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APPENDIX VIII.

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE, ON NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS, 1953-54 (VOTE 9, SUBHEAD B).

Work No.	Service and Description									Total Estimate	Vote 1953-54	Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description									Total Estimate	Vote 1953-54	1953-54			to 31/3/53			to 31/3/54			Observations
										£	£	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	President’s Establishment:
1	Aras an Uachtaráin—Improvements and furnishing								...	115,000	25,000	1,825	5	0	55,823	15	10	57,649	0	10	In progress.
											£25,000	£1,825	5	0
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
2	Electric Indicator System					...	...	...	...	2,000	1,000	—			—			—			Deferred.
											£1,000	—
	Department of Finance:
3	2/3 Merrion Square—Central heating						...	...	...	2,000	1,100	463	5	5	719	14	1	1,182	19	6	In progress.
4	Dublin Custom House—Staff Restaurant							...	...	10,200	1,600	210	6	9	8,715	18	8	8,926	5	5	In progress.
4a	Sligo Custom House—Heating Installations							...	...	—	—	1,618	5	6	—			1,618	5	6	Completed.
5	Waterford Government Offices—Erection							...	...	184,000*	1,000	105	14	7	17,816	17	7	17,922	12	2	Project partly completed.
6	Office of Public Works—Additional Sanitary
	Accommodation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	950	950	469	16	9	—			469	16	9	In progress.
7	Office of Public Works—Cork District Workshop
	Reconstruction		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	Not yet made	1,500	4	5	3	—			4	5	3	In progress.
8	Office of Public Works—New Central Engineering
	Workshop and Stores				...	...	...	...	...	128,000	15,000	5,233	13	2	2,645	14	9	7,879	7	11	In progress.
9	Valuation Office—Thermal Storage Heating and Electric
	Water Heaters			...	...	...	...	...	...	4,825	4,825	2,370	18	0	—			2,370	18		In progress.
10	Ordnance Survey Office—Married Quarters,
	Improvements		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	5,200	2,700	—			—			—			Abandoned.
11	Ordnance Survey Office—Printing Room and Paper
	Stores—Thermal Storage Heating						...	...	...	700	700	522	9	11	—			522	9	11	Completed.
	Parks:
12	Phoenix Park, People’s Gardens—New Shelter							...	...	2,500	1,500	—			—			—			Plans in preparation.
13	Rotunda Gardens—Garden of Remembrance							...	...	30,000	1,700	—			600	1	8	600	1	8	Plans in preparation.
14	St. Stephen’s Green—New Shelter						...	...	...	1,200	1,200	—			—			—			Not commenced.
	Harbours:
15	Buncrana Harbour—Improvements						...	...	...	1,050	575	—			475	0	0	475	0	0	Project partly completed.
16	Dún Laoghaire Harbour—Additional Customs and
	Sanitary Accommodation					...	...	...	...	36,200	500	740	9	2	36,108	17	2	36,849	6	4	Completed.
											£34,850	£11,739	4	6
	Department of Agriculture:
17	Government Buildings, South Block—Ruboleum for
	Corridors and Stairs				...	...	...	...	...	3,250	3,250	2,477	12	5	—			2,477	12	5	In progress.
18	Botanic Gardens—Additional Seats						...	...	...	560	115	—			—			—			D/Finance sanction awaited.
19	Botanic Gardens—Improvement of Water Supply								...	10,050	1,000	—			395	3	11	395	3	11	Progress interrupted by negotiations (since completed) with Dublin Corporation.
20	Abbotstown Farm—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	21,910	2,950	4,850	0	1	634	9	3	5,484	9	4	In progress.
21	Athenry Agricultural School—Hard-surfacing to Yards
	and Avenues			...	...	...	...	...	...	2,000	300	953	13	5	1,268	16	3	2,222	9	8	In progress.
22	Athenry Agricultural School—New Grain Stores,
	Boiler-house and Carpenter’s Shop					...	...	...	...	5,000	4,000	2,263	2	10		4	8	2,263	7	6	In progress.
23	Athenry Agricultural School—New Hay Barn							...	...	1,000	1,000	—			—			—			Tenders invited.
24	Athenry Agricultural School—New Machinery Store								...	2,000	2,000	1,846	3	1	—			1,846	3	1	Completed.
25	Athenry Agricultural School—Newford Yard—Electric
	Lighting		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	300	300	186	10	0	—			186	10	0	Work completed.
26	Athenry Agricultural School—Petrol Storage							...	...	460	460	—			—			—			Under consideration.
27	Athenry Agricultural School—Provision of Electric Power									2,000	300	306	17	3	1,462	9	9	1,769	7	0	In progress.
28	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Artificial Insemination
	Centre		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	690	440	549	16	6	23	0	0	572	16	6	Completed.
29	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Improved Common Room
	Facilities		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,600	1,600	47	4	8	—			47	4	8	Reconsidered with other works.
30	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Improved Cooking
	Equipment			...	...	...	...	...	...	650	500	10	13	2	179	16	4	190	9	6	Tenders for further equipment under consideration.
31	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Petrol Storage							...	...	520	520	—			—			—			Project under review.
32	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Poultry Plant—
	Extension		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	9,000	3,000	—			—			—			Revised plans in preparation.
33	Clonakilty Agricultural School—New Buildings							...	...	75,000	1,000	5	0	0	725	18	1	730	18	1	Sketch plans prepared.
34	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Petrol Storage							...	...	1,160	1,040	—			—			—			Revised requirements under consideration.
35	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Poultry Plant—
	Extension		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	5,100	5,000	10	3	6	—			10	3	6	Contract placed. Work in progress.
