Appropriation Act, 1963

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Number 25 of 1963.


APPROPRIATION ACT, 1963.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Issue of £111,666,460 out of the Central Fund for the year 1963-64.

2.

Power of the Minister for Finance to borrow up to £111,666,460.

3.

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £176,071,084.

4.

Short title.

Abstract of Schedules A and B to which this Act Refers

Schedule A

GRANTS

Schedule B

APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS


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Number 25 of 1963.


APPROPRIATION ACT, 1963.


AN ACT TO APPLY A CERTAIN SUM OUT OF THE CENTRAL FUND TO THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING ON THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MARCH, ONE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR, TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES THE SUMS GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL FUND ACT, 1963, AND THIS ACT, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN PROVISION IN RELATION TO BORROWING. [3rd August, 1963.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

Grants out of the Central Fund

Issue of £111,666,460 out of the Central Fund for the year 1963-64.

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 ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand, nine hundred and sixty-four, the sum of one hundred and eleven million, six hundred and sixty-six thousand, four hundred and sixty pounds.

Power of the Minister for Finance to borrow up to £111,666,460.

2.—(1) The Minister for Finance may borrow from any person any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole one hundred and eleven million, six hundred and sixty-six thousand, four hundred and sixty pounds, and for the purpose of such borrowing the Minister for Finance may create and issue any securities bearing such rate of interest and subject to such conditions as to repayment, redemption or otherwise, as he thinks fit.

(2) The principal and interest of any securities issued under this Act and the expenses incurred in connection with the issue of such securities shall be charged on the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.

(3) Any moneys raised by securities issued under this Act shall be placed to the credit of the account of the Exchequer and shall form part of the Central Fund and be available in any manner in which such Fund is available.

Appropriation of Grants

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £176,071,084.

3.—(1) All sums granted by this Act and the other Act mentioned in Schedule A annexed to this Act out of the Central Fund towards making good the supply granted, amounting, as appears by the said Schedule, in the aggregate to the sum of one hundred and seventy-six million, seventy-one thousand and eighty-four pounds, are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule A for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule B annexed thereto. The abstract of schedules and schedules annexed thereto, with the note (if any) to such schedules shall be deemed to be part of this Act in the same manner as if they had been contained in the body thereof.

(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 Schedule B 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 thirteen million, seven hundred and sixty-seven thousand, five hundred and forty-six pounds.

Short title.

4.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1963.

Abstract of Schedules A and B to which this Act Refers

Schedule A

GRANTS

Grants out of Central Fund

£176,071,084

Schedule B

APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS

Sums not exceeding

Year

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

£

£

1962—63 (Supplementary)

9,034,624

1,646,550*

1963—64

167,036,460

15,414,096

Total          £

176,071,084

13,767,546

*Deficit.

Schedule A

GRANTS OUT OF CENTRAL FUND

For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1963:

Under Act No. 8 of 1963

9,034,624

For the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1964:

Under Act No. 8 of 1963

55,370,000

Under this Act

111,666,460

Total

£

176,071,084

Schedule B

APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS

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, 1963.

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

8,500

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

10

10

For Employment and Emergency Schemes (including Relief of Distress)

10

13

For a Grant (Grant-in-Aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon (No. 9 of 1951)

10

18

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Attorney-General, etc., and for the Expenses of Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges, including a Grant in Relief of certain Expenses payable by Statute out of Local Rates

16,010

20

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Stationery Office; for Printing and Binding, and the provision of Stationery, Paper, Books, Office Machinery and other Office Supplies for the Public Services; and for sundry Miscellaneous Purposes, including the publication and sale of Reports of Oireachtas Debates, Bills, Acts and Other Government Publications

41,800

7,200

23

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, and of certain other Services administered by that Office, including certain Grants-in-Aid; and of the Public Record Office, and of the Keeper of State Papers, Dublin (30 and 31 Vict., c. 70; 38 & 39 Vict., c. 59; and 39 & 40 Vict., c. 58), and for the purchase of Historical Documents, etc.

10

28

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office (No. 17 of 1961)

300

29

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 Grants

10

30

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and for Expenses connected with the Council of Education

7,000

5,400

31

For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc.

60,000

32

For Secondary Education, including the Teachers' Salaries Grant, Capitation Grant, Incremental Salary to Secondary Teachers and Grant to the Secondary Teachers' Pension Fund.

360,000

33

For Payments under the Vocational Education Acts, 1930 to 1953 (No. 29 of 1930; No. 50 of 1936; No. 9 of 1944; No. 1 of 1947; No. 33 of 1950; and No. 37 of 1953), and for other purposes connected with Technical Instruction and Continuation Education

102,000

34

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Institutions of Science and Art, for certain Miscellaneous Educational and Cultural Services, and sundry Grants-in-Aid

9,000

36

For Grants (Grants-in-Aid) to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (No. 13 of 1940)

2,120

39

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission

33,500

26,500

40

For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Forestry (No. 13 of 1946 and No. 6 of 1956), including a Grant-in-Aid for Acquisition of Land

331,010

75,000*

42

Le haghaidh Tuarastail agus Costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le Deontais le haghaidh Tithe agus Ildeontais-i-gCabhair

