Committee Reports::Report - Appropriation Accounts 1978::03 December, 1980::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 57 (no question)


Agriculture


Disease eradication 287


Farm Modernisation Scheme 288


Market Intervention


cold storage of beef 276-277, par 59


incidental expenses 275-276 transport of beef to cold stores 278-280


V.A.T. charges etc. 281-282, par 60


Monetary compensatory amounts 272-274, par 1


Staff, clearance of imprest accounts 283-285


University Colleges 286


Appendices, List of


Page 273


Appropriation Accounts


Comparison of audited expenditure with exchequer issues and general abstract of accounts, Appendix 1 1978 special subheads opened, Appendix 3


Army Pensions


Compensation for death or injury, local defence force 541


Disability payments 542


MacSwiney (Pension) Acts, saving 543


Attorney General, Office of the


Defence of public servants 23-26


General law expenses 27


Law Reform Commission accounts 8, accounting format 16, 18-22, par 47, staffing 9-15, 17


Central Statistics Office


Collection of statistics 79


Computer equipment 78


Charitable Donations and Bequests


Audit of charities’ accounts 169-170


Extent of Vote 166


Travelling and incidental expenses 167-168, 171-172


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An


Page 1 (no question)


Civil Services Commission


Office machinery and other office supplies 440


Collins, Mr. C.


Minute of the Minister for Finance 445-449


Social Welfare 450-477


Comptroller and Auditor General


Agriculture 274-276, 278, 281, 283


Attorney General, Office of the 8


Courts 490, 492


Defence 512, 514


Education, Office of the Minister 593, 597, 599, 603


Environment 341


Fisheries 124, 128


Forestry 137, 144-145, 148, 152


Garda Síochána 483


General Report 233-237, 239-240


Health 265


Industry, Commerce and Energy 198, 201


Justice, Office of the Minister 479


Posts and Telegraphs 369, 371, 373, 375, 379, 381, 385, 388, 390, 393


Primary Education 614


Public Works and Buildings 80, 94, 101, 104


Residential Homes and Special Schools 649


Revenue Commissioners 298-302, 312, 315, 318, 320, 322-323, 325, 329


Social Welfare 450, 452-453, 459, 462


Vocational Education 644


Comptroller and Auditor General (Vote)


Audit situation 497-498


Salaries, wages and allowances 499


Staffing 494-496


Courts


Fines account, reconciliation 492


Recognisances, estreatment 490-491, par 71


Reconciliation, correction 493


Defence


Animals, fodder etc. 537


Armoured personnel carriers 500-511, par 22


Asgard II 532, 538-540


Civilian employees 524


Defensive equipment costs 523


Fishery protection, costs of vessels and aircraft 512-513


Helicopter hiring charges, par 29


Insurance, social welfare 535-536


Mechanical transport, excess expenditure 522


Military educational courses and visits abroad 534


Permanent Defence Force, pay and recruitment 525-529, 531, par 73


Sail training vessel 532-533, Appendix 13


Transportation costs 530


Travelling and incidental expenses 530


UN peace-keeping forces, recovery of costs of 514-518, par 72


Vehicles, procurement 519, purchases abroad 520-521, Appendix 13


Duggan, Mr. A. W.


Fisheries 124-136


Forestry 137-165


Economic Planning and Development, Office of the Minister


Consultancy services 173


County development work, funding 174-175


European Space Agency 180-182


National Board for Science and Technology 183


Special Regional Development Fund 176-179, 184


Education, Office of the Minister


Audio-visual aids 608


Clerical assistants, national and secondary schools, grants 606-607


Community schools


control of financial administration 568-587, deeds of trust and local contributions 547-563


