← Ireland

Appropriation Act, 1974

In short

This law, the Appropriation Act, 1974, is about authorizing the government to spend specific amounts of money from the Central Fund for various public services and purposes for different financial periods ending in 1972, 1974, and December 1974.

What it regulates

Who it concerns

Key points

📄 Legal text
Appropriation Act, 1974 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1974 Appropriation Act, 1974 Appropriation Act, 1974 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 35 of 1974 APPROPRIATION ACT, 1974 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Issue of £7,664 out of the Central Fund for the year 1971-72. 2. Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £738,706,804. 3. Short title. SCHEDULE Part I EXCESS FOR YEAR 1971-72 Part II Part III Private Act Acts Referred to Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965 1965, No. 26 Public Accounts and Charges Act, 1891 1891, c. 24 Number 35 of 1974 APPROPRIATION ACT, 1974 AN ACT TO APPLY A CERTAIN SUM OUT OF THE CENTRAL FUND TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDED ON THE 31st DAY OF MARCH, 1972, AND TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES SUMS GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL FUND (PERMANENT PROVISIONS) ACT, 1965 , AND THIS ACT. [28th December, 1974] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: Grant out of the Central Fund Issue of £7,664 out of the Central Fund for the year 1971-72. 1.—The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Central Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1972, the sum of seven thousand, six hundred and sixty-four pounds. Appropriation of Grants Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £738,706,804. 2.—(1) The sums granted by the Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965 , and this Act out of the Central Fund towards making good the supply granted, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of seven hundred and thirty-eight million, seven hundred and six thousand, eight hundred and four pounds and comprising the sum of seven thousand, six hundred and sixty-four pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1972, the sum of twenty-seven million, four hundred and twenty-three thousand, five hundred and ninety pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1974, and the sum of seven hundred and eleven million, two hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred and fifty pounds for the service of the period from the 1st day of April, 1974, to the 31st day of December, 1974, are appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule annexed hereto. (2) In addition to the grants out of the Central Fund referred to in the foregoing subsection of this section, there may be applied out of any money directed under section 2 of the Public Accounts and Charges Act, 1891 , to be applied as appropriations-in-aid of the grants for the services and purposes specified in the Schedule annexed hereto, the sums respectively set forth in the last column of the said Schedule amounting, as appears thereby, in the aggregate to the sum of seventy-eight million, nine hundred and seventy-four thousand, two hundred and five pounds. Short title. 3.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1974. SCHEDULE Part I EXCESS FOR YEAR 1971-72 Sums not exceeding Supply Grant Appropriations-in-Aid £ £ Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Land Registry and Registry of Deeds for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1972 7,664 — Part II Schedule of Supplementary sums granted, and of sums which may be applied as appropriations-in-aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges for the several Public Services herein particularly mentioned, for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1974. Sums not exceeding Vote No. Title Supply Grants Appropriations-in-Aid (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ 1 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary to the President, and for certain other expenses of the President's Establishment, including a grant-in-aid 5,000 — 2 For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid 105,000 — 3 For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach 10 — 6 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 10 — 8 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for expenditure in respect of public buildings; for the maintenance of certain parks and public works; for the execution and maintenance of drainage and other engineering works; for expenditure arising from damage to the property of External Governments; and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 755,000 345,000 10 For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission 20,000 1,000 15 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, etc., and for the expenses of criminal prosecutions and other law charges 77,000 — 16 For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid 75,000 — 19 For rates and contributions in lieu of rates, etc., in respect of Government property, and for contributions towards rates on premises occupied by Representatives of External Governments 10 32,990 20 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, and of certain other services administered by that Office, including a grant-in-aid; and of the Public Record Office, and of the Keeper of State Papers and for the purchase of historical documents, etc. 65,000 — 21 For the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for payments of compensation and other expenses arising out of service in the Local Security Force; for the payment of certain witnesses' expenses; and for payment of a grant-in-aid 4,332,000 — 22 For expenses in connection with prisons, including centres of detention for juveniles; for the maintenance of prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals; and for welfare services 10 — 26 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, and miscellaneous schemes and grants, including a grant-in-aid 32,000 — 27 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education (including Institutions of Science and Art), for certain miscellaneous educational and cultural services and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 129,000 — 28 For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. 1,502,000 90,000 31 For expenses in connection with Reformatory and Industrial Schools, including Places of Detention 45,000 — 32 For grants-in-aid of An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas, certain Higher Education Institutions and Services and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 2,106,000 — 33 For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including certain grants-in-aid 6,500 — 36 Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair 10 — 37 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid 7,547,000 3,296,000 40 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 10 100,000 41 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport and Power, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 10 — 42 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and of certain other services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 1,700,000 5,810,000 44 For retired pay, pensions, compensation, allowances and gratuities payable under sundry statutes to or in respect of members of the Defence Forces and certain other Military Organisations, etc., and for sundry contributions and expenses in connection therewith; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and for sundry grants 50,000 35,000 45 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and of certain services administered by that Office, including certain grants-in-aid 254,000 2,000 46 For contributions to the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the United Nations, Intergovernmental Legal Bodies, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Development Aid (including a grant-in-aid) and the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe; and for other expenses in connection therewith 367,000 — 48 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health (including Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora), and certain services administered by that Office, including