§ Mr. HAYDENasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the ap- 1286W portionment over the various counties of Ireland of the £100,000 announced by the Road Board to be spent in that country on road improvement; and whether he will state the basis for the distribution in the different counties and the reason for such apportionment?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe Road Board have indicated to the County Councils of Ireland the undermentioned sums as the grants they are prepared to make as contributions towards approved schemes of road improvement. The allocation is made broadly on the basis of population modified so as to permit of larger grants being made to counties which have a comparatively small rateable value and a comparatively large mileage of important roads to deal with.
County. Grants indicated. Antrim … … £4,200 Armagh … … 2,700 Carlow … … 750 Cavan … … 2,230 Clare … … 2,600 Cork … … 9,750 Down … … 4,300 Dublin … … 3,000 Fermanagh … … 1,370 Galway … … 4,700 Kerry … … 4,000 Kildare … … 1,200 Kilkenny … … 1,460 Kings … … 1,170 Leitrim … … 1,700 Limerick … … 2,200 Londonderry … … 2,400 Longford … … 1,250 Louth … … 1,200 Mayo … … 5,200 Meath … … 1,250 Monaghan … … 1,550 Queens … … 1,050 Roscommon … … 2,640 Sligo … … 2,000 Tipperary (N.R.) … … 1,350 Tipperary (S.R.) … … 2,300 Tyrone … … 3,400 Waterford … … 1,160 Westmeath … … 1,100 Wexford … … 2,120 Wicklow … … 1,100