Appropriation Act, 1954

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Title

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

£

£

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including a Grant-in-Aid

6,000

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach (No. 16 of 1924; No. 40 of 1937; No. 38 of 1938; and No. 24 of 1947)

10

—

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

10

—

For Pensions, Superannuation, Compensation (including Workmen's Compensation), and Additional and other Allowances and Gratuities under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1947, 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.

125,000

—

For Grants to Universities and Colleges, including certain Grants-in-Aid

10

—

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

6,000

—

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 certain Subsidies and sundry Grants-in-Aid

753,000

30,00

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

10

—

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

1,577,800

—

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

1,250

—

For the National Development Fund

5,000,000

—

For the repayment to the Contingency Fund of certain Miscellaneous Advances

Title

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

£

£

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Secretary to the President, and for certain other Expenses of the President's Establishment (No. 24 of 1938)

7,420

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including a Grant-in-Aid

227,400

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach (No. 16 of 1924; No. 40 of 1937; No. 38 of 1938; and No. 24 of 1947)

27,390

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Central Statistics Office

102,280

150

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (No. 1 of 1923)

34,150

6,200

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

174,540

1,260

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

1,847,770

69,500

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Public Works (1 & 2 Will. 4, c. 33, secs. 5 and 6; 5 & 6 Vict., c. 89 secs. 1 and 2; 9 & 10 Vict., c. 86, secs. 2, 7 and 9; etc.)

371,000

95,400

For Expenditure in respect of Public Buildings; for the Maintenance of certain Parks and Public Works; and for the Execution and Maintenance of Drainage and other Engineering Works

4,647,000

125,067

For Employment and Emergency Schemes (including Relief of Distress)

695,900

25,500

For Remuneration for the Management of Government Stocks

36,250

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the State Laboratory

20,250

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Civil Service Commission (No. 5 of 1924 and No. 41 of 1926) and of the Local Appointments Commission (No. 39 of 1926, No. 15 of 1940 and No. 9 of 1946)

37,500

16,570

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

20,000

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of Commissions, Committees and Special Inquiries

12,950

—

For Pensions, Superannuation, Compensation (including Workmen's Compensation), and Additional and other Allowances and Gratuities under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1947, 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.

813,030

114,675

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

333,000

10,000

For Secret Service

7,500

—

For Expenses under the Electoral Act, 1923 , and the Juries Act, 1927 (No. 12 of 1923 and No. 23 of 1927)

19,000

—

For the increase of the Grant to Local Authorities in Relief of Rates on Agricultural Land (No. 35 of 1925; No. 28 of 1931; No. 23 of 1939; No. 36 of 1946; and No. 36 of 1953)

4,730,989

—

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

116,760

4,000

For Grants to Universities and Colleges including certain Grants-in-Aid

568,774

—

For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain Grants-in-Aid, Compensation and other Payments in connection with Injuries to Property (No. 24 of 1941) and payments of Compensation for Death or Personal Injuries

25,000

—

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

509,760

105,406

For the Salaries and Expenses of the General Valuation and Boundary Survey (15 & 16 Vict., c. 63; 17 Vict., c. 8 and c. 17; 20 & 21 Vict., c. 45; 22 & 23 Vict., c. 8; 23 Vict., c. 4; 27 & 28 Vict., c. 52; 37 & 38 Vict., c. 70; 61 & 62 Vict., c. 37; No. 19 of 1923; No. 3 of 1927; No. 27 of 1930; Nos. 27, 47 and 55 of 1931; No. 19 of 1932; No. 28 of 1937; No. 21 of 1939; and No. 8 of 1940; Local Government (Application and Adaptation of Enactments) Order, 1925); including Estate Duty Valuation (10 Edw. 7, c. 8), etc.

67,780

7,655

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Ordnance Survey and of Minor Services including the Facsimile Reproduction of Ancient Manuscripts

62,390

7,505

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

7,250,930

453,885

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

107,600

37,720

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, including certain other Services administered by that Office

85,280

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Garda Síochána including Pensions, etc. (9 & 10, Geo. 5, c. 68; No. 25 of 1924; No. 7 of 1925; No. 10 of 1926; No. 32 of 1933; No. 5 of 1937; No. 19 of 1941; Nos. 1 and 17 of 1945; and No. 41 of 1947) and for payments of compensation and other expenses arising out of service in the Local Security Force (No. 19 of 1946 and No. 15 of 1949)

4,450,250

97,975

For the Expenses of Prisons, St. Patrick's, and the Maintenance of Prisoners confined in District Mental Hospitals (17 & 18 Vict., c. 76; 34 & 35 Vict., c. 112, sec. 6; 40 & 41 Vict., c. 49; 47 & 48 Vict., c. 36; 61 & 62 Vict., c. 60; 1 Edw. 7, c. 17, sec. 3; 8 Edw. 7, c. 59; and 4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 58)

195,530

25,963

For such of the Salaries and Expenses of the District Court as are not charged on the Central Fund (7 Edw. 7, c. 17, sec. 3; No. 27 of 1926, secs. 49, 50 and 66; No. 15 of 1928, sec. 13; No. 48 of 1936, secs. 51 and 77; No. 4 of 1946, secs. 35 and 36; No. 21 of 1946; No. 8 of 1951 and No. 32 of 1953) and for a Capitation grant

93,540

—

For the Salaries, Allowances and Expenses of Circuit Court Officers, Deputy Circuit Judges, Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs; the Travelling Expenses of Circuit Judges; and the Expenses of Revision of Voters and Jurors Lists (No. 27 of 1926, etc.)

