Committee Reports::Interim and Final Report - Appropriation Accounts 1977::29 November, 1979::Index

INDEX

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


Agricultural Grants


Employment allowance 452


Agriculture


Bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis eradication 335


Consultancy services 330, 331


Farm Apprenticeship Board 334


Market Intervention


beef, stock records 315-319


capital cost and interest charges 321-326


cold stores 315-318, 327-329


incidental expenses 314, 320, pars 6, 7


Meat industry, recovery of loans par 2


Monetary compensatory amounts, collection 313, par 3


University Colleges 332, 333


Appendices, List of


Page 203


Appropriation Accounts


1977, special subheads opened, Appendix 3


Comparison of audited expenditure with exchequer issues and general abstract of accounts, 1976, Appendix 1


Army Pensions


Connaught Rangers 63


Excess expenditure 58-62, Interim Report Page 5


MacSwiney Pension Acts 64, 65


Attorney General, Office of the


Defence of public servants 13, 14


General law expenses 12


Staffing par 37


Central Statistics Office


Collection of statistics 25-29


Office supplies 23, 24


Chairman


Election 1


Takes Chair 2


Charitable Donations and Bequests


Appropriations in aid 81


Extra remuneration 80


Staffing 78, 79


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An


Page 92 (no question)


Civil Service Commission


Advertising 364-367, Appendix 6


Appointments’ procedures, expedition 368, 369, par 53


Collins, Mr. C.


Social Welfare 209-227


Committee of Public Accounts


Discharge of Member 499


Report on 1976 Appropriation Accounts 33


Staffing 4, 457


Comptroller and Auditor General (Vote)


Consultancy services 463-467


Staffing 458-462, 468


Comptroller and Auditor General


Agriculture 313-316


Army Pensions 58


Courts 260


Defence 34, 40, 41


Environment 186, 198


Garda Síochána 235


General Report 426, 427


Health 296


Industry, Commerce and Energy 501, 502, 512, 520, 521, 524


Labour 95


Posts and Telegraphs 282-286


Public Works and Buildings 264


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the 138, 139, 142, 143, 154, 156, 164, 167, 170


Secondary Education 396, 400, 402, 405


Social Welfare 209, 214, 218


Contingency Fund Deposit Account


Advances in anticipation of Vote for Office of the Minister for Economic Planning and Development 182, 453-456


Courts


District offices, warrants for unpaid fines 260, 261, par 51


Defence


Defensive equipment, armoured personnel carriers par 29


Engineer stores, disposal 34-39, par 39


Helicopter hiring charges 40-46, par 40


Petrol, fuel oils, etc. 47


Uniform clothing 48-57, Appendix 4


Duggan, Mr. A. W.


Fisheries 103-114


Forestry 115-137


Economic Planning and Development, Office of the Minister


Appropriations in aid 184


Salaries, wages and allowances 183


Staffing 181


Vote 182, 185


Education, Office of the Minister


Genealogical Office, accommodation 386-389


Grants-in-aid, accounting format 378, 379, Appendix 9


National Library and National Museum, accommodation 384, 385


Research 377


Youth employment, grant 380-383


Environment


Bord Pleanála, An 202, 203


Housing Grants


first-time owner occupiers 186-197, 206, par 48


inspections, abortive visits 204, 205, 207, 208


Housing Subsidy


overissues par 14


rent arrears par 21


Local Authorities


audit of accounts par 13


financial control procedures par 20


Miscellaneous services 201


Motor vehicle duties, yield and audit of accounts 198-200


Finance, Office of the Minister


Clearance of cashed payable orders by Paymaster General par 8


Consultancy services 432


Special Regional Development


Fund 433-439, par 1


Fisheries


Boats, demand for foreign-built 110


Bord Iascaigh Mhara, An, grants 111-114


Consultancy services 103


Fishery school 104


Harbour Works


delays 106-109


Killala improvement scheme par 11


Marine schemes 105


Foreign Affairs


Cross-border study of communications 477


Cultural relations 478


Promotional work abroad, over-lapping between State agencies 476, par 38


Repatriation 469-474


Salaries, wages and allowances 475


Forestry


Accidents, settlement of claims and prevention 132-137


Consultancy services 115-119, 124


Development and management 125-131


Staffing 120, 121


Trainees, recruitment 122, 123


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Gaeltarra Éireann, grants 30, 31


Personal responsibilities of Accounting Officers par 12


Public works’ contracts, competitive tendering par 26


Report of Committee of Public Accounts 33


Scéimeanna feabhsúcháin 32


Garda Síochána


Equipment 241-249


Road Fund 239, 240


Salaries, wages and allowances 238


Traffic offence notices, non-pursuit 235-237, par 50


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General


Central Fund 427


Excess Vote 427


Exchequer extra receipts 427


Outturn of the year 426


Stock and store accounts 427


Surrender of balances 427


Harman, Mr. J. F.