grants to Health Boards, miscellaneous grants and certain grants-in-aid 7,891,010 — 49 To recoup the Receiver of Galway Textile Printers Limited in respect of trading losses of the Company 360,000 — 50 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Public Service 10 — Total of Part II 27,423,590 9,711,990 Part III Schedule of sums granted, and of sums which may be applied as appropriations-in-aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges for the several Public Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the period from the 1st day of April, 1974, to the 31st day of December, 1974. Sums not exceeding Vote No. Title Supply Grants Appropriations-in-Aid (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ 1 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary to the President, and for certain other expenses of the President's Establishment 32,000 — For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid 1,172,000 — 3 For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach 157,000 — 4 For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office 818,000 40,000 5 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 128,000 24,700 6 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 2,203,000 2,000 7 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Public Service and for payment of a grant-in-aid 958,000 87,500 8 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that office 10,928,000 506,000 9 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for expenditure in respect of public buildings; for the maintenance of certain parks and public works; for the execution and maintenance of drainage and other engineering works; for expenditure arising from damage to the property of External Governments; and for payment of a grant-in-aid 18,041,000 2,300,000 10 For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory 115,000 1,150 11 For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission 185,000 246,000 12 For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon 113,000 — 13 For pensions, superannuation, compensation (including workmen's compensation), and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963, and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for the Public Service; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; etc. 4,168,000 827,000 14 For Secret Service 14,000 — 15 For grants to Local Authorities in relief of rates on agricultural land 23,287,000 — 16 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, etc., and for the expenses of criminal prosecutions and other law charges 549,000 4,140 17 For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid 609,500 — 18 For the salaries and expenses of the Stationery Office; for printing and binding, paper, publications, office machinery and other office Supplies for Public Services; and for sundry miscellaneous purposes 1,887,010 308,000 19 For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain minor services 744,000 78,700 20 For rates and contributions in lieu of rates, etc., in respect of Government property, and for contributions towards rates on premises occupied by Representatives of External Governments 1,691,000 256,000 21 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, and of certain other services administered by that Office, including a grant-in-aid; and of the Public Record Office, and of the Keeper of State Papers and for the purchase of historical documents, etc. 836,000 775 22 For the salaries and expenses of the Garda Síochána, including pensions, etc.; for payments of compensation and other expenses arising out of service in the Local Security Force; for the payment of certain witnesses' expenses; and for payment of a grant-in-aid 29,057,000 1,100,350 23 For expenses in connection with prisons, including centres of detention for juveniles; for the maintenance of prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals; and for welfare services 3,514,000 40,000 24 For such of the salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court as are not charged on the Central Fund 1,198,000 75,000 25 For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds 618,000 — 26 For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office 20,000 83 27 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Local Government, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, and miscellaneous schemes and grants including a grant-in-aid 37,970,010 495,500 28 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education (including Institutions of Science and Art), for certain miscellaneous educational and cultural services and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 9,800,010 41,100 29 For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. 38,859,000 309,500 30 For Secondary Education 29,020,000 332,610 31 For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid 16,166,000 707,900 32 For expenses in connection with Residential Homes and Special Schools 632,000 1,000 33 For grants-in-aid of An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas, certain Higher Education Institutions and Services and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 15,618,000 12,000 34 For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including certain grants-in-aid 101,000 1,000 35 For the salaries and expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission, including a grant-in-aid 5,357,000 460,530 36 For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 6,010,000 1,650,000 37 Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair 3,900,000 10 38 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid 52,675,000 18,559,757 39 For salaries and expenses in connection with Sea and Inland Fisheries, including sundry grants-in-aid 3,355,000 10,800 40 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Labour, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 4,575,000 27,600 41 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 27,989,010 1,070,110 42 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Transport and Power, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 25,629,000 1,539,960 43 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and of certain other services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 50,219,000 27,816,010 44 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Defence, including certain services administered by that Office; for the pay and expenses of the Defence Forces; and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 30,304,000 560,000 45 For retired pay, pensions, compensation, allowances and gratuities payable under sundry statutes to or in respect of members of the Defence Forces and certain other Military Organisations, etc., and for sundry contributions and expenses in connection therewith; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and for sundry grants 6,420,000 74,530 46 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and of certain services administered by that Office, including certain grants-in-aid 2,501,000 20,000 47 For contributions to International Organisations and for Official Development Assistance, including a grant-in-aid 980,010 — 48 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social Welfare, for certain services administered by that Office, for payments to the Social Insurance Fund, and for sundry grants 121,475,000 4,160,000 49 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health (including Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora), and certain services administered by that Office, including grants to Health Boards and miscellaneous grants, and for payment of a grant-in-aid.. 101,378,000 5,514,900 50 For certain Remuneration 16,550,000 — 51 For payment of increases in pensions, allowances and retired pay in respect of public service and for certain improvements in relation to the award of superannuation allowances, compensation allowances, pensions, additional allowances and gratuities 750,000 — Total of Part III                                               £ 711,275,550 69,262,215 Total of Schedule                                            £ 738,706,804 78,974,205 Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

🔗 To official source

AI explanation based on the official legal text. Indicative, not a substitute for legal advice.