123,250

30,025

For such of the Salaries and Expenses of the Supreme Court and High Court of Justice as are not charged on the Central Fund (No. 27 of 1926, No. 48 of 1936, No. 25 of 1945 and No. 32 of 1953)

94,560

910

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Land Registry (40 & 41 Vict., c. 57; 54 & 55 Vict., c. 66; No. 10 of 1924, sec. 102; and No. 26 of 1942, sec. 22); and of the Registry of Deeds (2 & 3 Will. 4, c. 87; 27 & 28 Vict., c. 76; 38 & 39 Vict., c. 5; and 46 & 47 Vict., c. 20)

96,330

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Public Record Office, and of the Keeper of State Papers, Dublin (30 & 31 Vict., c. 70; 38 & 39 Vict., c. 59; and 39 & 40 Vict., c. 58), and for the purchase of Historical Documents, etc.

9,330

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office (7 & 8 Vict., c. 97, secs. 7 & 8; 30 & 31 Vict., c. 54, sec. 24; and 34 & 35 Vict., c. 102)

5,030

38

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

4,925,590

50,915

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

359,090

82

For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation and a Grant-in-Aid, etc.

8,262,490

107,140

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

1,689,870

44,770

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

1,016,230

36,710

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Institutions of Science and Art, for certain Miscellaneous Educational and Cultural Services, the Centenary Commemoration of Thomas Davis and the Young Ireland Movement, and sundry Grants-in-Aid

189,970

8,450

For Expenses in connection with Reformatory and Industrial Schools, including Places of Detention (8 Edw. 7, c. 67; No. 17 of 1926; No. 12 of 1941; and No. 6 of 1949)

221,940

7,350

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

79,880

—

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

10,400

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission (44 & 45 Vict., c. 49, sec. 46, and c. 71, sec. 4; 48 & 49 Vict., c. 73, secs, 17, 18 and 20; 54 & 55 Vict., c. 48; 3 Edw. 7, c. 37; 7 Edw. 7, c. 38 and c. 56; 9 Edw. 7, c. 42; Nos. 27 and 42 of 1923; No. 25 of 1925; No. 11 of 1926; No. 19 of 1927; No. 31 of 1929; No. 11 of 1931; Nos. 33 and 38 of 1933; No. 11 of 1934; No. 41 of 1936; No. 26 of 1939; No. 12 of 1946; No. 25 of 1949; No. 16 of 1950; and No. 18 of 1953)

1,956,700

160,110

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

1,272,850

163,200

For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Gaeltacht Services, including Housing Grants

302,900

262,950

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 certain Subsidies and sundry Grants-in-Aid

8,990,240

44,098

For certain Transport Services; for Grants for Harbours; for the Salaries and Expenses of the Marine Service [Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1952, and the Foreshore Act, 1933 (No. 12 of 1933)]; for certain Protective Equipment for Ships; for certain payments in respect of Compensation, including the cost of medical treatment (No. 19 of 1946); and for the Coast Life Saving Service

1,912,100

43,725

For Aviation and Meteorological Services

414,530

324,600

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office (No. 16 of 1927, No. 13 of 1929, No. 45 of 1947 and No. 32 of 1949)

23,950

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (45 & 46 Vict., c. 74; 8 Edw. 7, c. 48; 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 26; the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1953; No. 45 of 1926; No. 14 of 1940 (secs. 30 and 31); No. 14 of 1942 (sec. 23); No. 17 of 1951; etc.), and of certain other Services administered by that Office

7,340,000

471,348

For Salaries and other Expenses in connection with Wireless Broadcasting (No. 45 of 1926), including Public Concerts

387,400

99,300

For the Defence Forces (including certain Grants-in-Aid) under the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Acts, and for certain administrative Expenses in connection therewith; for certain Expenses, under the Offences against the State Acts, 1939 and 1940 (No. 13 of 1939 and No. 2 of 1940) and the Air-raid Precautions Acts, 1939 and 1946 (No. 21 of 1939 and No. 28 of 1946); for Expenses in connection with the issue of Medals, etc.; for Expenses of the Bureau of Military History; and for a Grant-in-Aid of the Irish Red Cross Society (No. 32 of 1938)

8,267,300

176,472

For Wound and Disability Pensions, Further Pensions and Married Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 26 of 1923, No. 12 of 1927, No. 24 of 1932, No. 15 of 1937, No. 2 of 1941, No. 14 of 1943, No. 3 of 1946, Nos. 19 and 28 of 1949 and No. 23 of 1953); Military Service Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 48 of 1924, No. 26 of 1932, No. 43 of 1934, No. 33 of 1938, No. 5 of 1944, Nos. 11 and 34 of 1945, Nos. 7 and 29 of 1949 and No. 5 of 1953); Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 37 of 1936, No. 9 of 1948, No. 30 of 1950, No. 27 of 1952 and No. 4 of 1953); Payments in respect of Compensation for Members of the Local Defence Force (No. 19 of 1946 and No. 15 of 1949); and for sundry Contributions and Expenses in respect thereof, etc.

1,474,400

—

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for External Affairs, and of certain Services administered by that Office (No. 16 of 1924), including sundry Grants-in-Aid

403,000

6,100

For contributions to the Council of Europe and the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation and towards certain projects of the United Nations Organisation; and for other expenses in connection therewith

33,200

—

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

523,050

775,759

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

2,798,000

—

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

17,795,400

273,100

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 Grants-in-Aid

10,157,700

335,740

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

41,260

1,610

For the Salaries and Expenses of Oifig na Gaeltachta agus na gCeantar gCúng

7,620

—

For Grants to An Bord Fáilte and Fógra Fáilte (No. 15 of 1952)