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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 29 May 1945

Vol. 97 No. 11

Written Answers. - County Councils—Grants and Expenditure.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will give for each county council, for each of the years 1932-33 to 1942-43: (i) the total rates levied off — (a) agricultural land, and (b) other hereditaments; (ii) the total expenditure, including expenditure of boards of health and public assistance; (iii) the total amount of the agricultural grant; (iv) the total of grants (other than the agricultural grant) but including grants paid to boards of health and public assistance, paid from State funds.

Following are the statistics:—

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1933, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

15,865

10,531

92,392

37,939

22,274

Cavan

33,207

18,854

184,199

68,477

52,332

Clare

49,029

22,187

235,839

105,510

64,014

Cork

124,913

117,376

711,431

265,435

140,413

Donegal

52,488

49,243

307,451

90,762

83,974

Dublin

60,081

82,391

357,887

70,407

72,842

Galway

91,380

45,115

383,888

130,042

72,331

Kerry

41,313

43,322

302,331

105,761

98,780

Kildare

44,725

30,058

201,942

54,496

48,370

Kilkenny

34,161

22,001

205,494

85,264

48,713

Laoighis

45,096

27,837

173,308

54,255

35,712

Leitrim

21,304

14,095

115,982

43,856

26,565

Limerick

60,712

37,388

284,608

133,847

74,945

Longford

23,272

9,509

112,719

37,211

41,025

Louth

24,594

17,534

138,491

47,497

30,097

Mayo

31,368

34,164

283,602

106,100

106,465

Meath

72,011

20,264

264,549

95,312

75,695

Monaghan

22,774

16,583

145,083

55,299

36,804

Offaly

38,948

16,883

158,240

53,622

39,729

Roscommon

46,888

22,557

203,052

75,341

59,142

Sligo

28,548

15,955

154,702

58,331

45,338

Tipperary, N.R.

46,453

19,822

192,542

64,719

40,500

Tipperary, S.R.

57,848

23,816

259,908

93,077

47,503

Waterford

53,130

26,317

193,669

64,391

47,802

Westmeath

44,648

24,363

172,552

61,652

42,131

Wexford

57,588

27,074

229,326

86,178

54,619

Wicklow

37,599

30,015

181,498

49,615

46,745

TOTAL

£1,259,943

£825,254

£6,246,685

£2,194,396

£1,554,860

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1934, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

27,947

11,423

92,851

29,460

14,942

Cavan

48,567

19,200

165,899

56,626

35,717

Clare

74,074

23,332

232,113

82,926

36,954

Cork

236,831

136,479

709,136

209,367

108,323

Donegal

68,639

50,458

277,412

75,189

77,827

Dublin

102,971

113,929

402,261

55,658

58,464

Galway

129,319

50,426

374,525

106,414

86,851

Kerry

94,903

52,102

302,674

85,659

55,888

Kildare

58,197

29,708

189,262

42,864

32,782

Kilkenny

59,035

23,531

192,755

66,040

37,449

Laoighis

76,116

33,382

165,704

42,759

26,085

Leitrim

25,357

13,052

103,248

36,158

22,611

Limerick

96,723

40,759

279,668

103,141

17,536

Longford

30,486

9,614

94,819

29,935

18,517

Louth

39,179

18,234

133,409

37,935

24,639

Mayo

54,863

36,209

246,013

88,878

64,845

Meath

97,156

19,170

244,147

73,206

28,732

Monaghan

38,764

16,868

139,163

45,308

34,600

Offaly

60,618

19,075

158,396

42,509

23,067

Roscommon

67,613

23,429

188,797

61,479

29,080

Sligo

39,396

16,178

118,569

47,819

12,326

Tipperary N.R.

64,381

20,709

178,376

50,847

24,850

Tipperary S.R.