Comprehensive schools


registration of title to sites 592


Erasmus Smith endowment 612-613


Fittings, materials etc. 610-611


Higher Education Grants 564-581, par 35


Internal audit system 582-585


Irish Council of overseas students 609


Mary A. Hardiman bequest 612


National College of Physical Education, Limerick, repairs to building 589-591


Payable orders, reconciliation of outstanding 593-596, par 58


Research activities, expenditure 605


Residential Homes and Special Schools, unvouched charge against vote 588


Teachers training college, use of 544-546


Youth and sport organisations, grant-in-aid 597-598


Youth employment, grant-in-aid fund 599-604


Environment


Apprentice employment 354-357


Auditor posts 335


Homes for stray or unwanted dogs or cats 353, appendix 10


Housing Grants


eligibility for 337-339, par 20


inspections, abortive visits 350-352, Appendix 10, par 64


private housing grants 348-349, par 64


Housing Subsidies


audits of 336


expenditure 347


recovery of overissues 340, pars 10 and 15


Local Improvements Scheme 346


Motor vehicle duties, yield and audits of accounts 341-345


Fisheries


EEC Individual Projects Scheme grants 136, par 51


Galway Fishery, acquisition 128


Harbour works 124-127, 133-135


Killala Harbour Improvement Scheme, par 8


Pollution, hire of craft for investigations 129-130


Repayment of Advances 131-132, Appendix 8


Foreign Affairs


Cross-Border studies 59


Information services 61-62


International relations 63


Passport Office, staffing 60


Forestry


Acquisition of land 161-163


Consultancy Services 160


Energy conservation 164


Irish Board Mills Limited state funding 137-147, par 52


Sales of timber


rationalisation and recovery of debts 148-159, pars 53 and 54


Sawmilling, expansion of 165


Garda Síochána


Advances to Gardaí 483


Claims outstanding clearance of 484, par 70


Post Office services 486


Under-expenditure on clothing and accessories 487


Under-expenditure on equipment 485


Gaeltachta, Roinn na


Arramara Teoranta 58


Cuntas Chiste na Gaeilge 54


Film making, grants 55-57


Gaeltarra Éireann 52-53


Housing grants 51


General Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General


Central Fund 239


Exchequer extra receipts 234


Contribution to EEC budget 240-241


Outturn of the year 233


Reconcilation of outstanding payable orders 237-238, par 58


Stock and store accounts 236


Surrender of balances 235


Harman, Mr. J. F.


Stationery Office 40-50


Health


Audit of Accounts 269-271


Consultancy Services 267


Health Boards, grants 268


Pharmacists, appointment of 264


Wexford County Hospital, expenditure on new units 265-266


Working Party on health contributions system 260-263


Healy, Mr. M. J.


Houses of the Oireachtas 1-2


Healy, Mr. M. P.


Army Pensions 541-543


Defence 512-540


Minute of the Minister for Finance 500-511


Hensey, Dr. B.


Health 265-271


Minute of the Minister for Finance 260-264


Higher Education


Thomond College of Education


staffing requirements 655


students, number 654


utilisation 656


Houses of the Oireachtas


Delegation to European Parliament entertainment expenses 1, extra remuneration 2


Industry, Commerce and Energy


Bord Fuinneamh Nuicleigh, An monitoring of uranium exploration 221


Bottled gas installation grants 211-212


Coal mine shafts reworking 220


Consultancy services 208


Energy conservation 210


Export guarantee scheme 198-205, pars 55 and 56


Kilkenny Design Workshop Limited grants 214-215, 224, par 57


National Film Studios of Ireland Limited 213


Petroleum licences, funds for training etc. 216-217


Roads to generating stations, grants for improvement 218-219


Rural electrification 209


Salaries, wages and allowances technical assistance and casual labour 206-207


Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited, sale of house 222


Shipbuilding subsidy, saving 223


International Co-operation


Aid for developing countries 64-70


Justice, Office of the Minister


Consultancy Services 481


Ex-gratia payments 482


On-the-spot fines 478, par 38


Outstanding payable orders 479, par 58


Recurrence of discrepancy 480


Kissane, Mr. B. (Department of Finance)


Public Works and Buildings 88


Labour


Chomhairle Oiliúna, An 194-195


Consultancy Services 192


Employment incentive schemes 188-191


Irish Management Institute 196-197


Staffing 185


Trade Union amalgamations 186-187


Work experience programme 193


Land Registry and Registry of Deeds


Page 128 (no question)


Lands


Church Temporalities Fund 290-291


Farmers’ Retirement Scheme 289, par 23


Linehan, Mr. T. P.


Central Statistics Office 78-79


Mac Carthaigh, Mr. S. S.


Public Works and Buildings 80-123


Mac Domhnaill, Mr. P. L.


Comptroller and Auditor General 494-499


Mac Gamhna, Mr. S.


Civil Service Commission 440


Minute of the Minister for Finance 425-430


Public Service, Office of the Minister 431-439


Remuneration page 112 (no question)


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 425, 441-444, par 12


Mac Gearailt, Mr. S.


See Comptroller and Auditor General


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


Education, Office of the Minister for 576, 579-581


McMahon, Mr. N.


Tourism and Transport 358-365


Meagher, Mr. G. A.


