Annual Budget 2009 - Roscommon County Council

Division G | Agriculture, Education, Health and Welfare
G
Agriculture, Education, Health and Welfare
G01 Land Drainage Costs
The budget provides a figure of €532,600 to meet land drainage costs, which is a reduction of 8.5% on the 2008
figure.
G04 Veterinary Service
The provision for the operation of food safety responsibilities is €264,000. The Council is now operating a full meat
inspection service at twelve licensed abattoirs and four small meat-manufacturing plants in the County. It is
expected that in 2009 the full cost of this service will be met by inspection fees under the licensing regulations and
a grant from the Department of Agriculture & Food. Roscommon County Council currently employs a full time
Veterinary Officer and six part time officers.
G05 Educational Support Services
The major item of expenditure under this sub program is in respect of higher education grants which are estimated
at €3,200,000, an increase of €400,000. The full cost of Higher Education Grants is not a direct charge on the
County Council and a sum of €3,200,000 of this provision will be recouped from the Department of Education. In
addition, included under this heading is an amount of €2,000 as a contribution to residential homes and special
schools.
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Roscommon County Council | Comhairle Chontae Ros Comain | Adopted Budget 2009 | For year ended 31st December 2009