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Number 29 of 1966.


APPROPRIATION ACT, 1966


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Issue of £118,354 out of the Central Fund for the year 1964-65.

2.

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £253,831,594.

3.

Post Office Savings Bank and trustee savings banks—rates of interest.

4.

Short title.

ABSTRACT OF SCHEDULES A AND B TO WHICH THIS ACT REFERS

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE B


Acts Referred to

Finance Act, 1948

1948, No. 12

National Debt (Supplemental) Act, 1888

1888, c. 15

Finance Act, 1946

1946, No. 15

Finance Act, 1940

1940, No. 14

Finance Act, 1959

1959, No. 18

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Number 29 of 1966.


APPROPRIATION ACT, 1966


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, 1965, TO APPROPRIATE TO THE PROPER SUPPLY SERVICES AND PURPOSES THE SUMS GRANTED BY THE CENTRAL FUND (PERMANENT PROVISIONS) ACT, 1965, AND THIS ACT, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK AND TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANKS. [28th December, 1966.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

Grants out of the Central Fund

Issue of £118,354 out of the Central Fund for the year 1964-65.

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, 1965, the sum of one hundred and eighteen thousand, three hundred and fifty-four pounds.

Appropriation of Grants

Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £253,831,594.

2. —(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 two hundred and fifty-three million, eight hundred and thirty-one thousand, five hundred and ninety-four pounds, are appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule B annexed thereto.

(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 seventeen million, nine hundred and ten thousand, eight hundred and forty-one pounds.

Post Office Savings Bank and trustee savings banks—rates of interest.

3. —(1) Section 14 (2) of the Finance Act, 1948 , is hereby amended, with effect as on and from the 1st day of January, 1967, by the substitution of “three and one-half per cent. per annum” for “two and one-half per cent. per annum”.

(2) The words “and the interest payable to depositors by the trustees of any trustee savings banks shall not exceed the rate of two pounds ten shillings per centum per annum,” in section 5 of the National Debt (Supplemental) Act, 1888, and the words “Notwithstanding anything contained in section 5 of the National Debt (Supplemental) Act, 1888,” in section 29 (1) of the Finance Act, 1946 , are hereby repealed and, with respect to the period from the 21st day of December, 1966, to the 31st day of that month, the said section 29 (1) shall have effect subject to the substitution of a reference to a rate of three and one-half per cent. per annum for the reference to the rate for the time being payable on a deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank.

(3) Section 31 (3) (d) of the Finance Act, 1940 , as amended by section 78 of the Finance Act, 1959 , is hereby amended by the substitution of “four and one-tenth per cent. per annum” for “three per cent. per annum.

Short title.

4. —This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1966.

Abstract of Schedules A and B to which this Act Refers

Schedule A

GRANTS

Grants out of Central Fund

£253,831,594

Schedule B

APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.

Year

Sums not exceeding

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

£

£

1964–65 (Excess Votes)

      118,354

        5,628

1965–66 (Supplementary)

13,289,420

   768,100

1966–67

240,423,820

17,137,113

Total    £

253,831,594

17,910,841

Schedule A

GRANTS OUT OF CENTRAL FUND

£

For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965.

Under this Act

      118,354

For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1966.

Under Act No. 26 of 1965

  13,289,420

For the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1967.

Under Act No. 26 of 1965

240,423,820

Total    £

253,831,594

Schedule B

APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS

Part I

EXCESSES FOR YEAR 1964–65

Sums not exceeding

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

£

£

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for President's Establishment for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965

675

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Houses of the Oireachtas for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965

56,864

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Department of the Taoiseach for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965

144

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Office of the Minister for Finance for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965

43,521

1,825

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Rates on Government Property for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965

15,709

3,729

Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for National Gallery for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1965

1,441

74

£

118,354

5,628

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, 1966.

Sums not exceeding

Vote No.

Title

Supply Grants

Appropriations-in-Aid

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

£

£

6

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

82,000

16

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

39,200

1,000

17

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

10

28

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

95,000

29

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

1,430,000

30

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

340,000

31

For Vocational Education, including a Grant-in-Aid

260,000

38

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

10

39

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

2,045,000

525,600

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

1,797,000

25,000

43

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

1,609,300

114,500

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

6,900

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

3,835,000

102,000

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 a Grant-in-Aid

900,000

51

For Remuneration of Civil Servants

850,000

£

13,289,420

768,100

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, 1967.

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

16,400

2

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

539,000

3

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach

48,600

4

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Central Statistics Office

391,950

1,500

5

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

60,900

14,500

6

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office, and for payment of a Grant-in-Aid

797,780

7,160

7

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

4,085,000

140,000

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; and for the Execution and Maintenance of Drainage and other Engineering Works

8,234,000

1,058,117

9

For Employment and Emergency Schemes (including Relief of Distress)

515,000

42,000

10

For the Salaries and Expenses of the State Laboratory

43,000

1,550

11

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

47,000

56,000

12

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

40,000

13

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.

1,980,000

205,000

14

For Secret Service

8,000

15

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

13,520,000

16

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

283,000

8,000

17

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

183,470

18

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 Public Services; and for sundry Miscellaneous Purposes, including the publication and sale of Reports of Oireachtas Debates, Bills, Acts and Other Government Publications

760,000

217,000

19

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

290,250

38,000

20

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

769,000

114,000

21

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.

266,010

525

22

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

10,030,000

390,240

23

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

418,450

38,310

24

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

583,000

40,450

25

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

257,930

26

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

12,830

43

27

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 including certain Grants-in-Aid

8,581,450

224,000

28

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

1,274,220

12,30

29

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

18,854,600

130,22

30

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

6,654,100

56,530

31

For Vocational Education, including a Grant-in-Aid

3,523,960

55,000

32

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

262,500

3,500

33

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

3,182,800

34

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

26,070

270

35

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

3,155,000

226,000

36

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

3,397,000

762,500

37

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

1,004,000

6,050

38

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

35,309,000

1,023,162

39

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

793,400

28,600

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

8,966,700

129,500

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

7,631,000

1,657,635

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

19,606,000

8,220,000

43

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

10,802,000

283,829

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, and for certain Extra-Statutory Children's Allowances

2,576,000

2,547

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

777,650

8,125

46

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

204,300

50

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

42,203,000

1,909,000

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 a Grant-in-Aid

17,337,000

22,400

49

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

82,900

3,500

50

For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Labour

38,600

£

240,423,820

17,137,113

Total of Schedule B        £

253,831,594

17,910,841