111,230

29,450

243,327

72,303

30,913

Waterford

54,070

24,869

154,878

49,662

23,257

Westmeath

57,413

23,821

158,994

48,524

28,437

Wexford

88,214

28,371

222,938

68,194

31,463

Wicklow

55,142

31,611

182,521

39,459

32,176

TOTAL

£1,957,204

£915,389

£5,951,855

£1,748,319

£1,018,331

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1935, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

22,442

11,195

88,438

33,592

20,735

Cavan

35,500

18,148

157,897

62,267

31,528

Clare

66,938

23,255

228,760

91,668

53,872

Cork

200,631

134,360

658,375

236,942

26,288

Donegal

66,643

50,060

254,718

80,935

68,748

Dublin

79,573

101,377

337,553

60,829

63,773

Galway

118,476

51,209

373,157

116,455

81,252

Kerry

83,336

54,497

288,108

93,072

66,770

Kildare

47,888

30,634

178,100

49,310

17,930

Kilkenny

39,764

21,691

189,102

76,426

8,753

Laoighis

63,507

32,182

163,632

50,161

22,774

Leitrim

25,147

13,663

95,740

38,705

22,870

Limerick

84,335

41,243

274,925

116,859

48,224

Longford

25,184

9,349

91,377

33,973

17,385

Louth

33,933

18,527

137,341

42,651

29,335

Mayo

53,674

37,965

244,588

93,052

60,242

Meath

78,752

24,601

239,401

82,888

15,519

Monaghan

26,953

15,964

124,662

51,502

29,277

Offaly

47,060

17,691

149,551

49,240

29,656

Roscommon

59,009

22,875

185,427

67,943

25,275

Sligo

37,501

16,644

136,076

51,358

25,759

Tipperary, N.R.

53,865

20,404

182,510

58,748

25,263

Tipperary, S.R.

89,836

27,860

222,975

82,917

1,827*

Waterford

59,641

26,859

156,381

57,155

9,208

Westmeath

49,074

24,090

160,459

55,632

12,013

Wexford

62,593

28,430

218,627

80,969

35,939

Wicklow

41,656

30,475

154,697

45,756

31,460

TOTAL

£1,652,911

£905,248

£5,692,577

£1,961,005

£881,675

* Actual amount received within the financial year.

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1936, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

26,041

11,560

87,907

31,265

13,738

Cavan

43,240

19,571

163,090

61,234

37,369

Clare

67,871

22,865

224,518

87,645

43,138

Cork

205,639

133,907

684,621

224,879

91,182

Donegal

73,856

52,795

261,190

78,619

52,759

Dublin

94,169

118,910

386,414

53,871

45,502

Galway

131,127

47,728

382,558

112,943

87,437

Kerry

107,421

61,733

299,674

91,389

44,607

Kildare

68,382

34,748

203,794

44,472

42,009

Kilkenny

61,315

24,668

193,598

71,579

37,750

Laoighis

66,906

31,475

155,978

47,496

38,732

Leitrim

31,566

14,457

92,329

38,242

14,544

Limerick

92,483

41,845

269,002

109,266

41,759

Longford

40,279

11,672

93,147

32,845

17,435

Louth

33,816

17,981

128,940

39,470

30,043

Mayo

55,970

38,887

241,389

91,769

59,047

Meath

109,964

22,149

250,506

74,610

38,306

Monaghan

38,545

18,002

139,748

50,028

29,767

Offaly

58,337

20,516

152,193

46,773

30,227

Roscommon

71,708

25,375

183,340

65,598

48,205

Sligo

45,413

17,915

138,715

50,111

32,303

Tipperary N.R.

57,800

21,745

187,786

55,869

32,659

Tipperary S.R.

95,376

27,961

215,504

76,948

23,423

Waterford

64,335

26,928

143,664

52,852

28,075

Westmeath

78,756

29,455

160,931

51,251

21,928

Wexford

70,487

29,414

213,490

77,417

47,208

Wicklow

45,693

30,671

162,152

42,542

22,544

TOTAL

£1,936,495

£954,933

£5,816,178

£1,860,983

£1,051,696

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1937, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

