Committee Reports::Interim and Final Report - Appropriation Accounts 1971 - 1972::23 January, 1975::Index

INDEX

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


Agricultural Grants


Page 142 (no question)


Agriculture


Agricultural Credit Corporation, assisted loans 588


Beef Cattle Incentive Scheme 558, 559


Beef Classification Scheme 581-586


Bord na gCapall, cash surplus 587


Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication 519-529


Brucellosis Eradication 530-548


Córas Beostoic agus Feola, delay in submission of accounts 570-580, par 26


Dairy produce allowances 562-565


Export price support for beef, mutton and lamb 566


Land Project 549-557


Schools and Farms 518


Small Farm (Incentive Bonus) Scheme 560, 561


University College, Cork, alteration in plans for dairy science building at 511-517, Appendix 15, par 25


Wheat, disposal of excess 567-569


Appendices List of


Page 201


Appropriation Accounts


1971-72, special subheads opened, Appendix 3


Comparison of audited expenditure with exchequer issues and general abstract of accounts, 1970-71


Appendix 1


Minute of Minister for Finance on Report on 1970-71 Accounts


Appendix 2


Army Pensions


MacSwiney (Pension) Acts 137


Medals, new applications 138-141


Barry, Mr. M. J.


Agriculture 511-588


Fisheries 589-593


Central Mental Hospital


Post Office services 768


Central Statistics Office


Page 139 (no question)


Chairman


Election of 1


Takes Chair 2


Temporary Chairman elected 444


Charitable Donations and Bequests


Staffing 288


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An


Page 141 (no question)


Civil Service Commission


Local authorities, payments by 499


Receipts from Departments 495-498


Comptroller and Auditor General (Vote)


Page 161 (no question)


Comptroller and Auditor General


Agriculture


Beef Cattle Incentive Scheme 558


Beef Classification Scheme 581


Bord na gCapall, cash surplus 587


Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication 519, 529


Brucellosis Eradication 530


Córas Beostoic agus Feola, delay in submission of accounts 570, 577, 580


Dairy produce allowances 562, 563


Export price support for beef, mutton and lamb 566


Land Project 549


Schools and Farms 518


Small Farm (Incentive Bonus) Scheme 560


University College, Cork, alteration in plans for dairy science building at 511, 515


Wheat, disposal of excess 567


Defence


Corvettes, disposal of 126, 127


Fishery protection vessel 125


United Nations, payments due from 128


Education, Office of the Minister


Free Post-Primary Education Scheme 147


Higher Education Authority, ex-gratia payments 167


Higher Education Grants 169


Union of Students in Ireland, grant-in-aid 174


Finance, Office of the Minister


Payments to Special Regional Development Fund 480


Fisheries


Bord Iascaigh Mhara, waiver of liability 592


Fishery school 589


Forestry


Lough Key Forest Park, improvement works 646


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Aircraft, grant for replacement 83


Airstrips on Aran Islands 76


Gael Linn, accounts 118, 121


Gaeltarra Éireann, diversion of grant-in-aid money 88, 98, 99


Hotel grant, waiver of interest 74


Oileán Chléire, electricity generating plant 87


Garda Síochána


Ex-gratia pensions for widows and children 28-30


General Report


See under General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General


Health


Central Mental Hospital, revised arrangements for 763


Health Boards, grants 763


Health contributions, appropriation of 764


Industry and Commerce


Córas Tráchtála, grants 238


Kilkenny Design Workshops 238


Rossmore (New) Collieries Ltd., maintenance expenses 243


Shannon Free Airport Development Company Ltd., housing subsidies 239, 241


Shipping Finance Corporation, interest subsidy 242


State mining lease dispute 244


Justice


Salary increases from Vote for Remuneration 3


Lands


Experimental group farm project at Grennanstown 594


Land acquired still in possession of vendor 609


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds (Excess Vote)


Excess expenditure over the estimate 59, 63


Local Government


Motor vehicle duties 65


Miscellaneous Expenses


British Special Import Deposit Scheme 508


Racing Board, grant-in-aid 507


Posts and Telegraphs


Departmental telephone accounts 279


Post Office Savings Bank 270


Revenue accounts 263


Store accounts 262


Telephone accounts overdue 264


Primary Education


Church of Ireland Training College, excess expenditure 218, 219, 223, 224, 227, 228, 230, 231, 235, 669, 677, 683