36	Clonakilty Agricultural School—Provision of Cold Room									460	460	410	0	3	—			410	0	3	Completed.
37	Grange Stud and Dairy Farm—Adaptations							...	...	38,100	16,700	5,435	9	10	20,315	9	0	25,750	18	10	In progress.
38	Johnstown Castle—Adaptations and Renovations								...	146,200	10,850	8,463	9	2	124,062	13	4	132,526	2	6	In progress.
39	Munster Institute—Electric Lighting and Equipment								...	1,920	1,200	83	18	9	—			83	18	9	Awaiting plan and specification.
40	Munster Institute—Improved Accommodation							...	...	72,000	6,000	494	14	3	704	8	11	1,199	3	2	In progress.
41	Munster Institute—Petrol Storage						...	...	...	820	820	—			—			—			Revised requirements under consideration.
42	Veterinary College—Improvements						...	...	...	127,000	20,000	33	5	7	77,031	7	11	77,064	13	6	In progress.
	Fishery, etc. Harbours:
43	Dredging operations			...	...	...	...	...	...	21,000	21,000	4,065	18	5	22	13	1	4,088	11	6	In progress.
44	Works of Economic Development						...	...	...	10,500	10,500
	Ballymacaw			...	...	...	...	...	...			754	8	10	9	7	0	763	15	10	Completed.
	Bloodyforeland			...	...	...	...	...	...			22	8	8	77	8	8	99	17	4	Completed.
	Castletownshend				...	...	...	...	...			198	0	0	—			198	0	0	Completed.
	Portaleen		...	...	...	...	...	...	...			9	10	2	89	16	7	99	6	9	Major Works still under consideration.
											£116,305	£33,478	0	10
	Department of Justice:
45	Courts of Justice, Law Library—Improvement of
	Ventilation			...	...	...	...	...	...	1,660	1,660	1,580	0	11	292	15	9	1,872	16	8	Completed.
46	Dublin Castle, Chief State Solicitor’s Office—Thermal
	Storage Heating				...	...	...	...	...	1,300	1,300	1,269	5	11	—			1,269	5	11	Completed.
47	Gárda Síochána Depot—Accommodation for Recruits								...	Not yet made	500	1,411	15	10	7,791	15	10	9,203	11	8	In progress.
48	Gárda Síochána Depot—Additional Garage and
	Workshop Accommodation				...	...	...	...	...	42,000	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
49	Gárda Síochána Depot—Additional Storage							...	...	1,200	1,200	39	17	0	—			39	17	0	Planning in progress.
50	Gárda Síochána Depot—New Electrical Distribution
	System		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,550	1,550	1,450	0	0	53	12	0	1,503	12	0	In progress.
50a	Gárda Síochána Depot—Supply of kitchen equipment									—	—	516	17	0	—			516	17	0	Completed.
51	Metropolitan District Courts—Acoustical Improvements
	and Removal of Galleries					...	...	...	...	1,200	400	1,296	10	6	532	15	10	1,829	6	4	Completed.
52	Land Registry—Improved Accommodation							...	...	6,150	3,000	3,065	16	2	1,508	2	10	4,573	19	0	In progress.
53	Gárda Síochána Barracks (to be specified)—New Works,
	Alterations and Additions					...	...	...	...	96,000	96,000	7,578	17	2	—			—			See details at back.
54	New Works, Alterations and Additions at other Gárda
	Síochána Barracks				...	...	...	...	...	5,000	5,000	452	12	7	—			—			See details at back.
55	Minor New Works at Gárda Síochána Barracks							...	...	4,000	4,000	3,133	18	9	—			—			See details at back.
											£115,610	£21,795	11	10
	Department of Education:
56	Tyrone House—Improvement of Lighting							...	...	1,000	1,000	—			—			—			Postponed.
57	Talbot House—Central Heating						...	...	...	2,900	2,500	2,301	19	7	—			2,301	19	7	Completed.
58	29 Marlboro’ Street—Improvements and Thermal Storage
	Heating		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,500	2,000	3,676	14	1	631	13	5	4,308	7	6	Completed.
59	21 Fitzwilliam Square—Thermal Storage Heating									850	850	722	12	2	—			722	12	2	Completed.
60	Central Model Schools—Central Heating and Electric
	Lighting		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	4,650	4,000	—			—			—			Abandoned.
60a	Central Model Schools—Erection of Italian Statuary								...	—	—	685	19	11	—			685	19	11	Completed.
61	Dunmanway Model School—Improvements							...	...	1,950	1,950	3	12	8	—			3	12	8	Held up by way-leave negotiations.
62	National Schools—Grants for Building, Enlarging, etc.									730,000	730,000	1,071,053	9	8	—			1,071,053	9	8
	Preparatory Colleges:
63	Coláiste Iosagáin—Remedying of damp						...	...	...	20,000	5,000	—			—			—			Quantities in preparation.
64	Coláiste Móibhí—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	75,000	20,000	53	17	7	15,561	7	3	15,615	4	10	Tender accepted.
	Institutions of Science and Art
65	National Library—Provision of Shelving							...	...	1,000	900	19	14	0	26	12	2	46	6	2	In progress.
66	National Library and National Museum—Renewal of
	Defective Stonework				...	...	...	...	...	70,000	7,000	—			—			—			Tenders invited.
67	National Gallery—New Lift					...	...	...	...	3,200	500	11	7	6	—			11	7	6	Tenders under consideration.
	Reformatory and Industrial Schools:
68	Reformatory School, Daingean—Adaptations							...	...	70,700	4,600	9,082	5	6	47,709	10	9	56,791	16	3	Completed.
											£780,300	£1,087,611	12	8
	Department of Lands:
69	Gaeltacht Services, 64/65 Merrion Square—Adaptation of
	Store		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,000	3,000	—			—			—			Tenders invited.
