§ Mr. LARDNERasked the Secretary to the Treasury the total sum allocated to Ireland under the Road Board scheme; the amount allocated to each county or local authority; the amounts actually paid to date; will he state the basis on which Ireland's proportion is calculated; whether the original scheme of allocations amongst local authorities in Ireland propounded by the Road Board has been altered in any respect; and, if so, what?
§ Mr. MASTERMANfurnished the following account of amounts granted to the several counties in Ireland:—
County Council. Total amount of Advances made or indicated by way of Grant and Loan. Payments under Grants towards work actually carried out up to 31st October, 1912. £ £ 1 Antrim 7,200 2,415 2 Armagh 4,100 3,108 3 Carlow 750 — 4 Cavan 2,365 788 5 Clare 4,450 866 6 Cork 9,750 3,247 7 Donegal 15,000 — 8 Down 8,300 3,505 9 Dublin 5,500 2,000 10 Fermanagh 2,040 815 11 Galway 4,700 — 12 Kerry about 18,000 — 13 Kildare 2,245 800 14 Kilkenny 3,210 892 15 King's 1,170 — 16 Leitrim 1,700 1,132 17 Limerick 2,200 — 18 Londonderry 2,400 — 19 Longford 2,895 400 20 Louth 1,200 — 21 Mayo 5,200 — 22 Meath 2,250 832 23 Monaghan 1,550 775 24 Queen's 1,800 350 25 Roscommon 4,040 2,640 26 Sligo 18,000 1,612 27 Tipperary (N.R.) 1,350 163 28 Tipperary (S.R.) 4,800 138 29 Tyrone 3,400 1,094 30 Waterford 3,581 919 31 Westmeath 4,576 1,175 32 Wexford 2,120 — 33 Wicklow 1,100 — £152,942 £29,666