Appropriation Act, 1970

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Number 20 of 1970


APPROPRIATION ACT, 1970


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Grant out of the Central Fund

Section

1.

Issue of £3,846 out of the Central Fund for the year 1968–69.

Appropriation of Grants

2.

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £462,023,676.

3.

Short title.

SCHEDULE

Acts Referred to

Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965

1965, No. 26

Public Accounts and Charges Act, 1891

1891, c. 24

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Number 20 of 1970


APPROPRIATION ACT, 1970


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, 1969, AND TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES SUMS GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL FUND (PERMANENT PROVISIONS) ACT, 1965 , AND THIS ACT. [23rd December, 1970]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Grant out of the Central Fund

Issue of £3,846 out of the Central Fund for the year 1968–69.

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, 1969, the sum of three thousand, eight hundred and forty-six pounds.

Appropriation of Grants

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £462,023,676.

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 four hundred and sixty-two million, twenty-three thousand, six hundred and seventy-six pounds and comprising the sum of three thousand, eight hundred and forty-six pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1969, the sum of thirty-five million, sixty-five thousand, three hundred and seventy pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1970, and the sum of four hundred and twenty-six million, nine hundred and fifty-four thousand, four hundred and sixty pounds for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1971, 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 twenty-nine million, seven hundred and sixty-six thousand, two hundred and thirty-four pounds.

Short title.

3.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1970.

SCHEDULE

Part I

EXCESS FOR YEAR 1968-69

Sums not exceeding

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

£

£

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Prisons for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1969

3,846

8,632*

*Deficit

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, 1970.

Sums not exceeding

Vote No.

Title

Supply Grants

Appropria-tions-in-Aid

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

£

£

3

For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach

10

7

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office

80,000

20,000

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 grants-in-aid

250,000

44,000

10

For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission

28,500

11

For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon

10,000

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

25,000

16

For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid

10

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.

10

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

1,157,000

90,000*

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

10

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

155,000

28

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

1,443,000

36,000*

29

For Secondary Education

879,000

30

For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid

2,024,000

31

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

81,000

32

For grants-in-aid to Universities and Colleges, and to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

848,400

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

8,938,000

593,000

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

3,121,000

47,000*

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

1,171,010

380,000

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

750,000

235,000

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

1,644,010

264,000*

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

10,000

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

40,400

1,000

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

45,500

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

7,542,010

119,670

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

1,500,000

49

For the expenses of the maintenance, etc., of Patients in the Central Mental Hospital

6,500

51

For Remuneration

3,316,000

Total of Part II

35,065,370

955,670

*Deficit

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 year ending on the 31st day of March, 1971.

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

19,300

2

For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid

838,000

3

For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach

79,300

4

For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office

483,000

2,400

5

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

84,000

18,000

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

2,343,000

14,000

7

For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office

5,735,000

155,000

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

10,599,000

1,400,517

9

For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory

64,200

1,800

10

For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission

87,000

109,000

11

For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon

70,000

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.

2,606,000

518,500

13

For Secret Service

11,500

14

For grants to Local Authorities in relief of rates on agricultural land

20,740,000

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

332,000

10,000

16

For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain grants-in-aid

1,789,400

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

1,481,000

260,400

18

For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain minor services

429,000

63,950

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

1,089,900

157,300

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.

349,000

1,525

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

12,662,000

756,800

22

For the expenses of prisons; St. Patrick's; Shanganagh; and the maintenance of prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals, and for payment of a grant-in-aid

630,000

44,800

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

785,000

70,600

24

For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds

376,000

25

For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office

14,300

43

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

11,590,000

398,200

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

5,899,000

18,700

28

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

25,258,000

279,650

29

For Secondary Education

19,626,000

156,700

30

For Vocational Education, including a grant-in-aid

10,318,000

61,450

31

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

382,000

2,000

32

For grants-in-aid to Universities and Colleges and to the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

7,537,000

33

For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery, including certain grants-in-aid

65,000

900

34

For the salaries and expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission

3,955,000

294,820

35

For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, including a grant-in-aid

5,084,000

950,000

36

Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair

2,070,000

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

69,476,000

4,469,376

38

For salaries and expenses in connection with Sea and Inland Fisheries, including sundry grants-in-aid

1,834,000

28,960

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

2,768,000

617,500

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

23,555,000

575,785

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

20,363,460

3,359,467

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

30,547,000

11,133,000

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

14,308,000

776,000

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

3,557,400

32,778

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

1,234,000

14,025

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

337,000

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

64,158,000

2,024,150

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

37,921,000

37,000

49

For the expenses of the maintenance, etc., of patients in the Central Mental Hospital

109,700

3,500

50

For payment of increases in certain pensions, allowances and retired pay in respect of public service and for payment of pensions to certain unestablished staff and for increased gratuities to part-time staff

1,305,000

Total of Part III                           £

426,954,460

28,819,196

Total of Schedule                          £

462,023,676

29,766,234