70	Gaeltacht Services—Central Depot and Rural Centres—
	Improved Fire-Fighting Facilities						...	...	...	10,425	4,500	142	13	0	—			142	13	0	In progress.
71	Gaeltacht Services—Ardara Tweed Mart—Improvements									3,500	2,300	2,810	10	11	171	18	1	2,982	9	0	Virtually completed.
72	Gaeltacht Services—Bruckless Lace Centre—Extension									5,000	1,000	5	18	5	—			5	18	5	Finance sanction awaited.
73	Gaeltacht Services—Bruckless Lace Centre—Well and
	Pump		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	500	300	85	2	6	—			85	2	6	In progress.
74	Gaeltacht Services—Crolly Toy Factory—Improvement
	of Heating			...	...	...	...	...	...	1,110	650	274	5	1	857	13	2	1,131	18	3	Completed.
75	Gaeltacht Services—Crolly Toy Factory—Water Supply, Cycle Shed and Improved Sanitary Accommodation									2,000	1,500	1,607	10	0	—			1,607	10	0	In progress.
76	Gaeltacht Services—Elly Bay Toy Factory—Water
	Supply and Improved Sanitary Accommodation								...	1,200	500	368	3	0	1,061	6	2	1,429	9	2	Completed.
77	Gaeltacht Services—Glencolumbkille—New Tweed Mart									12,500	1,000	14	17	3	—			14	17	3	Contract placed.
78	Gaeltacht Services—Kilcar—New Spinning Factory								...	58,000	1,000	489	12	6	56,545	19	1	57,035	11	7	In progress.
79	Gaeltacht Services—Roundstone Knitting Centre—
	Extension		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	1,300	1,300	1,025	3	10	12	8	11	1,037	12	9	In progress.
80	Gaeltacht Services—Spiddal Toy Factory—Spraying Shed									500	500	—			—			—			Plans in preparation.
81	Gaeltacht Services—Tourmakeady Knitting Centre—
	Adaptations			...	...	...	...	...	...	6,000	1,700	1,853	9	3	3,365	3	1	5,218	12	4	In progress.
82	Forestry School, Shelton Abbey—Adaptations							...	...	48,330	19,000	12,293	15	1	536	4	7	12,829	19	8	In progress.
82a	Kinnity Castle—Adaptation as Forestry Centre and
	Furnishing		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	—	—	12	3	9	—			12	3	9	In progress.
											£38,250	£20,983	4	7
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
83	Additional Telegraphic Weather Reporting Stations									15,000	5,000	12	2	1	1,829	4	4	1,841	6	5	Works and plans in progress.
84	Rosslare, New Meteorological Observing Station and
	Training Centre			...	...	...	...	...	...	17,600	8,000	330	11	2		9	3	331	0	5	In progress.
85	Valentia Observatory—Adaptations and Additions								...	58,000	5,000	652	13	0	4,796	5	1	5,448	18	1	Revised Contract Drawings approved.
											£18,000	£995	6	3
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
86	Dublin New Central Sorting Office						...	...	...	Not yet made	1,000	59	10	9	—			59	10	9	Planning in progress.
86a	G.P.O.—Bicycle Shelters				...	...	...	...	...	—	—	855	14	0	11	4	0	866	18	0	Completed.
87	Post Office Stores Depot, St. John’s Road—Adaptations									700	700	22	0	6	—			22	0	6	In progress.
88	Post Office Stores, Infirmary Road—Thermal Storage
	Heating		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	3,500	500	2,028	11	4	866	7	6	2,894	18	10	Completed.
89	Athenry New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	18,500*	1,000	—			—			—			Revised sketch plans ready.
90	Ballina Post Office—Additional Accommodation								...	10,400*	4,000	570	11	5	—			570	11	5	Tender accepted.
91	Bray Post Office—Alterations					...	...	...	...	500	500	—			—			—			Plans and Specification awaited.
92	Carrick-on-Suir Post Office—Adaptations							...	...	1,000	1,000	—			—			—			Revised plans under consideration.
93	Clonmel Post Office—Extension						...	...	...	1,760	500	1,367	1	3	263	1	8	1,630	2	11	Completed.
93a	Enniscorthy Post Office				...	...	...	...	...	—	—	461	11	0	—			461	11	0	Completed.
94	Cootehill New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	14,500*	6,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
95	Drogheda—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange									46,200*	18,000	5,934	0	11	10,043	12	10	15,977	13	9	In progress.
96	Dundalk Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	7,500	3,000	—			—			—			Bills of Quantities awaited.
97	Dún Laoghaire Post Office—Adaptations							...	...	2,000	2,000	1,174	13	2	—			1,174	13	2	In progress.
98	Galway—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	66,000*	825	61	15	0	—			61	15	0	Demolition plans approved.
99	Killarney—New Telephone Exchange and Garage								...	1,800*	500	—			—			—			Suspended.
100	Kilkenny Post Office—Extension						...	...	...	28,000*	2,000	—			—			—			Quantity surveyor appointed.
101	Kilrush—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange								...	18,000*	10,000	77	7	8	240	0	0	317	7	8	In progress.
