18


Rates on Government Property


Contributions towards rates on embassy premises 685, 686


Reformatory and Industrial Schools


Parental Moneys—Collection Expenses 159


Remuneration


Salary increases 429


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the


Collector General’s Cash Office, delays in lodgement by 184-186


Decimalisation 185, 186


Extra-statutory repayments of Customs and other Duties 173, 174


Functions of Revenue Commissioners not relating to taxation 181


Income tax, Sur-tax and Corporation


Profits tax, amounts outstanding 169


Law Charges, Fees and Rewards 197-209


Liquidated companies, moneys due by 170-172, 187-189


Machinery and Equipment for Security Printing and Stamping, grant exceeded 192


Motor Vehicles, grant exceeded 193-196


Organisation and Efficiency 179, 180


PAYE tax estimates, delays 176, 177


Post Office Services 190, 191


Remissions and amounts irrecoverable 175


Revenue Account 167, 168


Staffing difficulties 177, 178, 182, 183


Secondary Education


Building grants 147


Building loan repayments 141-146


Choirs and Orchestras, Bonus for 150, 151


Comprehensive Schools, costs 148 par 6


Science and other Equipment, grants 149


Study of building costs, charge to subhead for repayment of loans par 14


Secret Service


Page 97 (no question)


Social Welfare


Benefits


cheques, delay in delivery of 761


ineligibility, notification of 762


Delays, elimination of 758-760


Forms, complexity and issue of 763-765


Medical certificates for insured persons 741-750


Medical referee system 752-754


Miscellaneous Allowances


deserted wives allowances 729


old age care allowances 729-739


Note on variation between Expenditure and Grants 756, 757


Overpayments of Social Assistance and Social Insurance Benefit 740


Prosecutions 751


Social Insurance Fund 727, 728, 755


State Laboratory


Staffing difficulties 418, 419


Stationery Office


Acts, difficulty in obtaining copies of 210-218


Superannuation and Retired Allowances


Pensions for widows and children of civil servants 421, 422


Taoiseach, Department of the


Post Office services 410


Tóibín, Mr. L.


Roinn na Gaeltachta 560-571


Transport and Power


Airports


Airport lands 65, 67-70


Construction works 27, 28


Extra Remuneration 93-101 par 12


Equipment, Stores and Maintenance 44-50


Rent on Lands 92


Shannon Free Airport Development Company, Limited— Administration and General Expenses 72-77


Transport of Staff 71


Bord Fáilte Éireann, grants 18-26, 66


Bottled Gas Installations, grants for 80-86


Commissions, Committees and Special Inquiries 87-90


Córas Iompair Éireann


Accountability of 13-15


Grants to 1-12, 51


Redundancy Compensation 16, 17


Dove aircraft 48-50


Harbour grants 57-64 Appendix 4


Improvement of Roads to Generating Stations, grants for 91


International Organisations 78


Post Office Services 41-43


Rural Electrification 79


Salaries, Wages and Allowances 31-35


Semi-state bodies, accountability of 52-56


Ships, Investment grants for 29, 30


Travelling and Incidental Expenses 36-40


Weather stations and installations 44-47


Universities and Colleges and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies


Grants-in-aid, accounting procedures 164-166


Limerick Institute of Higher Education, expenditure on 160, 161


National College of Physical Education, cost and erection of 162


University College Galway—building grant 163


Valuation and Ordnance Survey


Equipment 684


Vocational Education


Regional Technical Colleges


accounting methods 155-158 par 15


costs and expenditure 152-154


Ward, Mr. A.


Courts 714


Garda Síochána 698-709


Justice, Office of the Minister 687-697


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds 715


Prisons 710-713


White, Dr. J.


National Gallery 102-104