Stationery Office 66-77


Health


Consultancy services 299, 300


General Medical Services’ Scheme


direct financing of Payments’ Board 302


rebate on prescription items par 31


stocks of medicines held by dispensing doctors par 32


Health Boards


audit of accounts 296-298


form of accounts 301


Health contributions, collection 311, 312, Appendix 8, par 15


Health Education Bureau 309, 310


Thalidomide children 303-308


Healy, Mr. M. J.


Oireachtas, Houses of the 3, 4


Healy, Mr. M. P.


Army Pensions 58-65


Defence 34-57


Hensey, Dr. B.


Health 296-312


Higher Education


Page 174 (no question)


Holloway, Mr. J. C.


Industry, Commerce and Energy 500-529


Industry and Commerce


See Industry, Commerce and Energy


Industry, Commerce and Energy


Accounting Officer 500


Geological survey 526, 527


National Film Studios of Ireland Ltd. 501-511, par 58


Petroleum and mineral exploration licences, accountability for offers by licensees 512-525, par 59


Town gas subsidy 528


Vote; surplus 529


International Co-operation


Aid for developing countries 482-486, Appendix 7, par 57


Disaster relief 479-481


Justice, Office of the Minister


Adoption societies, grants 233


Consultancy services 228, 229, Appendix 5


Free legal aid scheme, ex gratia payments to counsel 234


Nationality and citizenship certificates, fees 232


Staffing 230, 231


Kennan, Mr. E. (Department of Finance)


Industry, Comerce and Energy 515, 522-524


Labour


Career information 96, 97


Chomhairle Oiliúna, An, grants 93-95, par 42


Employment incentive scheme 82-88, par 41


Research 89-92


Staffing 101, 102


Travelling and incidental expenses 98-100


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds


Fees 262, 263


Lands


Acquisitions


disposal 337, 338


method of payment 342-345


Bank deposits, interest 339-341


Farmers’ retirement scheme 336, par 30


Linehan, Mr. T. P.


Central Statistics Office 23-29


Local Government


See Environment


Mac Cárthaigh, Mr. S. S.


Public Works and Buildings 264-281


Mac Domhnaill, Mr. P. L.


Comptroller and Auditor General 458-468


Mac Gamhna, Mr. S.


Civil Service Comission 364-369


Public Service, Office of the Minister 346-363


Remuneration Page 166 (no question)


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 370-374


Mac Gearailt, Mr. S.


See Comptroller and Auditor General


McMahon, Mr. N.


Tourism and Transport 487-498


Meagher, Mr. G. A.


Environment 186-208


Minute of the Minister for Finance


Community schools, local contributions towards capital cost 376, par 5


Higher education grants, rates of payment 419-422, par 22


National College of Physical Education, Limerick 423, par 25


Overlapping of activities between State agencies 425, par 38


Overtime 424, par 36


Redevelopment scheme at a national teacher training college 375, par 4


Text Appendix 2


Miscellaneous Expenses


Irish Trust Bank Limited, recoupment to Central Bank of payments to liquidator 447, 448, par 56


State entertainment 446, 449-451


National Gallery


Exhibitions 173-177


Publications 172


Purchase and repair of pictures 178-180


Ó Cearbhaill, Mr. T.


Labour 82-102


Ó Cofaigh, Mr. T. F.


Agricultural Grants 452


Contingency Fund Deposit Account 453-457


Finance, Office of the Minister 432-439


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 426, 427


Minute of the Minister for Finance 419-425


Miscellaneous Expenses 446-451


President’s Establishment 428-431


Secret Service 444, 445


State Laboratory 440-443


Oireachtas, Houses of the


Vote 3, 4


Ó Laoghaire, Mr. D.


Education, Office of the Minister 377-389


Higher Education Page 174 (no question)


Minute of the Minister for Finance 375, 376


Primary Education 390-395


Residential Homes and Special Schools 416-418


Secondary Education 396-415


Vocational Education Page 173 (no question)


O’Leary, Mr. S. P.


Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director 15, 16


O’Mahony, Mr. J.


