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Number 37 of 1971
APPROPRIATION ACT, 1971
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £535,730,450.
2.
Short title.
SCHEDULE
Acts Referred to
Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965
1965, No. 26
Public Accounts and Charges Act, 1891
1891, c. 24
Number 37 of 1971
APPROPRIATION ACT, 1971
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES SUMS GRANTED BY THE
CENTRAL FUND (PERMANENT PROVISIONS) ACT, 1965
. [27th December, 1971.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £535,730,450.
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 five hundred and thirty-five million, seven hundred and thirty thousand, four hundred and fifty pounds and comprising the sum of thirty-four million, eight hundred and forty-eight thousand, four hundred and fifty pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1971, and the sum of five hundred million, eight hundred and eighty-two thousand pounds for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1972, 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 thiry-seven million, ninety-seven thousand, nine hundred and fifty-two pounds.
Short title.
2.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1971.
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, 1971.
Sums not exceeding
Vote No.
Title
Supply Grants
Appropriations-in-Aid
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
£
£
2
For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid
45,000
—
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
16,000
—
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; and for payment of certain grants-in-aid
636,000
46,000*
10
For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission
32,000
5,000
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 certain grants-in-aid
2,550,000
—
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
348,400
21.000
28
For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc.
2,612,000
35,650*
29
For Secondary Education
410,000
—
30
For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid
448,000
—
32
For grants-in-aid to Universities and Colleges and to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
677,500
—
35
For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid
657,300
50,000
36
Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair
7,000
—
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
10
—
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
250,000
50,000
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
315,000*
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 a grant-in-aid
4,300,010
1,292,000
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
4,480,010
341,000*
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
268,000
—
45
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for External Affairs, and of certain services administered by that Office, including a grant-in-aid
64,000
2,000
46
For contributions to the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the United Nations, Intergovernmental Legal Bodies and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; and for other expenses in connection therewith
10,500
—
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
8,730,000
144,000
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 Local Authorities, miscellaneous grants and certain grants-in-aid
6,575,000
—
49
For the expenses of the maintenance, etc., of patients in the Central Mental Hospital
43,700
—
51
For Remuneration
1,688,000
—
Total of Part I £
34,848,450
826,350
*
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 31 st day of March, 1972.
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
23,000
—
2
For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid
897,000
—
3
For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach
99,000
—
4
For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office
1,074,000
2,500
5
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
99,200
21,000
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
2,580,000
16,500
7
For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office
7,645,000
224,000
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; and for payment of certain grants-in-aid
10,988,000
1,670,117
9
For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory
81,700
1,800
10
For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission
70,000
203,000
11
For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon
80,000
—
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.
3,136,000
651,000
13
For Secret Service
15,000
—
14
For grants to Local Authorities in relief of rates on agricultural land
24,771,000
—
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
362,000
8,000
16
For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid
564,400
—
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
1,237,000
299,800
18
For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain minor services
516,000
64,100
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
1,110,000
167,350
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.
438,000
1,775
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
17,371,000
1,075,200
22
For the expenses of prisons; St. Patrick's; Shanganagh; and the maintenance of prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals
1,173,000
51,100
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
1,014,000
76,000
24
For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds
496,500
—
25
For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office
19,200
73
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
14,262,000
454,800
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
7,124,000
20,450
28
For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc.
30,938,000
259,100
29
For Secondary Education
22,179,000
234,600
30
For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid
12,195,000
58,520
31
For expenses in connection with Reformatory and Industrial Schools, including Places of Detention
649,000
1,700
32
For grants-in-aid to Universities and Colleges and to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
10,199,000
—
33
For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including certain grants-in-aid
84,900
1,000
34
For the salaries and expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission
4,161,000
318,025
35
For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid
6,387,000
1,150,000
36
Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair
2,505,000
500
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
72,772,000
4,102,481
38
For salaries and expenses in connection with Sea and Inland Fisheries, including sundry grants-in-aid
1,775,000
29,506
39
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
3,826,000
621,000
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
28,823,000
661,530
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
22,265,000
3,402,050
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
37,352,000
14,977,010
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
19,175,000
830,000
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
4,299,000
33,355
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
1,533,000
14,750
46
For contributions to the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the United Nations, Intergovernmental Legal Bodies and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; and for other expenses in connection therewith
413,600
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
75,326,000
2,529,010
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 Local Authorities, miscellaneous grants and certain grants-in-aid
45,912,000
2,035,300
49
For the expenses of the maintenance, etc., of patients in the Central Mental Hospital
156,500
3,500
50
For payment of increases in certain pensions, allowances and retired pay in respect of public service and for payment of allowances to widows of military service pensioners
710,000
—
Total of Part II £
500,882,000
36,271,602
Total of Schedule £
535,730,450
37,097,952
*Deficit.
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