New curriculum, printing of 691


Salary overpayments 688


Special courses for teachers, charge for liabilities not matured 685, 687


Special Educational Project 689


Public Works and Buildings


Arterial drainage construction works 395


Cost Benefit study of drainage schemes 396


Excavators, delays in overhauls 410


New Works, Alterations and Additions, sanction for 413


National School grants 393


Wages, departure from paying procedures 403, 408


Reformatory and Industrial Schools


Child-care course paid for out of capitation grant subhead 719


Reconstruction and restoration work paid for out of capitation grant subheads 712, 713, 716


Remand Home and Assessment Centre, Finglas 721


St. Lawrence’s, Finglas, building costs 720


Training School for Boys, Oberstown 721


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the


Extra-statutory repayments of customs and other duties 361


Income tax owed by firms in liquidation 363


Remissions and amounts irrecoverable 362


Revenue accounts 358, 359


Tax outstanding, analysis of 360


Turnover tax on dances 365


Secondary Education


Building grants and loans 693, 694


Comprehensive schools


component system, subhead provision for 695, 696


costs 695


Prefabricated building units suspense account 700, 702, 705


Science and other equipment grants, overpayments on 692


Widows, and orphans, pensions suspense account 698


Social Welfare


Overpayments of assistance and benefits 283


Superannuation and Retired Allowances


Ex-gratia pensions for widows and children 500


Taoiseach, Department of the


Fees for public relations service 477


Transport and Power


Bord Fáilte Éireann, grants to 751


Córas Iompair Éireann


consultancy firm, fees to 752


failure to repay interest on capital advances 730, 736


free travel services, recoupment for 750


statutory approval for grant, lack of 742, 747, 748


Landing fees at airports 756


Passenger load fee at airports 755


Royal National Lifeboat Institution, grant-in-aid 754


Ships, investment grants for 753


Universities and Colleges and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies


Limerick Institute of Higher Education 723-725, 727, 728


National College of Physical Education 726, 727


University College, Cork, capital equipment 728


Vocational Education


Regional technical colleges, costs 708


Courts


Page 62 (no question)


Defence


Buildings, expenditure on 131


Corvettes, disposal of 126, 127


Defensive equipment, savings on 129


Duplicate control of certain activities par 3


Fishery protection vessel 125


Mechanical transport, savings on 130


Savings on various subheads 132-134


Supplementary estimates, level of 135, 136


United Nations, payments due from 128


Duignan, Mr. J. C.


Office of the Revenue Commissioners 358-392


Education, Office of the Minister


Academic proficiency, standards of 178


Accounting principles, breaches of par 23


Adult education courses 214


Archaeological research 213


Audio-visual aids 202, 203


Books, purchase of 206


Council of Europe committee meeting 189


Courses in Irish, grants to colleges 201


Educational concepts 159


Educational research 181-184


Educational tours for teachers 188


Fellowships 193


Free post-primary education scheme 147


Free books scheme 148-158, 160


Appendix 6


Higher Education Authority 167, 168, 180


Higher education grants 169-173, 194, 195


Irish-English dictionary 198-200


Language research 185


National Library accommodation 207-211


National Museum accommodation 212


Non-voted funds 216, 217


Physical education 204, 205


Post office services 179


Publications in Irish 196, 197


School transport scheme 161-166


Scientific research grants 191


Student exchange scholarships 192


Union of Students in Ireland 174-177


University scholarships 190


Voluntary youth organisations 215


Fagan, Mr. A. J. (Department of Finance)


Transport and Power 749, 762


Farrell, Mr. C.


