LegalizeGRANT OUT OF THE CENTRAL FUND
1 Issue of £3,586 out of the Central Fund for the year 1975.
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 December, 1975, the sum of three thousand five hundred and eighty-six pounds.
APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS
2 Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz., £1,827,930,226.
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 one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven million, nine hundred and thirty thousand two hundred and twenty-six pounds and comprising the sum of three thousand five hundred and eighty-six pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of December, 1975, the sum of twenty-seven million, eight hundred and seventy thousand, three hundred and eighty pounds for the service of the year ended on the 31st day of December, 1976, and the sum of one thousand eight hundred million, fifty-six thousand two hundred and sixty pounds for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1977, 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 one hundred and fifty-three million, seven hundred and twenty-seven thousand, nine hundred and seventy-one pounds.
3 Short title.
3.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1977.
SCHEDULE
Part I Excess for Year 1975
| Sums not exceeding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply Grant | Appropriations-in-Aid | |
| £ | £ | |
| Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Superannuation and Retired Allowances for the year ended on the 31st day of December, 1975 | 3,586 | 104,318 |
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 December, 1976.
| Vote No. | Title | Sums not exceeding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| £ | £ | ||
| 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, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid | 64,000 | |
| 14 | For certain Miscellaneous Expenses and for payment of a grant-in-aid | 10 | — |
| 20 | 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 the Public Service; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; etc. | 950,000 | — |
| 29 | 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 | 10 | — |
| 30 | For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. | 10 | — |
| 31 | For Secondary Education | 473,000 | 350,000 |
| 34 | For grants-in-aid of An tÚdarás um Ard Oideachas, certain Higher Education Institutions and Services and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | 193,000 | — |
| 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 | 1,639,000 | 5,048,000* |
| 41 | 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 | 10 | — |
| 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 certain subsidies, grants and sundry grants-in-aid | 10 | 85,000 |
| 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 certain subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid | 133,000 | 1,380,000 |
| 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; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and for sundry grants | 100,000 | 6,000 |
| 47 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and of certain services administered by that Office, including certain grants-in-aid | 10 | 63,000 |
| 49 | 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 | 8,700,000 | 468,000 |
| 50 | 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 Health Boards, miscellaneous grants, and certain grants-in-aid | 11,484,010 | 800,000 |
| 51 | For Remuneration | 4,134,300 | — |
| Total of Part II£ | 27,870,380 | 1,896,000* |
- 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 December, 1977.
| Vote No. | Title | Sums not exceeding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 58,000 | — |
| 2 | For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid | 2,663,000 | — |
| 3 | For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach | 322,000 | — |
| 4 | For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office | 2,203,000 | 200,000 |
| 5 | For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon | 1,200,000 | — |
| 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 | 4,381,000 | 47,000 |
| 7 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General | 345,000 | 43,000 |
| 8 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that office | 25,657,000 | 2,227,000 |
| 9 | 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; for expenditure arising from damage to the property of External Governments; and for payment of a grant-in-aid | 26,568,000 | 4,785,010 |
| 10 | For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory | 293,000 | 10,000 |
| 11 | For Secret Service | 25,000 | — |
| 12 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General | 1,081,000 | 32,000 |
| 13 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 362,000 | 10 |
| 14 | For certain Miscellaneous Expenses and for payment of a grant-in-aid | 2,011,300 | — |
| 15 | 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 | 4,252,000 | 610,000 |
| 16 | For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain minor services | 2,121,000 | 249,500 |
| 17 | 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 | 3,855,000 | 729,000 |
| 18 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Public Service and for payment of a grant-in-aid | 2,490,010 | 681,000 |
| 19 | For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission | 416,000 | 592,000 |
| 20 | For pensions, superannuation, compensation (including workmen's compensation), and additional and other allowances and gratuities under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963, and the Superannuation Act, 1976, and sundry other statutes; extra-statutory pensions, allowances and gratuities awarded by the Minister for the Public Service; fees to medical referees and occasional fees to doctors; compensation and other payments in respect of personal injuries; miscellaneous payments, etc. | 12,535,000 | 2,265,000 |
| 21 | For grants to Local Authorities in relief of rates on agricultural land | 41,200,000 | — |
| 22 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, and of certain other services administered by that Office, and of the Public Record Office, and of the Keeper of State Papers and for the purchase of historical documents, etc. | 2,492,000 | 26,000 |
| 23 | 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 | 60,180,000 | 1,850,000 |
| 24 | For expenses in connection with prisons, including centres of detention for juveniles; and for welfare services | 7,749,000 | 115,500 |
| 25 | For such of the salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Special Criminal Court, the Circuit Court and the District Court as are not charged on the Central Fund | 2,757,000 | 180,000 |
| 26 | For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds | 1,605,000 | — |
| 27 | For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office | 42,000 | 83 |
| 28 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, and miscellaneous schemes and grants including a grant-in-aid | 85,874,500 | 1,151,000 |
| 29 | 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 | 22,672,000 | 102,800 |
| 30 | For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. | 117,226,000 | 697,000 |
| 31 | For Secondary Education | 80,485,000 | 632,000 |
| 32 | For Vocational Education including a grant-in-aid | 48,873,000 | 1,007,500 |
| 33 | For expenses in connection with Residential Homes and Special Schools | 1,204,000 | 2,000 |
| 34 | For grants-in-aid of An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas, certain Higher Education Institutions and Services and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | 34,080,000 | 130,000 |
| 35 | For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery including certain grants-in-aid | 231,000 | 2,000 |
| 36 | For the salaries and expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission, including certain grants-in-aid | 8,269,000 | 1,147,000 |
| 37 | For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of certain grants-in-aid | 13,470,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 38 | Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair | 8,299,000 | 7,500 |
| 39 | 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 | 135,832,010 | 27,910,206 |
| 40 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Fisheries, including sundry grants-in-aid | 8,141,010 | 19,810 |
| 41 | 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 | 18,309,010 | 114,010 |
| 42 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies, grants and sundry grants-in-aid | 101,180,010 | 2,300,010 |
| 43 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Tourism and Transport, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid | 58,223,000 | 5,616,000 |
| 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 certain grants-in-aid | 131,474,000 | 66,753,000 |
| 45 | 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 certain grants-in-aid | 85,223,000 | 760,000 |
| 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; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and for sundry grants | 13,270,000 | 157,814 |
| 47 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and of certain services administered by that Office, including certain grants-in-aid | 6,904,000 | 522,000 |
| 48 | For contributions to International Organisations and for Official Development Assistance, including certain grants-in-aid | 4,462,010 | — |
| 49 | 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 | 279,458,000 | 11,667,800 |
| 50 | 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 Health Boards, miscellaneous grants, and certain grants-in-aid | 323,378,000 | 16,578,000 |
| 51 | For Remuneration | 4,639,400 | — |
| 52 | For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Economic Planning and Development | 16,000 | 100 |
| Total of Part III£ | 1,800,056,260 | 155,519,653 | |
| Total of Schedule£ | 1,827,930,226 | 153,727,971 |