asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, in respect of each county council area, for each of the years 1941 to 1946 inclusive: (1) the persons or bodies reporting increases of valuation in properties arising out of the sale or cutting of turf; (2) the number of persons whose properties were so reported; (3) the number whose properties were subsequently examined; and (4) the number who had their valuations increased.
Written Answers. - Valuation of Turf Properties.
The particulars asked for by the Deputy at (2), (3) and (4) are given in the table below. As regards (1), lists of cases for revision of valuation are forwarded to the Valuation Office by the secretaries of county councils.
VALUATION OF TURBARY PROPERTIES.
|
Year |
County Council Area |
Number of persons whose properties were reported for increase |
Number of cases in column (3) which were examined |
Number of persons whose property valuations were increased |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
|
1941 |
Mayo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1942 |
Westmeath |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Donegal |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
1943 |
Cavan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
1944 |
Wicklow |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
Sligo |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Monaghan |
30 |
30 |
27 |
|
|
1945 |
Tipperary (N.R.) |
47 |
47 |
44 |
|
Longford |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Monaghan |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
1946 |
Westmeath |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
27 |
27 |
10 |
|
|
Wicklow |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Monaghan |
3 |
3 |
3 |
NOTE:—A case in County Cavan in 1942 is excluded because the increase in valuation was more than offset by the deletion of the valuation of another holding of the same person.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, in respect of each of the years 1934 to 1939 inclusive, for each county, the number of cases in which the valuation of property was raised by reason of the fact that a profit accrued from the cutting or selling of turf and the total such increase of valuation.
The particulars asked for by the Deputy are contained in the following table:
|
Year |
County |
Number of cases in whichvaluations were increased by reason of turbary profits |
Total increase in valuation |
||
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|||
|
1934 |
Cavan |
11 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
|
1935 |
Mayo |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
1936 |
Donegal |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
1937 |
Mayo |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
1938 |
— |
Nil |
— |
||
|
1939 |
— |
Nil |
— |
It may be added, for the Deputy's information, that, during the period covered by the question, 161 applications for revision of turbary valuations were dealt with by the Valuation Office. As indicated in the table, valuations were increased in 16 cases; in 31 cases there was no change and in the remaining 114 cases the valuation was reduced. The revisions resulted in a net reduction in valuation of approximately £700.