26,961

11,905

90,929

31,265

24,321

Cavan

54,102

21,810

180,652

61,230

41,798

Clare

64,034

22,594

212,400

87,645

35,201

Cork

264,408

155,242

694,940

224,879

141,937

Donegal

88,345

58,403

253,639

78,616

42,974

Dublin

94,547

120,225

391,590

53,871

73,074

Galway

128,237

47,402

384,254

112,943

88,667

Kerry

97,547

60,898

318,340

91,389

49,494

Kildare

71,737

35,173

196,182

44,472

30,302

Kilkenny

55,748

23,890

196,098

71,579

49,097

Laoighis

40,786

25,114

150,710

47,496

36,080

Leitrim

35,717

15,723

109,631

38,242

28,109

Limerick

98,275

43,424

278,483

109,266

39,000

Longford

25,747

9,781

93,660

32,844

26,451

Louth

33,579

18,137

132,311

39,470

29,502

Mayo

69,082

43,445

259,903

91,769

81,944

Meath

108,954

22,558

251,288

74,610

26,355

Monaghan

39,135

18,516

140,610

50,028

33,778

Offaly

48,246

18,455

152,547

46,773

37,906

Roscommon

68,527

23,630

195,674

65,598

40,476

Sligo

46,756

16,886

151,804

50,111

31,802

Tipperary N.R.

59,898

22,269

197,252

55,869

40,948

Tipperary S.R.

77,112

25,254

220,037

76,948

36,306

Waterford

61,628

29,666

172,385

52,852

35,540

Westmeath

62,672

25,960

166,444

51,251

25,830

Wexford

69,504

29,423

228,047

77,417

56,982

Wicklow

54,556

33,529

182,231

42,542

26,171

TOTAL

£1,945,840

£979,312

£6,002,141

£1,860,975

£1,210,045

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1938, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

34,439

13,431

106,807

31,265

27,670

Cavan

63,810

23,564

192,525

61,230

44,850

Clare

71,339

24,033

261,465

87,645

85,157

Cork

222,526

145,146

761,484

224,879

193,124

Donegal

90,663

59,719

362,327

78,616

151,386

Dublin

107,085

132,848

409,068

53,870

74,371

Galway

156,329

54,416

424,905

112,943

87,585

Kerry

84,107

83,595

375,106

91,389

92,767

Kildare

83,172

38,177

205,874

44,472

47,493

Kilkenny

56,172

24,332

195,817

71,579

58,250

Laoighis

37,711

24,793

140,613

47,496

38,856

Leitrim

36,964

15,749

122,951

38,242

32,070

Limerick

106,783

46,423

286,246

109,266

61,604

Longford

25,699

9,653

112,258

32,845

28,401

Louth

39,173

18,754

141,803

39,470

31,115

Mayo

81,234

48,200

347,606

91,769

130,704

Meath

111,224

22,795

254,478

74,610

30,498

Monaghan

45,359

18,664

158,914

50,028

38,874

Offaly

49,014

18,659

155,451

46,773

39,617

Roscommon

73,711

25,548

199,291

65,598

45,880

Sligo

47,394

19,030

161,730

50,111

39,828

Tipperary, N.R.

75,685

25,750

203,503

55,869

51,510

Tipperary, S.R.

70,519

24,481

220,420

76,948

46,101

Waterford

65,606

30,654

175,248

52,852

42,096

Westmeath

63,167

26,019

174,995

51,251

38,977

Wexford

77,688

31,203

241,874

77,417

56,858

Wicklow

78,504

42,436

191,053

42,542

34,434

TOTAL

£2,055,078

£1,048,072

£6,583,812

£1,860,975

£1,650,076

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1939, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

41,768

14,506

110,664

31,265

30,019

Cavan

65,498

24,762

201,507

61,219

48,944

Clare

78,056

27,280

271,173

87,645

82,823

Cork

231,748

146,642

772,326

224,879

169,837

Donegal

97,043

61,798

366,396

78,616

127,313

Dublin

115,506

144,316

466,945

53,870

91,931

Galway

163,213

58,466

454,119

112,943

94,579

Kerry

98,334

71,629

391,112

91,389

124,918

Kildare

77,129

39,277

204,119

44,472

68,271

Kilkenny

55,995

24,565

209,604

71,579

46,199

Laoighis

54,825

29,335

169,903

47,496

30,762

Leitrim

43,713

19,878

135,322

38,242

40,968

Limerick

120,456

50,461

327,024

109,266

84,399

Longford

37,365

11,797

112,587

32,844

29,255

Louth

45,055

20,615

155,441

39,470

31,145

Mayo

91,467

54,690

367,907

91,769

120,350

Meath

123,006

24,218

269,750

74,610

58,881

Monaghan

44,094

18,672

149,763

50,028

32,932

Offaly

54,114

19,587

158,335

46,773

35,049

Roscommon

85,465

27,975

225,621

65,598

52,572

Sligo

60,831

19,689

181,529

50,111

43,647

Tipperary, N.R.