102	Limerick—New Telephone Exchange						...	...	...	1,900*	500	31	7	9	1	0	6	32	8	3	In progress.
103	Monaghan Post Office—Additions						...	...	...	7,000*	5,000	20	8	1	—			20	8	1	In progress.
104	Naas Post Office—Garages and Stores							...	...	1,250*	600	—			—			—			Working drawings prepared.
105	Naas Post Office—New Post Office						...	...	...	8,500	3,000	—			—			—			Quantities awaited.
106	Portlaoighise Post Office—Improvements							...	...	1,050	200	849	12	1	650	13	9	1,500	5	10	In progress.
107	Rathluirc—New Post Office and Telephone Exchange									14,000*	6,000	1,085	6	0	—			1,085	6	0	In progress.
108	Tralee Post Office—Extension					...	...	...	...	6,700	6,000	75	16	11	—			75	16	11	In progress.
109	Improved Sorting Equipment at Post Offices							...	...	18,400	7,000	1,980	0	0	7,763	10	11	9,743	10	11	In progress.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
110	Dublin, Phoenix Hall—Adaptations						...	...	...	6,500	500	325	13	6	4,572	7	6	4,898	1	0	Partly completed. Planning for further works in progress.
110a	Radio Éireann, G.P.O.—Adaptations						...	...	...	—	—	1,626	3	11	—			1,626	3	11	Completed.
111	Athlone Broadcasting Station—Extension							...	...	7,310	6,000	192	10	7	—			192	10	7	Tenders under consideration.
112	Cork, New Studios			...	...	...	...	...	...	16,000	2,000	98	15	0	—			98	15	0	In progress.
											£88,325	£18,898	10	10
	Department of Defence:
113	Dublin, Coláiste Caoimhin—Improvement of Heating								...	2,500	650	652	14	1	1,712	0	5	2,364	14	6	Completed.
114	Dublin—Cathal Brugha Barracks—Dining Hall and
	Cookhouse				...	...	...	...	...	Not yet made	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
115	Dublin—Cathal Brugha Barracks—Laundry and
	Bath-house		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	7,000	1,000	—			—			—			Cancelled.
116	Baldonnel Camp—Hangar Gates						...	...	...	18,700	17,700	15,699	4	10	12	13	0	15,711	17	10	Completed.
117	Baldonnel Camp—Hard Surface Runways							...	...	517,000	50,000	3,302	8	0	2,904	8	10	6,206	16	10	In progress.
118	Cork, Michael Collins Barracks—Lift in Hospital								...	Not yet made	500	—			—			—			Revised plans under consideration.
119	Curragh Camp—Catholic Church					...	...	...	...	100,000	7,000	20	0	0	—			20	0	0	Quantity Surveyor about to be appointed.
120	Curragh Camp—Renewal of Electrical Installation								...	40,000	10,000	—			—			—			Under consideration.
121	Curragh Camp—Connolly Barracks—Dining Hall and
	Cookhouse			...	...	...	...	...	...	63,300	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
122	Curragh Camp—Plunkett Barracks—Dining Hall and
	Cookhouse				...	...	...	...	...	59,700	1,000	—			—			—			Planning in progress.
123	Curragh Camp—National School—Central Heating								...	2,500	500	—			—			—			Under consideration.
124	Curragh Camp—Signal Stores and Workshops								...	Not yet made	500	—			—			—			Plans in preparation.
125	Haulbowline Dockyard—New Jetty						...	...	...	85,000	5,000	9,527	13	2	71,926	19	3	81,454	12	5	Completed.
126	Kilworth Camp—Officers’ Mess					...	...	...	...	15,590	11,000	12,352	9	5	2,260	10	1	14,612	19	6	Completed.
127	Arbour Hill Detention Prison—Memorial to 1916 Leaders									12,500	500	33	18	5	—			33	18	5	Planning in progress.
											£107,350	£41,588	7	11
	Department of External Affairs:
128	London Embassy—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	108,000	9,000	10,283	0	4	101,511	11	0	111,794	11	4	Completed.
											£9,000	£10,283	0	4
	Department of Social Welfare:
129	Ballina—New Employment Exchange						...	...	...	22,000	500	—			—			—			Quantity surveyor appointed.
130	Sligo Employment Exchange—Extension of Central
	Heating		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	700	700	10	11	2	—			10	11	2	Deferred to end of heatingseason.
131	Waterford—New Employment Exchange							...	...	37,940	1,810	3,338	1	10	33,949	16	6	37,287	18	4	Completed.
132	Westport—New Employment Exchange							...	...	8,400	2,000	13	8	6	—			13	8	6	Tenders invited.
											£5,010	£3,362	1	6
	Department of Health:
133	Dundrum Asylum—Alterations and Additions							...	...	19,920	5,570	6,326	1	4	13,172	10	10	19,498	12	2	In progress.
											£5,570	£6,326	1	4
	General
134	Minor New Works not exceeding £400 each							...	...	12,000	12,000	8,285	11	10							See details at back.
135	Urgent and Unforeseen Works					...	...	...	...	25,000	25,000	13,691	10	4							See details at back.
136	Minor Balances of Expenditure on Works of Prior Years
	which may not be completed by 1st April, 1953								...	15,000	15,000	19,429	7	1							See details at back.
											£1,396,570	£1,300,292	16	10
	Deduct for Works which may not be carried out during the year	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		66,570
											£1,330,000	£1,300,292	16	10

Work No.	Service and Description									Expenditure									Observations
Work No.	Service and Description									1953-54			to 31/3/53			to 31/3/54			Observations
										£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	No. 53—GARDA SÍOCHÁNA BARRACKS
	Hackettstown, Co. Carlow—Improvements						...	...	...	650	0	11	—			650	0	11	Completed.
	Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare—New Barracks							...	...	13	1	1	11	16	1	24	17	2	Preliminary work.
	Watergrasshill, Co. Cork—New Barracks						...	...	...	3	16	6	—			3	16	6	Under consideration.