Public Works and Buildings 393-439


Finance, Office of the Minister


Audit of accounts of State-sponsored bodies par 9


County development work 484


Government stocks, management of 481-483 par 17


Grants-in-aid pars 6, 7


Minute of the Minister, Appendix 2


Rationalisation in relation to State funds par 8


Recruitment of civil service staff par 2


Science and technology, university industry co-operation 485, Appendix 12


Special Regional Development Fund 480, 486-491, Appendix 13 par 10


Fisheries


Bord Iascaigh Mhara, waiver of liability 592, 593


Fishery school 589


Recruitment of fishermen 590, 591


Foreign Affairs


Information booklets and films, receipts from 349-351


Repatriation 345-348


Forestry


Game development and management, savings on 648


Lough Key Forest Park, improvement works 646


Wages for sawmill operators 647


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Aran Islands aircraft and airstrips 76-81, 83-86


Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, grant-in-aid 112


Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge 123


Conradh na Gaeilge 123


Gael-Linn 106-109, 113-122


Gaeltarra Éireann, diversion of grant-in-aid money 88-104, 124 Appendix 5 pars 20, 23


Hotel grant, waiver of interest 74, 75


Housing grants 105


Oileán Chléire, electricity generating plant 87


Sailings to Inis Mór and Inis Meáin 81, 82


Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, grant 110, 111


Garda Síochána


Accidents involving Garda personnel 50-52


Clothing and Equipment 36-39


Ex-gratia pension payments for women and children 28-30 par 19


Insurance for State cars 45-49, 53, 54


Post office services 34, 35


Recruitment 31


Station services 40, 41


Transport 42-44


Wireless equipment 32, 33 par 18


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General


Accounting principles, breaches of 451-464 Appendix 11 par 23


Appropriation accounts, delay in submission of 445-447


British and Irish Steam Packet Company, financial arrangements 470


Central Fund 465


Exchequer extra receipts 450


Industrial Credit Company, special interest terms 469


International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, loan agreement 471


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds, overspending of Vote 449


Outturn of the year 448


Programme budgeting 452-454 Appendix 11


Stock and Store accounts 450


Surrender of Balances 450


Taiscí Stáit Teo., borrowing by in breach of statute 466-468 par 24


Health


Bord Altranais, An, grants to 766


Central Mental Hospital, revised arrangements for 763


Fluoridation equipment 767


Health boards, grants 763


Health contributions, appropriation of 764


Microfilming of records 765


Voluntary hospitals, deficits of par 4


Hensey, Dr. B. J.


Central Mental Hospital 768


Health 763-767


Industry and Commerce


Ballingarry colliery royalties 247


Buy Irish Campaign 255, 256


Córas Tráchtála, grants 238


Ex-gratia payments for minor accidents 257


Export guarantee arrangements 249


Friendly Societies, advertising expenses re 246


Industrial Development Authority, budget procedure 254


Kilkenny Design Workshops 238


Post Office services 245


Rossmore (New) Collieries, maintenance expenses 243


Shannon Free Airport Development Company Ltd.


grants to industrialists 248


housing subsidies 239-241


Shipping Finance Corporation, interest subsidy 242


State mining lease dispute 244


State-sponsored bodies, supervision of expenditure of 250-253, 261


Weights and measures, control of 258-260


International Co-operation


Overseas Trainee Fund Account 356, 357


United Nations


contributions 352, 353


refugee fund 354


special fund 355


Jacob, Mr. M.


Comptroller and Auditor General (Vote) Page 161 (no question)


Also for Comptroller and Auditor General 16th May 1974


Justice, Office of the Minister


Commissions and Special Inquiries 24


Committee on Irish and Comparative Law 22, 23


EEC, impact of entry to 4


Legal aid 25-27


Post Office services, accounting methods 5-8


Salary increases from Vote for Remuneration 3


Textbooks, provisions of legal 9-21


Keating, Mr. P.


Foreign Affairs 345-351


International Co-operation 352-357


Labour


An Chomhairle Oiliúna 441


Research projects 440


Secondment of staff 442


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds


Page 65 (no question)


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds (Excess Vote)


Excess expenditure 59, 60, 63, Interim Report


Salary increases 64 Appendix 4


Staffing difficulties 61, 62


Lands


Experimental group farm projects 594-608


Houses on land acquired, condition of 625-628


Land


acquired, still in possession of vendor 609-613


division, delays in 627, 630, 639


letting policy 617-619


prices, purchase and re-sale, of lands allotted in 1973-74 631-643 Appendix 16 par 27


re-sale policy 614-616, 620-624, 629-639


Land Bonds, sale of 645


Office equipment 644


Law Charges


Defence of public servants 505, 506


Fees to counsel 504


Local Government


Employment schemes 67


Housing grants and subsidies 66


Local Improvements Scheme 68, 69


Motor vehicle duties 65


Technical assistance 70-72


Mac Gearailt, Mr. S.


