Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1976::26 April, 1979::Index

INDEX

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


Agricultural Grants


Employment allowance 194


Agriculture


Bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis eradication 523-525, 533-535


Cattle feed vouchers 536, 537


Consultancy services 528


County Committees of Agriculture 531


Errigal Co-operative Society Ltd., grant 532


Extra remuneration 541


Horticultural producer groups, aid 540


Individual projects scheme 539


Market intervention 526, 527


Monetary compensatory amounts, collection 522


Research and testing 530, par 52


University colleges and Veterinary College 529


Vocational training for farmers 538


Appendices, List of


Page 233


Appropriation Accounts


1976, special subheads opened, Appendix 3


Comparison of audited expenditure with exchequer issues and general abstract of accounts, 1975, Appendix 1


Format Appendix 14, par 50


Late submission 180, par 49


Subheads, explanation for savings or excesses par 27


Army Pensions


Connaught Rangers 482


Free travel, electricity and television licences, eligibility of applicants 484-493


MacSwiney (Pension) Acts 483


Payment, deficiencies in computerised records 480, 481


Attorney General, Office of the


Defence of public servants 6, 7


Staffing 3-5, par 51


Boyle, Mr. P. (Department of the Public Service)


Local Government 266


Central Statistics Office


Collection of statistics 53


Extra remuneration 54, 55


Chairman


Election 1


Takes Chair 2


Temporary Chairman elected 401


Charitable Donations and Bequests


Accounting Officer 113


Cash payments’ errors 114


Extra remuneration 115-117


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An


Page 106 (no question)


Civil Service Commission


Advertising 34-36, Appendix 5


Examiners 31-33


Extra remuneration 37-40,


Appendix 5


Collins, Mr. C.


Social Welfare 582-610


Committee of Public Accounts


Staffing 47-52, 179, 552


Comptroller and Auditor General (Vote)


Salaries, wages and allowances 551


Comptroller and Auditor General


Agriculture 522-524, 526, 535


Army Pensions 480


Defence 450


Education, Office of the Minister 327, 331


Fisheries 611


Forestry 615


Gaeltachta, Roinn na 365


General Report 180, 181


Health 558, 563, 572, 575


Higher Education 359, 360, 364


Industry and Commerce 214


Labour 69, 70


Lands 542


Local Government 256, 272, 274, 287


Posts and Telegraphs 226, 227, 233


Primary Education 336


Public Works and Buildings 402


Residential Homes and Special Schools 355, 358


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the 195, 201, 202, 204, 206, 208, 209


Secondary Education 342, 344, 348, 350


Social Welfare 582, 584, 587, 590, 591, 594, 600, 605


Stationery Office 440, 442


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 41


Vocational Education 353


Courts


Page 124 (no question)


Defence


Buildings 469, 470


Compensation 471, 472


Defensive equipment 450-465, par 42


Driving licences, acquisition of civilian by Army personnel 473


Extra remuneration 479


Lands 474


Mechanical transport 468


Permanent Defence Force 466, 467


Staffing 475, 476


Unserviceable uniforms, sale 477, 478


Duggan, Mr. A. W.


Fisheries 611-614


Forestry 615-617


Education, Office of the Minister


Audio visual aids 333


Extra remuneration 335


Higher education grants, rates of payment 327-331, par 35


Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann 334


Language research 332


Finance, Office of the Minister


Appropriations in Aid 186


Consultancy services 184


Extra remuneration 187-190


Special Regional Development Fund par 1


Travelling and incidental expenses 185


Fisheries


Extra remuneration 614


Killala harbour improvement scheme 611, 612, par 19


Sea fisheries development 613


Foreign Affairs


Accounting Officer 90


Cross Border study of communications 101, 102


Extra remuneration 103


Information services 93-97, par 52


International relations 98-100


Repatriation 91, 92


Forestry


Education 617


Tractor supply contract, prior payment 615, 616


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Scéimeanna feabhsúcháin 365-369, par 52


Extra remuneration 380


Gaeltarra Éireann 372, 373


Scéimeanna cultúrtha agus sóisialacha 383-390


Scéimeanna feabhsúcháin 365-369, 374-379, par 39


Garda Síochána


Equipment 126-131, 134, Appendix 9


Extra remuneration 138, 139


Reward Fund 140


Salaries, wages and allowances 125


Vehicle damage 135-137


Witnesses’ expenses 132, 133


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General


Appropriation accounts, late submission 180


Central Fund 181


Exchequer extra receipts 181


Outturn of the year 181


Stock and store accounts 181


Surrender of balances 181


Harman, Mr. J. F.


