Appropriation Act , 1985

Type Act
Publication 1985-12-28
State In force
Reform history JSON API
1 Appropriation of sums voted for supply services, viz.,£6,150,747,000

1.—(1) The sums granted by the Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act, 1965, out of the Central Fund towards making good the supply granted, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of six thousand, one hundred and fifty million, seven hundred and forty-seven thousand pounds for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1985, are appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the Schedule 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 hereto, the sums respectively set forth in column (4) of the said Schedule amounting, as appears thereby, in the aggregate to the sum of five hundred and thirty-five million, three hundred and sixty-four thousand pounds.

2 Short title.

2.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1985.

SCHEDULE 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, 1985.

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 240,000
2 For the salaries and expenses of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including certain grants-in-aid, and for certain expenses in connection with the European Assembly 12,017,000 16,000
3 For the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach including certain cultural and archival activities and for payment of certain grants-in-aid 5,049,000 49,000
4 For the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office 6,702,000 262,000
5 For a grant (grant-in-aid) to An Chomhairle Ealaíon 5,500,000
6 For the salaries and expenses of the National Gallery including certain grants-in-aid 655,000 1,000
7 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 22,023,000 135,000
8 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General 1,151,000 105,000
9 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, including certain other services administered by that Office 82,410,000 12,033,000
10 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for certain domestic expenses; for expenditure in respect of public and certain other buildings; for the maintenance of certain parks and public works; for the execution and maintenance of drainage and other engineering works 102,879,000 12,729,000
11 For the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory 1,589,000 30,000
12 For Secret Service 170,000
13 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General including a grant-in-aid 4,013,000 40,000
14 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 1,259,000 11,000
15 For certain Miscellaneous Expenses 477,000
16 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 9,300,000 1,477,000
17 For the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office, the Ordnance Survey and certain minor services 7,176,000 1,295,000
18 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 13,059,000 412,000
19 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Public Service and for payment of a grant-in-aid 7,400,000 1,000,000
20 For the salaries and expenses of the Civil Service Commission and of the Local Appointments Commission 1,140,000 920,000
21 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Ombudsman 655,000
22 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 and Pensions 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. 43,442,000 7,296,000
23 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Justice, and of certain other services administered by that Office, and for payment of a grant-in-aid 18,430,000 354,000
24 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 233,818,000 6,294,000
25 For expenses in connection with prisons, including centres of detention for juveniles; for probation and welfare services; and for payment of a grant-in-aid 51,475,000 590,000
26 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 8,623,000 550,000
27 For the salaries and expenses of the Land Registry and of the Registry of Deeds 5,806,000
28 For the salaries and expenses of the Charitable Donations and Bequests Office 119,000 1,000
29 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for the Environment, including grants in lieu of rates on agricultural land and other grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, and miscellaneous schemes, subsidies and grants including certain grants-in-aid 751,822,000 30,551,000
30 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education (including the National Library), for certain miscellaneous educational and cultural services and for payment of sundry grants-in-aid 70,594,000 380,000
31 For Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation, etc. 361,585,000 16,783,000
32 For Post-Primary Education 400,476,000 53,141,000
33 For expenses in connection with Special Schools 3,938,000 60,000
34 For grants-in-aid of An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas, certain Higher Education Institutions and Services and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 101,825,000 1,000
35 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, including certain services administered by that office and sundry grants-in-aid 18,448,000 900,000
36 For salaries and expenses in connection with Forestry, and for payment of a grant-in-aid 36,546,000 15,148,000
37 Le haghaidh tuarastail agus costais Roinn na Gaeltachta, maille le deontais le haghaidh tithe agus ildeontais-i-gcabhair 14,111,000 40,000
38 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, including certain services administered by that Office, and of the Irish Land Commission and for payment of certain subsidies and sundry grants-in-aid 252,306,000 141,611,000
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 and grants-in-aid 163,415,000 7,179,000
40 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain loans, subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid 300,211,000 5,054,000
41 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Communications, and certain services administered by that Office, for a cost alleviation payment and for payment of certain grants, and grants-in-aid 131,490,000 67,118,000
42 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 240,633,000 12,800,000
43 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 35,972,000 1,011,000
44 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and of certain services administered by that Office, including grants-in-aid 22,212,000 360,000
45 For contributions to International Organisations and for certain Official Development Assistance, including certain grants-in-aid 22,957,000
46 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 1,373,149,000 36,463,000
47 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 a grant-in-aid 1,084,203,000 98,500,000
48 For the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Energy, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain loans, subsidies, grants and grants-in-aid 10,277,000 2,664,000
49 For increases in Remuneration and Pensions 108,000,000
Total £ 6,150,747,000 5,35,364,000

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