Environment 341-357


Minute of the Minister for Finance 335-340


Miscellaneous Expenses


Irish Trust Bank, par 44


Racing Board, The 255-257


State entertainment 258-259


Minute of the Minister for Finance (on Appropriation Accounts, 1977)


Accounting officers, discharge of functions 226-228


Armoured personnel carriers 500-510


Cable television fees, defaulters 366-367


Care and management of taxes 293


Community and comprehensive schools, local contributions 547-563, registration of title to sites 592


Farmers retirement scheme 229


Garda Síochána, on-the-spot fines position 478


General medical services prescriptions 263


Health services contributions 260-262


Helicopters, army, hire charges 511


Higher education grants 226-228, 564-581


Housing grants, arrears of rent, subsidies 336-340


Local Government, auditors, staffing situation 335


Market intervention expenses 273


Monetary compensation amounts 272


National College of Physical Education, Limerick defects in building 589-591


Paymaster General’s Office, accommodation and equipment 225


Pay-related social insurance contributions 448-489


Pharmacists, full time, employment by Health Boards 264


Posts and Telegraphs bank account 368


Primary Education, national teacher training college, par 2


Residental Homes and Special Schools 558


Secondary Education, financial control and internal audit system 582-587


Social Welfare, children’s allowance orders 446-447, computerised payments system 426-429, control procedures re benefit payments 445


Superannuation and Retired Allowances, statutory schemes 425


Television licence defaulters 366


Text, Appendix 2


V.A.T., collection of interests on arrears 293


Wealth Tax returns 292


National Gallery


Accommodation 5


Accounting Officer 7


Purchase and repair of pictures 6


Salaries, wages and allowances 4


Nolan, Mr. J. (Department of Finance)


Industry, Commerce and Energy 204, 205


O’Cearbhaill, Mr. T.


Labour 185-197


O’Cofaigh, Mr. T. F.


Agricultural Grants Page 57 (no question)


Finance, Office of the Minister 243-250


Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 233-241


Minute of the Minister for Finance 225-232


Miscellaneous Expenses 255-259


President’s Establishment 242


State Laboratory 251


Secret Service 252-254


O’Connor, Mr. T. (Department of Finance)


Forestry 140-142


O Laidhin, Mr. L.


Higher Education 654-656


Minute of the Minister for Finance 544-592


Office of the Minister for Education 593-613


Primary Education 614-632


Residential Homes and Special Schools 649-653


Secondary Education 633-643


Vocational Education 644-648


O’Leary, Mr. S.


Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director 28-39


O’Mahony, Mr. J.


Agriculture 274-290


Lands 289-291


Minute of the Minister for Finance 272-273


Ó Réagáin, Mr. L.


Minute of the Minister for Finance 366-368


Post and Telegraphs 369-424


O’Rourke, Mr. A.


Foreign Affairs 59-63


International Co-Operation 64-70


Ó Súilleabháin, Mr. D.


Chomhairle Ealaíon, An Page 1 (no question)


Taoiseach, Department of 3


Post and Telegraphs


Bank account 368, Appendix 9, par 42


Cable Television fees 366-367, Appendix 11


Exchequer Extra Receipts


Broadcasting (Television) licence fees 393-414, par 66


Extra Remuneration 421-423


International Conferences and Conventions 424


Losses 415, 417-419


Mechanical Transport


maintenance 375-378


records of history of vehicles 371-372


tyre stocks 373-374


Post Office Saving Bank 379-380


Registration of television dealers 393-406


Revenue Accounts 381-384


Salaries wages and allowances 420


Stores accounts 369-370


Telephone accounts, collection 385-392, par 65


Telephone Capital Repayments 416


President’s Establishment


Extra remuneration 242


Primary Education


All-Irish schools, capital and site costs 622-623


Appropriations in aid 630-632


Incidental expenses 618


Loans and grants to training college students 617


National schools, grants for building, equipment and furnishing of 619-621, 624-629