72,141

24,511

208,980

55,869

55,168

Tipperary, S.R.

71,837

24,807

231,984

76,948

65,062

Waterford

69,177

33,330

178,764

52,852

47,859

Westmeath

77,844

27,472

185,836

51,251

45,158

Wexford

79,655

33,480

249,531

77,417

64,078

Wicklow

71,417

39,209

195,259

42,542

55,861

TOTAL

£2,226,752

£1,093,012

£6,951,501

£1,860,963

£1,777,980

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1940, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

40,594

14,572

118,616

31,265

33,301

Cavan

64,677

25,467

218,802

61,219

63,696

Clare

83,587

28,853

269,952

87,645

51,704

Cork

263,568

159,279

865,274

224,879

168,054

Donegal

100,795

63,675

376,829

78,616

113,348

Dublin

115,082

149,218

485,398

53,871

74,685

Galway

173,765

61,657

451,707

112,943

91,168

Kerry

103,661

65,250

407,673

91,389

132,914

Kildare

81,061

35,628

230,065

44,472

67,168

Kilkenny

62,236

26,443

214,480

71,579

50,002

Laoighis

75,669

35,102

189,710

47,496

43,776

Leitrim

52,755

22,231

145,802

38,242

33,244

Limerick

105,158

48,601

313,191

109,266

83,085

Longford

40,830

12,683

127,322

32,844

29,261

Louth

44,521

22,533

156,895

39,470

32,257

Mayo

94,509

55,599

415,023

91,769

156,303

Meath

138,192

26,437

289,459

74,607

64,401

Monaghan

40,863

18,154

153,669

50,028

37,046

Offaly

63,047

20,990

172,371

46,773

36,372

Roscommon

92,112

31,150

223,734

65,598

42,942

Sligo

62,962

23,894

181,809

50,111

46,134

Tipperary N.R.

84,814

26,084

219,234

55,869

49,894

Tipperary S.R.

76,405

25,752

243,271

76,952

64,288

Waterford

69,248

34,391

201,718

52,852

25,392

Westmeath

79,306

27,534

200,765

51,251

46,628

Wexford

83,954

34,396

261,422

77,417

54,239

Wicklow

72,421

40,131

218,601

42,542

59,158

TOTAL

£2,365,792

£1,135,704

£7,352,792

£1,860,965

£1,750,460

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1941, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

46,393

15,062

113,484

31,265

34,987

Cavan

73,626

26,324

221,875

61,219

57,088

Clare

96,022

28,678

287,125

87,645

77,645

Cork

309,562

177,247

898,326

224,879

161,446

Donegal

108,155

65,426

382,451

78,616

156,938

Dublin

125,125

156,782

491,265

53,871

96,350

Galway

194,200

62,742

454,943

112,943

78,346

Kerry

109,189

62,751

395,443

91,389

118,208

Kildare

86,555

31,514

242,589

44,472

54,382

Kilkenny

71,162

28,759

224,883

71,579

58,549

Laoighis

84,613

37,891

202,942

47,496

44,273

Leitrim

54,892

22,781

151,759

38,242

51,445

Limerick

128,867

50,363

337,608

109,266

70,522

Longford

48,160

13,846

127,284

32,842

31,891

Louth

52,815

24,959

158,870

39,470

31,446

Mayo

117,503

60,563

424,961

91,769

144,828

Meath

158,094

27,006

311,818

74,607

81,897

Monaghan

52,973

19,889

164,552

50,028

38,835

Offaly

74,296

23,355

180,488

46,758

39,932

Roscommon

92,494

28,914

248,230

65,598

54,782

Sligo

68,320

23,696

193,467

50,111

34,937

Tipperary, N.R.

91,045

26,610

223,847

55,869

53,841

Tipperary, S.R.