	Bundoran, Co. Donegal—New Barracks						...	...	...	842	10	4	5,912	14	10	6,755	5	2	Completed.
	Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin—Additional accommodation								...	698	18	11	—			698	18	11	Completed.
	Harcourt Terrace, Dublin—Boundary Wall and Cycle Shed								...	132	5	6	732	1	6	864	7	0	Completed.
	Ardrahan, Co. Galway—Improvement Works						...	...	...	12	16	11	—			12	16	11	Under consideration.
	Mountrath, Co. Laois—New Barracks					...	...	...	...	14	0	6	—			14	0	6	In progress.
	Sligo—Improvements			...	...	...	...	...	...	650	0	0	11	13	1	661	13	1	In progress.
	Thurles, Co. Tipperary—New Divisional Headquarters								...	517	18	9		5	11	518	4	8	In progress.
	New Ross, Co. Wexford—New Barracks						...	...	...	3,461	8	4	17,334	10	9	20,795	19	1	Completed.
	Arklow, Co. Wicklow—Improvements					...	...	...	...	369	17	6	—			369	17	6	In progress.
	Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow—New Barracks						...	...	...	212	1	11	—			212	1	11	In progress.
										£7,578	17	2
	No. 54—NEW WORKS, ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS AT OTHER GARDA SÍOCHÁNA BARRACKS
1	Union Quay, Cork—Provision and Installation of Petrol Pump
	and Storage Tank			...	...	...	...	...	...	452	12	7	—			452	12	7	Completed.
	No. 55—MINOR NEW WORKS AT GARDA SÍOCHÁNA BARRACKS
1	Knock, Co. Clare—Improvements					...	...	...	...	185	10	0	—			185	10	0	In progress.
2	Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick—Improvements						...	...	...	61	5	4	—			61	5	4	In progress.
4	Bridewell, Dublin—Additional Storage Accommodation								...	317	6	4	—			317	6	4	Completed.
8	Donnybrook, Dublin—Improvements to Cooking Facilities								...	120	9	0	—			120	9	0	In progress.
9	Green Street, Dublin—Installation of Storage Heaters								...	98	12	8	—			98	12	8	Completed.
10	Ballymote, Co. Sligo—Erection of Fuel Store, etc.							...	...	173	14	0	—			173	14	0	Completed.
12	Cavan—Sanitary Improvements					...	...	...	...	37	15	0	—			37	15	0	In progress.
13	Gárda Depot—Shelving for Store					...	...	...	...	90	14	1	—			90	14	1	In progress.
14	Chapelizod—Provision of Range, etc.					...	...	...	...	166	18	6	—			166	18	6	Completed.
16	Tramore—Improved Ablution Facilities						...	...	...	88	15	11	—			88	15	11	In progress.
18	Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny—New Bathroom, etc.							...	...	325	0	0	—			325	0	0	In progress.
21	Dromahair, Co. Leitrim—Bathroom and Sanitary Facilities									320	0	0	—			320	0	0	In progress.
24	Newport, Co. Mayo—Alterations				...	...	...	...	...	234	0	0	—			234	0	0	In progress.
26	Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim—Provision of Bath							...	...	150	0	0	—			150	0	0	Completed.
27	Kevin Street—Improvements to Kitchen Accommodation								...	122	4	0	—			122	4	0	In progress.
39 of 1951/52	Dún Laoghaire—Provision of Independent Boiler and Drying
	Room	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	32	18	0	401	9	11	434	7	11	Completed.
40/2 of 1952/53	Rathmines—Improvements				...	...	...	...	...	181	17	0	25	4	8	207	1	8	Completed.
40/15 of 1952/53	Kinlough—Sanitary, etc. Works				...	...	...	...	...	125	5	10	235	0	0	360	5	10	Completed.
40/17 of 1952/53	Dublin Castle Detective Branch—Improvements							...	...	114	5	4	233	15	1	348	0	5	Completed.
40/22 of 1952/53	Bridewell—Improvements			...	...	...	...	...	...	187	7	9	147	16	8	335	4	5	Completed.
										£3,133	18	9
	No. 134—MINOR NEW WORKS
	President’s Establishment:
111/52 of 1952/53	Áras an Uachtaráin—Improvements at Butler’s House								...	136	10	0	218	2	2	354	12	2	Completed.
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
111/45 of 1952/53	Library—Improvement of Lighting					...	...	...	...	162	19	5	2	2	5	165	1	10	In progress.
111/48 of 1952/53	Entrance—Provision of Seats				...	...	...	...	...	129	3	3	30	15	0	159	18	3	Completed.
18	Oireachtas Restaurant—Cashier’s Enclosure							...	...	171	18	7	—			171	18	7	Completed.
	Department of An Taoiseach:
56	Central Statistics Office—Improvement of electricity supply,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	154	9	8	—			154	9	8	Completed.
	Department of Finance:
	Office of Public Works:
91/52 of 1951/52	Headquarters—Votes Division—Improved Heating								...		8	6	261	12	0	262	0	6	Completed.
91/61 of 1951/52
111 of 1952/53	Dún Laoghaire, Harbour Master’s Office—Improvements									33	10	0	330	15	2	364	5	2	Completed.
111/32 of 1952/53	Headquarters—Provision of Plugs for Dictating Machines									53	14	3	66	14	0	120	8	3	Completed.
111/59 of 1952/53	Headquarters—Sub-division of Room						...	...	...	102	19	7	63	0	10	166	0	5	Completed.
32	Central Heating Station—Installation of Mona Jet Burners									37	17	5	—			37	17	5	In progress.
	Revenue Commissioners:
111/18 of 1952/53	Dublin Castle, Companies Branch—Improvements								...	1	2	6	142	17	6	144	0	0	Completed.
