asked the Minister for Health what amount has been allocated for disabled persons maintenance by the Mayo County Council for the present and past financial years.

The following amounts have been allocated by the Mayo County Council for disabled persons maintenance allowances for the present financial year and previous financial years since the commencement of the scheme on 1st October, 1954:—

Actual expenditure on allowances in the county has not, to date, gone above £39,000 a year.