90,051

24,323

257,343

76,948

56,604

Waterford

82,018

32,289

199,382

52,852

45,605

Westmeath

87,966

26,675

205,366

51,251

56,108

Wexford

94,623

34,243

265,675

77,417

66,403

Wicklow

80,647

42,819

223,870

42,542

54,520

TOTAL

£2,679,366

£1,175,507

£7,589,846

£1,860,944

£1,851,808

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1942, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

46,371

15,053

108,903

31,265

17,809

Cavan

77,184

26,193

214,147

61,226

45,953

Clare

107,666

30,903

263,205

87,645

31,410

Cork

321,065

171,634

855,901

224,879

115,778

Donegal

113,418

69,642

378,623

78,616

102,258

Dublin

130,512

165,915

489,206

53,871

76,053

Galway

204,215

75,816

463,664

112,943

65,254

Kerry

104,397

63,248

340,340

91,389

53,383

Kildare

91,237

32,453

229,919

44,472

43,291

Kilkenny

76,317

27,736

222,039

71,579

43,604

Laoighis

90,125

34,599

178,782

47,496

30,729

Leitrim

59,013

22,279

138,215

38,242

24,097

Limerick

128,090

50,680

308,126

109,266

46,518

Longford

53,773

14,282

119,643

32,842

33,467

Louth

54,040

25,947

155,584

39,470

28,649

Mayo

117,872

61,421

364,039

91,769

93,763

Meath

155,169

26,803

296,062

74,607

37,887

Monaghan

55,742

20,546

175,348

50,028

26,035

Offaly

75,309

22,305

187,715

46,758

32,909

Roscommon

119,441

33,654

235,145

65,598

32,097

Sligo

75,217

25,278

187,674

50,111

36,023

Tipperary, N.R.

100,391

27,301

210,061

55,869

26,763

Tipperary, S.R.

90,903

24,764

249,986

76,956

53,061

Waterford

85,872

34,009

199,991

52,852

31,888

Westmeath

90,910

27,273

207,774

51,251

37,319

Wexford

103,139

36,171

259,096

77,417

52,848

Wicklow

82,680

42,086

213,746

42,542

46,386

TOTAL

£2,810,068

£1,207,991

£7,234,934

£1,860,959

£1,265,132

STATEMENT showing for the year ended 31st March, 1943, the under-mentioned particulars in respect of each County.

COUNTY

Amount leviable by rates off Agricultural Land

Amount leviable by rates off other Hereditaments

Total Expenditure

Amount payable in relief of rates by means of Agricultural Grant

Other Government Grants

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

49,290

15,700

140,902

31,265

31,073

Cavan

80,017

27,342

222,978

61,234

40,707

Clare

103,899

30,799

337,267

87,645

81,458

Cork

308,949

171,317

843,184

224,879

169,170

Donegal

113,901

68,413

404,051

78,612

127,303

Dublin

108,185

144,745

455,622

53,871

56,292

Galway

203,871

66,458

515,051

112,943

63,550

Kerry

124,152

69,873

386,259

91,389

104,849

Kildare

97,783

34,325

306,274

44,472

100,350

Kilkenny

80,291

28,641

267,580

71,579

40,341

Laoighis

80,860

32,747

222,058

47,496

34,103

Leitrim

59,459

22,848

157,498

38,242

33,196

Limerick

131,050

52,435

392,671

109,266

90,619

Longford

50,564

13,748

130,194

32,843

23,510

Louth

54,828

25,880

195,017

39,470

25,151

Mayo

110,592

59,998

404,193

91,769

99,507

Meath

152,783

26,902

325,249

74,607

81,449

Monaghan

53,050

20,045

177,442

50,028

27,486

Offaly

89,820

25,940

275,734

46,758

40,824

Roscommon

116,289

34,591

261,847

65,598

29,982

Sligo

80,482

26,517

213,400

50,111

43,473

Tipperary, N.R.

84,809

24,658

225,847

55,869

46,400

Tipperary, S.R.

91,470

24,935

287,153

76,956

85,644

Waterford

84,911

37,811

221,461

52,852

52,657

Westmeath

89,828

25,689

209,270

51,251

45,451

Wexford

91,427

34,122

298,931

77,417

57,065

Wicklow

85,543

43,703

256,731

42,542

64,469

TOTAL

£2,778,103

£1,190,182

£8,033,864

£1,860,964

£1,696,079

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