Stationery Office 440-449


Health


Consultancy services 579, 580


Disabled persons maintenance allowances, assessment of eligibility 558-562


Extra remuneration 581


General Medical Services (Payments)


Board


payment of claims 575-578


rebate on prescription items 563-571, par 44


stocks of medicines held by dispensing doctors 572-574, par 45


Healy, Mr. M. J.


Oireachtas, Houses of 552


Healy, Mr. M. P.


Army Pensions 480-493


Defence 450-479


Hensey, Dr. B.


Health 558-581


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 553-557


Higher Education


Grant-in-aid Funds for capital costs of certain institutions 359, 364


National College of Physical Education 360-363, par 38


Holloway, Mr. J. C.


Industry and Commerce 214-225


Industry and Commerce


Advertising and publicity 217


Credit financing of exports 221


European Space Agency 219


Extra remuneration 224, 225


Geological survey 218


Industrial Development Authority capital expenditure 220


housing grants 214-216


Mining investment 222, 223


International Co-operation


Developing countries, aid 104, 105


Justice, Office of the Minister


Accounting Officer 118


Compensation for personal injuries 122, 123, Appendix 9


Consultancy services 119, 120


Extra remuneration 124


Legal aid 121


Labour


Advertising and publicity 62, 63


Advisory services for emigrants 87


Chomhairle Oiliúna, An 80-84


Commissions and special enquiries 64, 65


Consultancy services 60, 61


Extra remuneration 89, Appendix 7


ILO 66-74


National Industrial Safety Organisation 85, 86, Appendix 7


Premium employment programme 88


Research 75-79


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds


Delays 168, 169


Extra remuneration 173


Post Office services 170-172


Staffing 167


Lands


Computer work for Departments 547


Farmers’ retirement scheme 542-546, par 43


Linehan, Mr. T. P.


Central Statistics Office 53-55


Local Government


Accounting procedures of local authorities 256-271, par 33


Amenity works, derelict sites and dangerous places, grants 293


Consultancy services 291, 292


Extra remuneration 295


Housing subsidy 272-286, pars 22, 34


Motor Vehicle Duties


audit of accounts 287-289, Appendix 10, par 21


collection on State-owned vehicles 290


Road Fund, grant 294


Mac Cárthaigh, Mr. S. S.


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 391-400


Public Works and Buildings 402-439


Mac Domhnaill, Mr. P. L.


Comptroller and Auditor General 551


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 548-550


Mac Gamhna, Mr. S.


Civil Service Commission 31-40


Committee of Public Accounts, staffing 47-52


Public Service, Office of the Minister 11-30


Remuneration 45, 46


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 41-44


Mac Gearailt, Mr. S.


See Comptroller and Auditor General


McGrath, Mr. C. K. (Department of Finance)


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 297, 298, 303, 315, 320


McHale, Mr. J. (Department of the Public Service)


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 521


McMahon, Mr. N.


Transport and Power 494-511


Meagher, Mr. G. A.


Local Government 256-295


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts


Agriculture 512-521, pars 2, 4, 9, 10


Comptroller and Auditor General 548-550, par 26


Education, Office of the Minister 296-298, 307-310, pars 5, 12, 13


Finance, Office of the Minister 174-179, pars 11, 28


Gaeltachta, Roinn na 370, 371, par 20


Health 553-557, pars 24, 25


Primary Education 299-303, 311-323, Appendix 11, pars 6, 14, 15


Public Works and Buildings 391-400, pars 3, 8


Secondary Education 304-306, 324, 325, Appendix 12, pars 7, 16, 17


Text Appendix 2


Vocational Education 326, pars 18, 21


Miscellaneous Expenses


Centenarians’ bounty 192, 193


Mullarkey, Mr. P. H. (Department of Finance)


Local Government 286


National Gallery


Conservation of works of art 246


Extra remuneration 251


Publications 252-255


Purchase and repair of pictures 243-245


Purchase of books and journals 247-250


Ó Cearbhaill, Mr. T.


Labour 60-89


Ó Cofaigh, Mr. T. F.


Agricultural Grants 194


Finance, Office of the Minister 184-190


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 180, 181


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 174-179


Miscellaneous Expenses 192, 193


President’s Establishment 182, 183


Secret Service 191


State Laboratory Page 133 (no question)


Oireachtas, Houses of the


Committee of Public Accounts, staffing 552


Ó Laoghaire, Mr. D.


Education, Office of the Minister 327-335


Higher Education 359-364


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 296-326


Primary Education 336-341


Residential Homes and Special Schools 355-358


Secondary Education 342-352


Vocational Education 353, 354


O’Leary, Mr. S. P.


Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director 8-10


O’Mahony, Mr. J.


Agriculture 522-541


Lands 542-547


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 512-521


Ó Réagáin, Mr. P. L.