10

43

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, including certain Services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain Subsidies and sundry Grants-in-Aid

4,490,500

1,834,000*

44

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

1,170,000

45

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

52,440

46

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 Grants-in-Aid

133,000

196,000

51

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social Welfare

10

52

For payments to the Social Insurance Fund (No. 14 of 1950 and No. 11 of 1952)

1,370,000

53

For Old Age Pensions and Pensions to Blind Persons, Children's Allowances, Unemployment Assistance, Widows' and Orphans' Non-contributory Pensions, and for Sundry Miscellaneous Social Welfare Services, including Grants

694,000

26,000

54

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 and miscellaneous Grants

152,000

55

For the Expenses of the Maintenance, Etc., of Patients in the Central Mental Hospital (8 & 9 Vict., c. 107; and No. 19 of 1945)

1,250

1,350

57

For the repayment to the Contingency Fund of a certain Advance

114

£

9,034,624

1,646,550*

*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, 1964.

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

11,800

2

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain Grants-in-Aid

369,450

3

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach

35,840

4

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Central Statistics Office

193,750

1,400

5

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

47,970

5,550

6

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office

365,270

1,755

7

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other Services administered by that Office

2,804,870

92,500

8

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Public Works

687,500

122,000

9

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 a Grant-in-Aid of the River Shannon Navigation

6,512,000

280,277

10

For Employment and Emergency Schemes (including Relief of Distress)

833,900

41,000

11

For the Salaries and Expenses of the State Laboratory

33,250

1,360

12

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission

52,300

18,400

13

For a Grant (Grant-in-Aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon

30,000

14

For Pensions, Superannuation, Compensation (including Workmen's Compensation), and Additional and other Allowances and Gratuities under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1956, 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.

1,466,850

152,450

15

For Secret Service

7,500

16

For Expenses under the Electoral Act, 1923, and the Juries Act, 1927

20,700

17

For Grants to Local Authorities in Relief of Rates on Agricultural Land

8,816,000

18

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, etc., and for the Expenses of Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges, including a Grant in Relief of certain Expenses payable by Statute out of Local Rates

186,000

7,000

19

For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain Grants-in-Aid

19,850

20

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Stationery Office; for Printing and Binding, and the provision of Paper, Publications, Office Machinery and other Office Supplies for the Public Services; and for sundry Miscellaneous Purposes, including the publication and sale of Reports of Oireachtas Debates, Bills, Acts and Other Government Publications

740,200

123,600

21

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain Minor Services

259,250

23,700

22

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

639,000

13,800

23

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, and of certain other Services administered by that Office, including certain Grants-in-Aid; and of the Public Record Office, and of the Keeper of State Papers and for the purchase of Historical Documents, etc.

172,310

525

24

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Garda Síochána including Pensions, etc., and for payments of compensation and other expenses arising out of service in the Local Security Force

6,605,150

217,240

25

For the Expenses of Prisons, St. Patrick's, and the Maintenance of Prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals

316,720

33,322

26

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

394,560

55,585

27

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds

151,430

28

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office

8,120

43

29

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 Grants

6,615,900

97,470

30

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 sundry Grants-in-Aid

894,140

14,206

31

For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc.

12,659,500

132,900

32

For Secondary Education, including the Teachers' Salaries Grant, Capitation Grant, Incremental Salary to Secondary Teachers and Grant to the Secondary Teachers' Pension Fund

3,745,000

41,250

33

For Vocational Education

2,255,200

48,050

34

For Expenses in connection with Reformatory and Industrial Schools, including Places of Detention

229,650

4,200

35

For Grants-in-Aid to Universities and Colleges and to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

2,366,170

36

For the Salaries and Expenses of the National Gallery, including a Grant-in-Aid

15,750

120

37

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission

2,709,370

200,000

38

For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Forestry including a Grant-in-Aid for Acquisition of Land

3,101,300

578,000

39

For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Sea and Inland Fisheries, including sundry Grants-in-Aid

458,760

27,920

40

Le haghaidh Tuarastail agus Costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le Deontais le haghaidh Tithe agus Ildeontais-i-gCabhair

586,660

4,990

41

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, including certain Services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain Subsidies and sundry Grants-in-Aid

24,047,000

4,694,694

42

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

4,481,800

128,244

43

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

5,219,880

1,173,725

44

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 Grants-in-Aid

13,503,600

5,417,400

45

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of 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

9,508,700

143,700

46

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, etc.

2,187,310

2,500

47

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

594,100

6,650

48

For contributions to the Council of Europe, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the United Nations and Intergovernmental Legal Bodies; and for other expenses in connection therewith

152,900

1,500

49

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Social Welfare

537,000

1,124,340

50

For payments to the Social Insurance Fund

8,020,000

51

For Old Age Pensions and Pensions to Blind Persons, Children's Allowances, Unemployment Assistance, Widows' and Orphans' Non-contributory Pensions, and for Sundry Miscellaneous Social Welfare Services, including Grants

20,127,000

346,500

52

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 and miscellaneous Grants

11,177,500

31,000

53

For the Expenses of the Maintenance, Etc., of Patients in the Central Mental Hospital

60,730

3,230

£

167,036,460

15,414,096

Total of Schedule B                    £

176,071,084

13,767,546