Agriculture 313-335


Lands 336-345


Ó Réagáin, Mr. P. L.


Posts and Telegraphs 282-295


O’Rourke, Mr. A.


Foreign Affairs 469-478


International Co-operation 479-486


Ó Súilleabháin, Mr. D.


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An Page 92 (no question)


Taoiseach, Department of the 5-11


Posts and Telegraphs


Bank account 286-291, par 54


Post Office Savings Bank 284, 285


Revenue 283


Stores 282, 292


Television licences, fees 293-295, par 19


President’s Establishment


Travelling and incidental expenses 428-431


Primary Education


Capitation grants, increase 395


Overpayments of teachers’ salaries par 8


School books, aid 390-394


Prisons


Educational facilities 255-258


Extra remuneration 250


Manufacturing department and farm 251-254


Welfare services 259


Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director


General law expenses 15, 16


Public Service, Office of the Minister


Computer services 353-363


Consultancy services 347, 348


Gaeleagras na Seirbhise Poiblí 349


Review body on remuneration in the upper ranges in the public sector 350-352


Staffing 346


Public Works and Buildings


Bourne Vincent Memorial Park, farm accounts 281, par 28


Coast protection 269


Furniture, fittings and utensils 267, 268, pars 27, 37


New works, alterations and additions Appendix 10


Office building programme 280


Property valuation 270-273


Rent payments, payover of income tax deducted 264-266, par 52


Staffing 274-279, par 53


Quigley, Mr. D.


Attorney General, Office of the 12-14


Rates on Government Property


Page 94 (no question)


Remuneration


Page 166 (no question)


Residential Homes and Special Schools


Inmates 416, 417


Parental moneys, collection expenses 418


Vote, charge of unvouched expenditure par 24


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the


Income Tax collection, procedures and delays, 139-153 pars 17, 43, 44 PAYE, interest on overdue 142, 154-166, par 45


Pay-related social insurance contributions, collection 170, 171, par 47


Revenue accounts 138


Staffing par 37


Value-Added Tax


collection 169


interest on overdue 167, 168, par 46


Wealth tax, delay in submitting returns par 18


Richardson, Mr. J. F.


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the 138-171


Ryan, Mr. D. F.


Rates on Government Property Page 94 (no question)


Valuation and Ordnance Survey 17-22


Secondary Education


Agricultural project at comprehensive school, control of financial transactions 396-399


Clifden community school, accounting procedure for cost 402-404


Examination fees of students 411


Financial administration of comprehensive and community schools 400, 401, par 23


Gúm publications, disposal of old titles 410


Registration of title at comprehensive and community schools 405-408, par 55


Teachers’ Salaries


accounting procedures par 9


social welfare benefits, deduction par 10


Text Books


availability 414, 415


Irish 409, 412, 413


Secret Service


Expenditure 444


Vote 445


Social Welfare


Benefits, control procedures 214-217, pars 33, 34, 49


Children’s allowance orders, control procedures par 35


Defaulting employers, prosecution 218, 219


Insurance cards, theft 209-213


Losses 225-227


Old age non-contributory pensions 222, 223


Overpayments of benefits and assistance 218, 220, par 37


Staffing 221, 224, par 37


State Laboratory


Appropriations in aid 440-443


Stationery Office


Accommodation 66


Printing and binding 69-77


Stock held by contractors 67, 68


Superannuation and Retired Allowances


Extra remuneration 370, 374


Marriage gratuities 371


Pension schemes for dependants of public servants par 16


Royal Irish Constabulary 372, 373


Taoiseach, Department of the


Information and public relations services 9-11


Travelling and incidental expenses 5-8


Tóibín, Mr. L.


Gaeltachta, Roinn na 30-33


Tormey, Miss A.


Charitable Donations and Bequests 78-81


Tourism and Transport


Aer Rianta Teoranta, passenger load fees 495-497


Energy conservation 491


Harbours, grants 488-490


Loss and damage to personal property, ex-gratia payments 498


Royal National Lifeboat Institution 492-494


Telecommunication services 487


Transport and Power


See Tourism and Transport


Valuation and Ordnance Survey


Equipment 22


Staffing 17, 19-21, par 37


Vote 18


Vocational Education


Page 173 (no question)


Ward, Mr. A.


Courts 260, 261


Garda Síochána 235-249


Justice, Office of the Minister 228-234


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds 262, 263


Prisons 250-259


Whelan, Dr. N.


Economic Planning and Development, Office of the Minister 181-185


White, Dr. J.


National Gallery 172-180