Posts and Telegraphs 226-242


O’Rourke, Mr. A.


Foreign Affairs 90-103


International Co-operation 104, 105


Ó Súilleabháin, Mr. D.


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An Page 106 (no question)


Taoiseach, Department of 56-59


Posts and Telegraphs


Appropriations in Aid 237-239


Consultancy services 235


Engineering stores and equipment 232


Extra remuneration 241, 242


Losses 233


Post Office Savings Bank 226


Post Office Users’ Council 234


Radio Telefís Éireann, grants-in-aid 236


Relay licence fees 226, par 32


Revenue 226


Staffing 231


Stores


accounts 226


loss 240


Television licence defaulters 227-230, par 32


President’s Establishment


Extra remuneration 183, Appendix 14


Salaries, wages and allowances 182


Primary Education


School books 340


Special courses for teachers 339


Special educational project 341


Training Colleges


expenditure 338


financial assistance to students 336, 337


Prisons


Buildings and equipment 142-147


Extra remuneration 151-166


Manufacturing department and farm 149


Services 148


Vote 141


Welfare services 150


Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director


Fees to counsel 8-10


Public Service, Office of the Minister


Accounting Officer 11


Appropriations in Aid 27


Civil Service Arbitration Board 24, 25


Consultancy services 12-16, Appendix 4


Extra remuneration 28-30, Appendix 4, par 50


Gaeleagras na Seirbhíse Poiblí 20-23


Institute of Public Administration 17-19


Review Body on Remuneration in the Upper Ranges in the Public Sector 26


Public Works and Buildings


Bourne Vincent Memorial Park, farm accounts 439, par 41


Coast protection 428-435


Extra remuneration 438


Furniture stores, stocktaking 402-416, par 40


National monuments 436, 437


New works, alterations and additions 425-427, Appendix 13


Oil stocks, control of issue par 23


Staffing 417-422


Travelling and incidental expenses 423, 424


Quigley, Mr. D.


Attorney General, Office of the 3-7


Rates on Government Property


Premises occupied by representatives of external governments 112


Remuneration


Vote 45, 46


Residential Homes and Special Schools


Special schools


land usage, accounting procedure 358


stamping of insurance cards 355-357, par 37


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the


Capital acquisitions tax 209


Capital gains tax 208


Extra remuneration 213


Revenue accounts 195


Staffing 210-212, par 51


Tax collection 196-200, par 30


Wealth tax 201-207, par 31


Richardson, Mr. J. F.


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the 195-213


Ryan, Mr. D. F.


Rates on Government Property 112


Valuation and Ordnance Survey 106-111


Secondary Education


Schools


accounting procedures 342-347, par 36


non-utilisation of equipment 348-352, par 36


Secret Service


Vote 191


Social Welfare


Assistance, overpayments 605-607


Benefits


fraud and theft 582-586, pars 46, 47


overpayments 587-590


Children’s allowance books, control of custody and issue 600-604, par 48


Extra remuneration 610


Old age non-contributory pensions 608, 609


Prosecution of defaulting employers 594-599


Staffing par 51


Surveys of employers’ records 591-593


State Laboratory


Page 133 (no question)


Stationery Office


Consultancy services 444


Extra remuneration 449


Gúm publications, stocks 440, 441


Office machinery 448


Printing and binding 445-447


Warehouse accommodation 442, 443


Superannuation and Retired Allowances


Civil and public servants’ widows’ and childrens’ pension schemes 41, par 29


Extra remuneration 42-44, Appendix 6


Taoiseach, Department of the


Extra remuneration 58, 59


Information and public relations services 56, 57


Tóibín, Mr. L.


Minute of the Minister for Finance on 1975 Appropriation Accounts 370, 371


Roinn na Gaeltachta 365-369, 372-390


Tormey, Miss A.


Charitable Donations and Bequests 113-117


Transport and Power


Bord Fáilte Éireann, grants 495-497


Córas Iompair Éireann


grants 498


redundancy compensation 499, 500


Electronic equipment 501


Euro Control Organisation 509


Extra remuneration 506


Meteorological Service 507, 508, 510, 511


Rural electrification 505


Supplementary holiday accommodation 494


Wreck and salvage, relief of distressed seamen etc 502-504


Valuation and Ordnance Survey


Extra remuneration 109, Appendix 8


Revision of valuation, procedure 110, 111


Staffing 106-108, par 51


Vocational Education


Superannuation charges, deferment 353, 354


Ward, Mr. A.


Courts Page 124 (no question)


Garda Síochána 125-140


Justice, Office of the Minister 118-124


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds 167-173


Prisons 141-166


White, Dr. J.


National Gallery 243-255