Appropriation Act, 1973

Appropriation Act, 1973 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 1973 Appropriation Act, 1973 Appropriation Act, 1973 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 34 of 1973 APPROPRIATION ACT, 1973 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £791,362,840. 2. Short title. SCHEDULE Acts Referred to Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965 1965, No. 26 Accounts and Charges Act, 1891 1891, c. 24 Number 34 of 1973 APPROPRIATION ACT, 1973 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES SUMS GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL FUND (PERMANENT PROVISIONS) ACT, 1965 . [24th December, 1973] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £791,362,840. 1.—(1) The sums granted by the Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965 , out of the Central Fund towards making good the supply granted, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of seven hundred and ninety-one million, three hundred and sixty-two thousand, eight hundred and forty pounds and comprising the sum of forty-seven million, four hundred and eighty-nine thousand, eight hundred and forty pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1973, and the sum of seven hundred and forty-three million, eight hundred and seventy-three thousand pounds for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 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 fifty-four million, five hundred and forty-two thousand, three hundred and fifty-seven pounds. Short title. 2.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1973. SCHEDULE Part I 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, 1973. Sums not exceeding Vote No. Title Supply Grants Appropriations-in-Aid (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ 7 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office 340,000 — 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 330,000 120 000 10 For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission 32,000 7,000* 11 For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon 5,000 — 12 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 Finance; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; etc. 386,000 — 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 50,000 — 16 For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid 25,000 — 17 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 120,000 25,000* 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 87,000 — 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. 81,000 1,765* 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. 1,850,000 — 22 For the expenses of prisons; St Patrick's; Shanganagh; and the maintenance of prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals 339,000 2,500 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 5,671,000 16,000 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 272,000 — 28 For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. 4,125,000 — 29 For Secondary Education 1,958,000 90,000 30 For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid 1,984,000 — 32 For grants-in-aid of Universities and Colleges, other Institutions of Higher Education and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 1,747,000 — 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 6,519,000 42,000* 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 20 40,000 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 2,382,000 1,330,000* 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 953,000 3,707,000 43 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 a grant-in-aid 3,915,000 — 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 14,000 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 10 — 47 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 5,692,000 326,000 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 8,465,000 250,000* 50 For Remuneration 111,800 — Total of Part I                                           £ 47,489,840 2,659,735 *Deficit. Part II 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 year ending 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 30,000 — 2 For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid 1,184,000 — 3 For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach 199,000 — 4 For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office 994,000 3,000 5 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 157,000 24,480 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 3,904,000 18,500 7 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that office 12,838,000 306,500 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 17,067,000 2,150,500 9 For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory 110,000 1,650 10 For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission 198,000 249,000 11 For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon 100,000 — 12 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 Finance; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; etc. 5,030,000 863,500 13 For Secret Service 15,000 — 14 For grants to Local Authorities in relief of rates on agricultural land 27,710,000 — 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 555,000 6,000 16 For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid 605,000 __ 17 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 1,918,000 282,000 18 For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain minor services 881,000 73,800 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 1,899,000 276,000 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. 717,000 775 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 26,712,000 1,240,000 22 For the expenses of prisons; St. Patrick's; Shanganagh; and the maintenance of prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals 4,370,000 83,000 23 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 1,440,000 85,850 24 For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds 757,000 — 25 For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office 26,000 83 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 33,292,000 605,700 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 10,742,000 15,500 28 For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. 44,504,000 282,100 29 For Secondary Education 35,788,000 286,700 30 For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid 19,774,000 53,100 31 For expenses in connection with Reformatory and Industrial Schools, including Places of Detention 793,000 2,000 32 For grants-in-aid of An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas, certain Higher Education Institutions and Services and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 14,407,000 — 33 For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including certain grants-in-aid 115,000 1,200 34 For the salaries and expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission, including a grant-in-aid 5,627,000 415,500 35 For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 7,812,000 1,486,000 36 Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair 3,828,000 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 55,892,000 4,448,511 38 For salaries and expenses in connection with Sea and Inland Fisheries, including sundry grants-in-aid 3,575,000 11,600 39 For the salaries and expenses of the Office ofthe Minister for Labour, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 5,104,000 32,000 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 34,978,000 646,000 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 30,355,000 2,530,880 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 54,086,000 23,569,000 43 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 a grant-in-aid 34,172,000 729,000 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 7,763,000 61,053 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 2,484,000 18,000 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 796,000 100 47 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 136,013,000 4,440,630 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 92,557,000 6,583,400 Total of Part II                                       £ 743,873,000 51,882,622 Total of Schedule                                      £ 791,362,840 54,542,357 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. 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