Legalize1 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.
2 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.
3 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in section 5 of the National Debt (Supplemental) Act, 1888,” in section 29 (1) of the Finance Act, 1946, are hereby repealed and, with respect to the period from the 21st day of December, 1966, to the 31st day of that month, the said section 29 (1) shall have effect subject to the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.”
4 Short title.
4.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1966.
Abstract of Schedules A and B to which this Act Refers
GRANTS
| Grants out of Central Fund | £253,831,594 |
|---|---|
APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.
| Year | Sums not exceeding | |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid | |
| £ | £ | |
| 196465 (Excess Votes) | 118,354 | 5,628 |
| 196566 (Supplementary) | 13,289,420 | 768,100 |
| 196667 | 240,423,820 | 17,137,113 |
| Total£ | 253,831,594 | 17,910,841 |
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 |
APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS
EXCESSES FOR YEAR 196465
| 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 |
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 |
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 |