See Comptroller and Auditor General


Mac Guill, Mr. P.


Stationery Office 289-321


McNicholl, Mr. J. M.


Rates on Government Property 341-344


Valuation and Ordnance Survey 322-339


Martin, Mr. J. S.


Charitable Donations and Bequests 288


Miscellaneous Expenses


British Special Import Deposit Scheme 508


Racing Board, grant-in-aid 507


Murray, Mr. C. H.


Agricultural Grants page 142 (no question)


Central Statistics Office page 139 (no question)


Comhairle Ealaíon, An page 141 (no question)


Civil Service Commission 495-499


Finance, Office of the Minister 480-491


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 445-471


Law Charges 504-506


Miscellaneous Expenses 507, 508


Oireachtas, Houses of the 472-476


Pension Increases and Allowances page 143 (no question)


President’s Establishment page 138 (no question)


Remuneration 509, 510


Secret Service page 142 (no question)


State Laboratory 492-494


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 500-503


Taoiseach, Department of the 477-479


National Gallery


Bequests, audit of 146


Entrance to from Kildare Street 145


Grant-in-aid accounts 144


Purchase of pictures 142, 143


O’Brien, Mr. T.


Forestry 646-648


Lands 594-645


Ó Cearbhaill, Mr. T.


Labour 440-443


Ó Cearnaigh, Mr. S.


Army Pensions 137-141


Defence 125-136


Ó Colmáin, Mr. P. L.


Posts and Telegraphs 262-282


Ó Conchobhair, Mr. S.


Education, Office of the Minister 147-217


Primary Education 218-237, 649-691


Reformatory and Industrial Schools 712-722


Secondary Education 692-707


Universities and Colleges and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 723-729


Vocational Education 708-711


Ó hEidhin, Mr. P. A.


Social Welfare 283-287


Ó Riordáin, Mr. D.


Transport and Power 730-762


Ó Slatarra, Mr. P.


Industry and Commerce 238-261


Oireachtas, Houses of the


Former Members, ex-gratia payments to 473-475


Savings on subheads 472


Witnesses’ expenses 476


Pension Increases and Allowances


Page 143 (no question)


Posts and Telegraphs


Building costs 273


Departmental telephone accounts 276-279


Losses 274


Post Office Savings Bank 270, 271


Revenue 263


Staffing 272


Stores 262, 280


Telephone accounts outstanding 264-269


Telephone booths, damage to 275


Telephone cables, laying of 281, 282


President’s Establishment


Page 138 (no question)


Primary Education


Accommodation requirements, changes in par 13


Church of Ireland Training College, excess expenditure on 218-237, 649-684 par 28


Finance, Department of, control of expenditure by 652-684 Appendix 17


New curriculum, printing of 691


Salary overpayments 688


Special courses for teachers, charge for liabilities not matured 685-687 par 29


Special Educational Project 689, 690


Prisons


Farm profits 55-58


Public Works and Buildings


Accommodation for Departments


location of 422, 423


renting of 416-420


sites for 421


Ancient monuments, preservation of 414


Arterial drainage


construction works 395


cost/benefit 396-400 par 14


county councils, recoveries from 437


maintenance 401, 402


Barrow Drainage Scheme, repayment of advances on 424, 425


Coast protection 426-429


Excavators, delays in overhauling of 410, 411


Fees for professional services par 1


Fire insurance 439


Heating of State buildings, use of native fuel for par 16


Holycross Abbey 432


Maintenance and Supplies 415


Marine works 430


National Schools 393, 394, 438


New Works, Alterations and Ad-ditions 393, 394, 413, 414 Appendix 10


Provincial Museums etc. 431


Recoveries from Departments 433-436


Sites and buildings, purchase of 412


University College Dublin, liability for electrical and heating costs par 15


Wages, irregularities in payment of 403-409


Rates on Government Property


Rates and contributions in lieu of 341-344 Appendix 9


Reformatory and Industrial Schools


Child care course paid for out of capitation grant subhead 719 par 32


Conveyance expenses 722


Reconstruction etc. work paid for out of capitation grant subheads 712-718 par 31