111/28 of 1952/53	Dublin Castle, Adjudication Branch—Erection of Partitions									19	13	1	113	2	2	132	15	3	Completed.
111/51 of 1952/53	Tralee Custom House—Provision of Thermal Storage
	Heaters		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	223	17	6	143	12	0	367	9	6	Completed.
5	Estate Duty Office—Shelving and Lighting							...	...	151	7	7	—			151	7	7	In progress.
8	Dublin Castle, Block 18—Counters and Screens								...	224	2	7	—			224	2	7	Completed.
	Stationery Office:
28	Stationery Office—Grill at premises of Cahill & Co.							...	...	174	15	0	—			174	15	0	Completed.
	Valuation Office:
7	Ordnance Survey Office—Accommodation for Deputy
	Assistant Director			...	...	...	...	...	...	76	9	8	—			76	9	8	Virtually completed.
44	Valuation Office—Improvements					...	...	...	...	86	1	4	—			86	1	4	In progress.
	General:
2	State Apartments—Improved Heating						...	...	...	194	0	0	—			194	0	0	Completed.
20	Ballygeary Coastguard Station—Provision of flush lavs.,
	etc.	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	237	2	6	—			237	2	6	Completed.
25	Department of Finance—Improvements, etc. to lighting in
	Rooms 03-06.			...	...	...	...	...	...	9	3	4	—			9	3	4	Abandoned.
30	Department of Finance—Soundproofing partition							...	...	68	19	8	—			68	19	8	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
111/6 of 1952/53	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Improvements to Dairy								...	25	0	0	236	17	0	261	17	0	Completed.
111/23 of 1952/53	Ballyhaise Agricultural College—Tarmacadam Surfacing								...	76	13	0	173	7	0	250	0	0	Completed.
111/12 of 1952/53	Munster Institute—Improvements at Gardener’s Cottage								...	37	17	6	352	5	6	390	3	0	Completed.
11	Botanic Gardens—Petrol Storage					...	...	...	...	189	11	11	—			189	11	11	Completed.
13	Botanic Gardens—Gatekeeper’s Residence						...	...	...	197	5	0	—			197	5	0	Completed.
17	Athenry Agricultural School—Kitchen Equipment							...	...	266	12	4	—			266	12	4	Completed.
19	Athenry Agricultural School—Accommodation for domestic
	Staff	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	115	8	11	—			115	8	11	Completed.
21	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—Erection of farm gates								...	208	0	0	—			208	0	0	In progress.
39	Botanic Gardens—Provision of Concrete Frames							...	...	125	6	10	—			125	6	10	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
111/55 of 1952/53	District Courts—Adaptation of Room for Court Clerk								...	138	17	11	161	8	4	300	6	3	Completed.
14	Public Records Office—Shelving					...	...	...	...	357	2	6	—			357	2	6	Completed.
31	Public Records Office—Transfer of Photostat Equipment, etc.									227	5	3	—			227	5	3	Completed.
	Department of Education:
111/21 of 1952/53	National Library—Provision of Shelving						...	...	...	15	13	8	233	0	0	248	13	8	Completed.
24	College of Art—Sundry Improvements						...	...	...	483	4	4	—			483	4	4	Completed.
37	Irish Manuscripts Commission, 73 Merrion Square—Supply of
	furniture, etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	132	19	11	—			132	19	11	Completed.
40	National Education Office, Marlboro’ Street—Erection of Shed									202	19	4	—			202	19	4	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
111/43 of 1952/53	61 Merrion Square—Alterations, etc. to Rooms on 1st and
	3rd floors		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	158	4	0	209	16	5	368	0	5	Completed.
9	Avondale House—Extension of pipes, hydrants, etc.								...	185	4	6	—			185	4	6	Completed.
15	Land Commission—Mullingar—Improvements							...	...	330	9	3	—			330	9	3	Completed.
	Gaeltacht Services Branch
29	Dunlop House—Erection of partition, etc.							...	...	59	17	1	—			59	17	1	In progress.
42	Falcarragh Knitting Centre—Septic Tank							...	...	75	0	0	—			75	0	0	In progress.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
111/53 of 1952/53	Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office,
	44 Merrion Square—Provision of Shelving							...	...	193	11	1	99	12	3	293	3	4	Completed.
111/58 of 1952/53	Kildare Street—Provision of Shelving						...	...	...	425	4	3	4	11	10	429	16	1	Completed.
111/62 of 1952/53	Gas, Weights and Measures Office—Dublin Castle—Electrical
	Installation		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	2	7	0	356	4	5	358	11	5	Completed.
4	Kildare Street—Installation of Capacitors						...	...	...	2	16	4	—			2	16	4	Completed.
22	Kildare Street—Provision of electric fires						...	...	...	10	6	3	—			10	6	3	In progress.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
91/54 of 1951/52
111 of 1952/53	St. Mary’s Abbey Stores—Adaptations, etc.							...	...	83	1	3	207	18	4	290	19	7	Completed.
111/2 of 1952/53	Galway Post Office—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	175	0	0	58	4	2	233	4	2	Completed.
111/13 of 1952/53	Four Courts, Dublin—Provision of Storage Accommodation									20	4	10	238	0	3	258	5	1	Completed.
111/31 of 1952/53	Clifden Post Office—Improvements					...	...	...	...	209	15	9	120	0	0	329	15	9	In progress.
111/39 of 1952/53	Pearse Street Sorting Office—Provision of Enclosure Porch
	and Strong-Room			...	...	...	...	...	...	2	4	3	192	3	4	194	7	7	Completed.