National teacher training college, adaptation and extension, par 2


Old school houses, sale of 630-632


Overpayments of teachers salaries par 23


Youth encounter projects 614-616


Prisons


Buildings and equipment, excess expenditure 488


Saving on welfare services 489


Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director


Appropriations in aid 36-37, 39


Fees to counsel 32-35


General 38


Salaries, wages and allowances 28-31


Public Service, Office of the Minister


Civil Service Arbitration Board 434


Computer data processing services 437-439


Computerised payments system 426-430


Extra remuneration 435


Institute of Public Administration 431-432


Minute of the Minister for Finance 425-430


Review body on remuneration in the upper ranges of the public sector 436


Superannuation and Retired Allowances 425, par 12


Public Works and Buildings


Arterial drainage 113-114


Bourn Vincent Memorial Park, accounts, par 21


Department of Defence, new headquarters 80-93, Appendix 6, par 48


Furniture, fittings and utensils 108-112, par 20


Fuel, use of native, ways of conservation 119-122


Income tax and social insurance deductions, payover to Revenue Commissioners 104-107, par 50


Kilkenny Castle, restoration 94-100


National College of Art and Design tenancy agreement 101-103, par 49


New Works, alterations and additions Appendix 7


Rents, Rates, etc. 118, par 40


National monuments 123


Plant and machinery 115-116


Quigley, Mr. D.


Attorney General, Office of 8-27


Rates on Government Property


Contributions towards rates on premises of external governments 75-77


Remuneration


Page 112 (no question)


Residential Homes and Special Schools


Building and equipment grants, structural defects on contract for a training school, 649-651, par 74


Parental money, collection expenses 652-653


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the


Care and management of taxes 293-297


Motor Vehicles 334


Office Equipment etc. 332-333


P.A.Y.E. Arrears and Tax evasion, par 61


Revenue Account 298-311


Travelling and Incidental Expenses 331


Turnover Tax, outstanding amounts 312-314, par 62


Value-Added Tax 315-330


Wealth Tax 292


Richardson, Mr. J. F.


Minute of the Minister for Finance 292-297


Revenue Commissioners, Office of the 298-334


Ryan, Mr. D. F.


Rates on Government Property 75-77


Valuation and Ordnance Survey 71-74


Secondary Education


Capitation grant 636, 638-639


Community schools


local contributions towards capital costs, par 3


transfer to vocational education committees 640


Internal audit system, par 17


Registration of title, sites for schools, par 43


Schools building loans, annual repayment 633, financial surpluses 637, grants for building and capital costs 634-635, 641-643


Social welfare benefits, deductions, par 7


Supplemental grants in lieu of tuition fees 636


Secret Service


Expenditure 252-254


Social Welfare Benefits


Benefits


arrears recovery, par 67


control procedures 445


Childrens Allowances 445, pars 26-27


Computerised payments system 446, 470, 477 par 49


Consultancy services 469


Deductions from secondary teachers salaries, par 7


Defaulting employers 449, 453-458


Health contributions, par 69


Investment return 473


Medical certificates 472


Miscellaneous grants 474


Old age pensions, supplementary books 447


Overpayments of benefits and assistance 450-452, 459-461, pars 28-29


Pay-related social insurance 448-467


Record of contributions, non-availability 465-466


Staffing 468


Supplementary welfare allowances 475


Television licences 476


Travelling and incidental expenses


State Laboratory


Appropriations in aid 251


Stationery Office


Consultancy services 44-45


Extra remuneration 48


Wt. 127287/2. 850. 3/82. Cahill. (6241).


Government Publications Sale Office 40-41, 46-47


Post Office services 42-43


Register of electors, printing 49-50


Superannuation and Retired Allowances


Compensation allowances under Article, 10,444


Injury grants and medical fees 441


Payments from local authorities 443, Appendix 12


Royal Irish Constabulary pensions 442


Pensions scheme for certain personnel, par 12


Taoiseach, Department of


Information and public relations service 3


Tóibín, Mr. L.


Gaeltachta, Roinn na 51-58


Tormey, Miss A.


Charitable Donations and Bequests 166-172


Tourism and Transport


Aircraft registration, fees 365


Cross-channel telephone lines 358-359


Extra remuneration 364


Foreshore leases, income 361


Harbours, grants 360


Merchandise licences, issue 362


Shannon Airport, revenue account 363


State Airports, financial performance review 363


Valuation and Ordnance Survey


Computerisation 71-72


Telephone services 73-74


Vocational Education


Church Temporalities Fund 647-648


E.E.C. Social Fund, partial recoupment of costs of training courses 644-645


Vocational Education Acts, payments under, 646


Ward, Mr. A.


Courts 490-493


Garda Síochána 483-487


Land Registry & Registry of Deeds


Page 128 (no question)


Minute of the Minister for Finance 479-482


Prisons 488-489


Whelan, Dr. N.


Economic Planning and Development, Office of the Minister 173-184


White, Dr. J.


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