asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (i) the total amount provided under the Vote for Public Works and Buildings over each of the periods 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1939; 1st April, 1939 to 31st March, 1945, and 1st April, 1945, to 31st March, 1948; (ii) the average annual amount provided over each of the aforesaid periods; (iii) the total amount of expenditure, if any, in each such period treated as capital expenditure and defrayed out of borrowed moneys, and (iv) in respect of each period the proportion which the expenditure so defrayed bore to the total expenditure over the period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Public Works Expenditure.
The information asked for is as follows:—
(i) The total amount provided under the Vote for Public Works and Buildings in each of the following periods was:—
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£ |
|
|
1/4/32 to 31/3/39 |
5,850,285 |
|
1/4/39 to 31/3/45 |
7,184,103 |
|
1/4/45 to 31/3/48 |
2,865,788 |
(ii) The average annual amount provided in each period was:—
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£ |
|
|
1/4/32 to 31/3/39 |
835,755 |
|
1/4/39 to 31/3/45 |
1,197,350 |
|
1/4/45 to 31/3/48 |
955,263 |
(iii) and (iv) Information as to the total amount of Supply Services expenditure regarded as capital and defrayed from borrowings is contained in the various financial statements and, since 1938, in the printed tables issued in connection therewith. The deductions for capital expenditure in the years in question were intended as a global allowance for the capital elements in the Vote for Public Works and Buildings and other Votes and it is not possible to assign them to specific services.
We shall deal with that later.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (i) the total amount provided under the sub-head for new works, etc., in the Vote for Public Works and Buildings for the erection, enlargement or reconstruction of schools and colleges over the periods (a) 1st April, 1932, to 31st March, 1940; (b) 1st April, 1940, to 31st March, 1946; (c) 1st April, 1946, to 31st March, 1948; (ii) the average annual amount provided over each of the periods; (iii) the average annual revenue over each period; (iv) the proportion of (ii) to (iii) expressed as a percentage of the latter; (v) the amount of the expenditure over each period which was regarded as capital and defrayed out of borrowed moneys; (vi) in respect of each period the average annual expenditure so defrayed; and (vii) the proportion of (vi) to (iii) expressed as a percentage of the latter.
The information asked for is as follows:—
(i) The total amount provided under the sub-head for new works, etc., in the Vote for Public Works and Buildings for the erection, enlargement or reconstruction of schools and colleges in the following periods was:—
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£ |
|
|
(a) 1/4/32 to 31/3/40 |
1,832,635 |
|
(b) 1/4/40 to 31/3/46 |
1,443,410 |
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(c) 1/4/46 to 31/3/48 |
503,770 |
(ii) The average annual amount provided over each of the periods was:
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£ |
|
|
1/4/32 to 31/3/40 |
229,080 |
|
1/4/40 to 31/3/46 |
240,568 |
|
1/4/46 to 31/3/48 |
251,885 |
(iii) The average annual revenue over each of the periods was:
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£ |
|
|
1/4/32 to 31/3/40 |
30,763,541 |
|
1/4/40 to 31/3/46 |
42,018,846 |
|
1/4/46 to 31/3/48 |
59,775,355 |
(iv) The proportions of (ii) to (iii), expressed as percentages, are:
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Per cent. |
|
|
1/4/32 to 31/3/40 |
0.74 |
|
1/4/40 to 31/3/46 |
0.57 |
|
1/4/46 to 31/3/48 |
0.42 |
(v), (vi) and (vii) I would refer the Deputy to my reply under headings (iii) and (iv) of the previous question.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each of the years ended 31st March, 1949, and 31st March, 1950: (i) the total amount provided under the sub-head for new works, etc., in the Vote for Public Works and Buildings for the erection, enlargement or reconstruction of schools and colleges; (ii) the total revenue accruing to the Central Fund; (iii) the relation of (i) to (ii), expressed as a percentage of the latter; (iv) the amount of expenditure which was regarded as capital and defrayed out of borrowed moneys.
The information asked for is as follows:—
(i) The total amount provided under the sub-head for new works, etc., in the Vote for Public Works and Buildings for the erection, enlargement or reconstruction of schools and colleges was:—
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£ |
|
|
In the year ended 31st March 1949 |
256,520 |
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In the year ended 31st March, 1950 |
493,520 |
(ii) The total revenue amounted to £71,691,728 in the year ended 31st March, 1949, and £74,025,758 in the year ended 31st March, 1950.
(iii) The relations of (ii) to (iii), expressed as percentages, are:—
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Per cent. |
|
|
Year ended 31st March, 1949 |
0.36 |
|
,, ,, 31st March, 1950 |
0.67 |
(iv) The amount of expenditure which was regarded as capital and was defrayed out of borrowed moneys was £350,000 in 1948-49 and £4,521,000 in 1949-50.