Remand Home and Assessment Centre, Finglas 721


St. Lawrence’s, Finglas preventive centre 720


Training School for Boys, Oberstown 721


Remuneration


Salary increases not forecast 509, 510


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the


Appropriations-in-aid 385


Collection of revenue, simplification of systems of 374-381, 390-392


Computers 370-373, 387, 388


Copying machines 386


Correspondence 389


Extra-statutory repayments of Customs and other Duties 361


Income Tax, Sur-tax and Corporation Profits Tax, amounts outstanding 360


Motor vehicles 383


PAYE tax, delays in collection of 363, 364


Post office services 382


Remissions and amounts irrecoverable 362


Revenue account 358, 359


Rewards 384


Solicitors’ Office, staffing of 390-392


Turnover tax on dances 365-369


Secondary Education


Bilingual schools 707


Building grants and loans 693, 694


Charging of expenditure to subhead which did not make provision for it par 11


Comprehensive Schools


component system, subhead provision for 695-697


costs 695 par 5


Moneys used for purposes other than those voted 700-706 par 30


Prefabricated buildings suspense account 700-706 par 30


Science and other equipment grants, overpayments on 692


Widows and orphans pensions suspense account 698, 699


Secret Service


Page 142 (no question)


Social Welfare


Overpayments of assistance and benefits 283-285


Post office services 286


State Laboratory


Staffing 492-494


Stationery Office


Appropriations-in-aid 306


Carriage costs, increase in 289, 290


Copying machines 298-304 Appendix 7 par 21


Free issues of publications 319-321


Overtime payments 307-318


Paper and publications 293-297


Printing and binding 291, 292


Staffing 305


Superannuation and Retired Allowances


Compensation under Treaty of 6 December 1921 501, 502 Appendix 14


Ex-gratia pensions for widows and children 500


Injury grants and medical fees 503


Tóibín, Mr. L.


Roinn na Gaeltachta 74-124


Taoiseach, Department of the


Fees for public relations service 477-479


Transport and Power


Bord Fáilte Éireann, grants to 751


Córas Iompair Éireann


consultancy firm, fees to 752


failure to pay interest on capital advances 730-741 par 34


free transport services, recoupment for 750


statutory approval for grant, lack of 742-749, 761, 762, par 35


Electricity Supply Board, efficiency in 760


Equipment, stores and maintenance 757


Landing fees at airports 756


Overtime payments 758, 759


Passenger load fee at airports 755


Royal National Lifeboat Institution, grants-in-aid 754


Ships, investment grants for 753


Universities and Colleges and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies


Limerick Institute of Higher Education 723-725, 727, 728 par 33


National College of Physical Education 726, 727 par 33


University College, Cork, capital equipment 728


Valuation and Ordnance Survey


Maps, supply and preparation of 338, 339


Pay claims, arrears on 322


Post office services 325, 326 Appendix 8


Travelling and incidental expenses 323, 324


Valuations


1874 Act, review of 332 par 22


farmers’ houses 333-337


local authorities, fees paid by 329-331


revision of 327-328


Vocational Education


Choirs and orchestras, grants for 711


Regional Technical Colleges


accounting for costs par 12


capital expenditure 708


Scholarships 709, 710


Surrender of unspent balances par 12


Ward, Mr. A.


Courts page 62 (no question)


Garda Síochána 28-54


Justice, Office of the Minister 3-27


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds page 65 (no question)


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds (Excess Vote) 59-64


Prisons 55-58


White, Dr. J.


National Gallery 142-146


Whitty, Mr. J. R. (Department of Finance)


Primary Education 220, 221, 231, 232, 235, 651, 652, 662, 664-671, 681


Reformatory and Industrial Schools 718


Secondary Education 703