1	G.P.O., Dublin—Public Office Improvements							...	...	87	0	3	—			87	0	3	In progress.
6	St. John’s Road Depot—Improved Lighting							...	...	115	8	7	—			115	8	7	Completed.
12	Post Office Factory—Roof Extractors						...	...	...	143	8	1	—			143	8	1	Completed.
26	G.P.O., Dublin—Storage of Oil Drums						...	...	...	92	10	0	—			92	10	0	In progress.
38	Post Office Savings Bank—Typing Pool—Removal of Glazed
	partition, etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	52	3	0	—			52	3	0	In progress.
41	Greystones Telephone Exchange—Erection						...	...	...	125	16	5	—			125	16	5	In progress.
	Department of Defence:
91/42 of 1951/52	Parkgate Street—Provision of Extract Fans							...	...	67	3	3	107	13	7	174	16	10	Completed.
111 of 1952/53
111/35 of 1952/53	Marlboro’ Hall—Alterations at Luncheon Club							...	...	2	2	7	116	4	0	118	6	7	Completed.
23	Civil Defence School—Provision of Storage Heaters, etc., in
	Syndicate Rooms			...	...	...	...	...	...	105	15	5	—			105	15	5	Completed.
	Department of Social Welfare:
111/56 of 1952/53	Victoria Street, Dublin Employment Exchange—
	Improvements	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	136	0	9	97	6	5	233	7	2	Completed.
43	B llina Employment Exchange—Adaptations							...	...	144	0	0	—			144	0	0	Completed.
58	Manorhamilton Employment Exchange—Storage Heating, etc.									8	19	4	—			8	19	4	In progress.
	Department of Health:
111/46 of 1952/53	Dublin Custom House—Alterations to Annexe							...	...	21	14	6	184	16	8	206	11	2	Completed.
										£8,285	11	10
	No. 135—URGENT AND UNFORESEEN WORKS
	Department of Finance:
7	An Tostal, 1954—Floral Decoration of Government Buildings
	in Dublin		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	417	11	8	—			417	11	8	In progress.
13	Dublin Castle—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	...	1,267	8	0	—			1,267	8	0	In progress.
17	Benchers of Kings Inns, Four Courts—Provision of New
	Quarters		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	35	14	2	—			35	14	2	In progress.
	Office of Public Works:
18	Surveys of Greatman’s Bay and Cashla Bay							...	...	675	6	7	—			675	6	7	In progress.
	Revenue Commissioners:
1	Dublin Castle—Improved Sanitary Accommodation in
	Block 10		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	792	17	2	—			792	17	2	Completed.
11	Áras Brugha—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	...	3,003	13	0	—			3,003	13	0	In progress.
15	Waterford Income Tax Offices—Adaptations							...	...	800	0	0	—			800	0	0	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
8	Royal Hospital, Adjutant General’s Office and Deputy
	Master’s House—Provision of Sleeping Accommodation								...	641	15	3	—			641	15	3	Completed.
9	Courts of Justice—Re-allocation of Accommodation								...	1,640	16	2	—			1,640	16	2	In progress.
	Department of Education:
2	Technical Instruction Branch—Alterations to Room								...	238	7	2	—			238	7	2	In progress.
5	Training College Block, N.E. Buildings—Improvement of
	Artificial Lighting, etc.				...	...	...	...	...	595	15	11	—			595	15	11	In progress.
10	School Buildings Section—Adaptations						...	...	...	769	13	4	—			769	13	4	In progress.
	Department of Lands:
14	Forestry Branch—Transfer to 21/22 Merrion Street								...	508	11	5	—			508	11	5	In progress.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
4	Fair Trade Commission—Adaptations						...	...	...	1,739	4	4	—			1,739	4	4	Completed.
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
12	An Tostal, Sundry Post Offices—Floral Decorations								...	1	4	0	—			1	4	0	In progress.
	Department of External Affairs:
6	Iveagh House—Installation of Jet Burners						...	...	...	563	12	2	—			563	12	2	Completed.
										£13,691	10	4
	No. 136—MINOR BALANCES OF EXPENDITURE
	Houses of the Oireachtas:
3 of 1952/53	Restaurant—Alteration and Improvement						...	...	...	1,716	16	7	2,443	13	4	4,160	9	11	Completed.
	Department of An Taoiseach:
92/6 of 1951/52	Central Statistics Office, Dublin Castle—Improvements								...		3	9	1,140	12	8	1,140	16	5	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
	Department of Finance:
	Office of Public Works:
92/13 of 1951/52	10 Hume Street—Electric Storage Heating							...	...		19	0	682	19	11	683	18	11	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
92/15 of 1951/52	51 St. Stephen’s Green—Engineers’ Branch, New Office								...	73	14	0	610	16	6	684	10	6	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
112/12 of 1952/53	Earlsfort Terrace Workshop—Adaptation of former Stable									169	2	3	1,477	17	7	1,646	19	10	Completed.
	Revenue Commissioners:
4 of 1951/52	Dublin Castle—Renovations					...	...	...	...	191	17	5	5,024	4	7	5,216	2	0	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
112/2 of 1952/53	C. & E. Dublin Castle—Adaptations, etc.							...	...	17	6	3	572	6	7	589	12	10	Completed.
112/22 of 1952/53	Accountant General’s Office—Structural and Electrical work									531	12	4	184	7	2	715	19	6	In progress.
	Stationery Office:
112/21 of 1952/53	Beggars Bush Barracks—Provision of Canteen							...	...	250	9	8	49	13	1	300	2	9	Completed.
	Valuation Office:
11 of 1952/53	Ordnance Survey Office—Improved Ablution Facilities								...	159	18	0	461	7	6	621	5	6	Completed.
112/20 of 1952/53	Ordnance Survey Office—Installation of Machines, etc.								...	506	4	11	192	19	2	699	4	1	Completed.
	General:
5 of 1951/52	Dublin Custom House—Improvement of layout of Grounds									75	7	5	8,564	14	2	8,640	1	7	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
3 of 1951/52	Dublin, Iveagh House—Office Accommodation and Staff
113 of 1952/53	Restaurant		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	338	17	5	95,452	18	2	95,791	15	7	Completed.
13 of 1952/53	Phoenix Park—Shelter for Relief Gatekeepers							...	...	219	18	8	2,425	7	7	2,645	6	3	In progress.
112/24 of 1952/53	State Apartments—Provision of Catering Facilities								...	606	13	1	561	12	10	1,168	5	11	Completed.
112/25 of 1952/53	An Tostal—Floodlighting of Government Buildings								...	2,504	6	10	3	14	9	2,508	1	7	Completed.
	Department of Agriculture:
140/4 of 1950/51	Government Buildings—Provision of improved
113 of 1952/53	accommodation for Typing Staff, etc.				...	...	...	...	...	12	15	0	2,785	5	7	2,798	0	7	Completed.
21a of 1952/53	Athenry Agricultural School—Reconstruction of “Laing’s
	House”		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	43	16	6	480	0	0	523	16	6	Completed.
25 of 1952/53	Ballyhaise Agricultural School—E.S.B. Supply							...	...	71	0	2	4,764	1	5	4,835	1	7	Completed.
	Department of Justice:
233/1 of 1949/50	Garda Síochána—Headquarters—Transfer to Depot							...	...	2	7	6	18,820	3	9	18,822	11	3	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
112/23 of 1952/53	Adoption Board, 45 St. Stephen’s Green—Structural
	Alterations, etc.		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	330	18	11	218	5	2	549	4	1	Completed.
	Department of Education:
40a of 1951/52	Headquarters Office—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	296	5	1	2,335	3	3	2,631	8	4	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
49 of 1952/53	National Museum—Internal Passage between Divisions								...	424	19	7	1,078	10	0	1,503	9	7	Completed.
	Department of Lands:
50a of 1952/53	Department of Lands—Luncheon Club Alterations							...	...	17	13	6	888	18	10	906	12	4	Completed.
	Gaeltacht Services Branch:
61 of 1952/53	Tourmakeady Knitting Centre—Residence for Technical
	Staff	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	91	0	0	516	0	6	607	0	6	Completed.
	Department of Industry and Commerce:
112 of 1950/51	Industrial Development Authority—Adaptations							...	...	16	12	6	2,526	17	1	2,543	9	7	Completed.
93 of 1951/52
	Department of Posts and Telegraphs:
92/18 of 1951/52	Cahirciveen Post Office—Adaptations						...	...	...	38	18	2	752	10	0	791	8	2	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
92/19 of 1951/52	Glencree Former Reformatory—Adaptations for Stores								...	199	11	9	726	6	0	925	17	9	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
54 of 1951/52	Dublin, Pearse Street Sorting Office—Extension							...	...	490	8	9	4,387	0	10	4,877	9	7	Completed.
68 of 1952/53	Dublin, New Post Office—St. Andrew Street							...	...	1,941	2	0	33,697	18	3	35,639	0	3	Completed.
69 of 1952/53	Dublin, Engineering Branch, Distillery Road—Adaptations									164	7	8	2,622	3	0	2,786	10	8	Completed.
71 of 1952/53	Dublin, Post Office Factory—Rebuilding						...	...	...	2,535	8	5	49,432	9	10	51,967	18	3	Completed.
76 of 1952/53	Birr Post Office—Adaptations				...	...	...	...	...	95	13	10	922	19	11	1,018	13	9	Completed.
77 of 1952/53	Cahir Post Office—Adaptations					...	...	...	...	768	11	1	12	3	11	780	15	0	Completed.
79 of 1952/53	Cork Head Post Office—Improvements						...	...	...	904	15	0	20,618	16	2	21,523	11	2	Completed.
87a of 1952/53	Droichead Nua Post Office—Adaptation of Premises							...	...	1	19	0	618	1	1	620	0	1	Completed.
	Wireless Broadcasting:
88 of 1952/53	Dublin, G.P.O.—Studio and Office Accommodation								...	2,291	8	9	16,327	10	0	18,618	18	9	In progress.
	Department of Defence:
140/16 of 1950/51	School of Defence—Adaptations, etc.						...	...	...	17	5	0	1,777	13	11	1,794	18	11	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
	Department of External Affairs:
103 of 1952/53	Berne Legation—Adaptation and Furnishing							...	...	426	17	5	5,060	5	4	5,487	2	9	In progress.
104 of 1952/53	Bonn Legation—Adaptation and Furnishing							...	...	534	16	5	10,572	5	6	11,107	1	11	In progress.
	Department of Health:
109 of 1952/53	Dublin, Head Office, Custom House—Improved Typing
	Accommodation			...	...	...	...	...	...	192	17	3	1,148	19	3	1,341	16	6	Completed.
112/10 of 1952/53	General Register Office—Improvements, etc.							...	...	70	0	3	812	7	11	882	8	2	Completed.
89 of 1951/52	Dundrum Asylum—Improved Cooking Facilities							...	...	84	10	0	1,924	7	10	2,008	17	10	Completed.
113 of 1952/53
										£19,429	7	1

* Excluding amount chargeable to Telephone Capital Account.

*Excluding amount chargeable to Telephone Capital Account.