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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 23 Apr 1947

Vol. 105 No. 9

Written Answer. - Rateable Valuations.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the annual value, as at 31st March, 1946, of (a) buildings; (b) land; and (c) other property, within the functional area of each rating authority; and the totals of such valuations.

The valuation lists are made up as at the 1st March in each year. The following tables show the several valuations as at the 1st March, 1946:—

ANNUAL VALUATIONS AS AT THE 1ST MARCH, 1946.

Rating Areas

Land

Buildings

Other Property (e.g., Railways, Fisheries, Tolls, Half-Rents)

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

COUNTY CARLOW:

Rural Areas

130,950

24,629

1,126

156,705

Carlow Urban District

701

14,704

452

15,857

TOTAL

£

131,651

39,333

1,578

172,562

COUNTY CAVAN:

Rural Areas

222,514

42,459

1,186

266,159

Belturbet Urban District

1,144

2,524

78

3,746

Cavan,,,,

597

7,536

626

8,759

Cootehill,,,,

508

3,396

90

3,994

TOTAL

£

224,763

55,915

1,980

282,658

COUNTY CLARE:

Rural Areas

269,312

46,042

3,668

319,022

Ennis Urban District

513

12,227

227

12,967

Kilrush,,,,

1,096

5,164

255

6,515

TOTAL

£

270,921

63,433

4,150

338,504

COUNTY CORK:

Rural Areas

780,521

265,495

11,970

1,057,986

Clonakilty Urban District

1,132

5,258

169

6,559

Cobh,,,,

631

20,611

797

22,039

Fermoy ,,,,

300

10,653

501

11,454

Kinsale ,,,,

425

4,906

346

5,677

Macroom,,,,

1,865

4,507

159

6,531

Mallow ,,,,

1,938

10,384

566

12,888

Midleton ,,,,

486

6,146

269

6,901

Skibbereen ,,,,

796

6,428

231

7,455

Youghal,,,,

1,527

11,326

395

13,248

TOTAL

£

789,621

345,714

15,403

1,150,738

COUNTY DONEGAL:

Rural Areas

225,979

83,745

6,257

315,981

Buncrana Urban District

657

5,395

362

6,414

Bundoran,,,,

625

4,717

208

5,550

Letterkenny ,,,,

502

5,630

341

6,473

TOTAL

£

227,763

99,487

7,168

334,418

COUNTY DUBLIN:

Rural Areas

209,763

185,598

11,558

406,829

Boro' of Dun Laoghaire

6,657

199,890

8,170

214,717

TOTAL

£

216,330

385,488

19,728

621,546

COUNTY GALWAY:

Rural Areas

373,599

86,350

5,239

465,188

Boro' of Galway

4,004

43,815

3,703

51,522

Ballinasloe Urban District

2,609

6,830

386

9,825

TOTAL

£

380,212

136,995

9,328

526,535

COUNTY KERRY:

Rural Areas

219,705

71,076

3,972

294,753

Killarney Urban District

1,813

9,122

712

11,647

Listowel,,,,

957

5,316

243

6,516

Tralee ,,,,

556

20,041

386

20,983

TOTAL

£

223,031

105,555

5,313

333,899

COUNTY KILDARE:

Rural Areas

244,428

56,192

3,762

304,382

Athy Urban District

1,037

6,358

364

7,759

Naas,,,,

4,073

6,819

312

11,204

TOTAL

£

249,538

69,369

4,438

323,345

COUNTY KILKENNY:

Rural Areas

288,427

52,234

3,039

343,700

Kilkenny Urban District

1,119

22,335

843

24,297

TOTAL

£

289,546

74,569

3,882

367,997

COUNTY LAOIGHIS:

Rural Areas

£

198,985

48,142

2,289

249,416

COUNTY LEITRIM:

Rural Areas

£

116,108

26,342

1,194

143,644

COUNTY LIMERICK:

Rural Areas

£

399,350

84,681

4,809

488,840

COUNTY LONGFORD:

Rural Areas

£

123,775

21,623

1,267

146,665

Longford Urban District

887

7,862

646

9,395

TOTAL

£

124,662

29,485

1,913

156,060

COUNTY LOUTH:

Rural Areas

148,527

35,954

2,917

187,398

Drogheda Urban District

1,917

32,379

953

35,249

Dundalk,,,,

6,659

45,972

1,215

53,846

TOTAL

£

157,103

114,305

5,085

276,493

COUNTY MAYO:

Rural Areas

257,923

72,213

5,349

335,485

Ballina Urban District

1,182

12,329

990

14,505

Castlebar,,,,

891

7,006

512

8,409

Westport,,,,

1,481

6,085

222

7,788

TOTAL

£

261,477

97,633

7,073

366,183

COUNTY MEATH:

Rural Areas

478,943

56,042

3,202

538,187

An Uaimh Urban District

471

9,033

292

9,796

Ceanannus Mór,,,,

378

5,152

239

5,769

Trim ,,,,

197

2,684

13

2,894

TOTAL

£

479,989

72,911

3,746

556,646

COUNTY MONAGHAN:

Rural Areas

205,542

39,952

1,683

247,177

Carrickmacross Urban District

547

4,961

218

5,726

Castleblayney,,,,

241

4,094

242

4,577

Clones,,,,

235

5,966

321

6,522

Monaghan ,,,,

533

8,845

415

9,793

TOTAL

£

207,098

63,818

2,879

273,795

COUNTY OFFALY:

Rural Areas

193,145

34,674

1,909

229,728

Birr Urban District

1,980

8,162

266

10,408

Tullamore

1,685

10,458

233

12,376

TOTAL

£

196,810

53,294

2,408

252,512

COUNTY ROSCOMMON:

Rural Areas

259,161

48,797

1,992

309,950

COUNTY SLIGO:

Rural Areas

163,316

31,876

2,307

197,480

Sligo Urban District

3,165

25,228

699

29,092

TOTAL

£

166,481

57,104

3,006

226,592

COUNTY TIPPERARY (N.R.):

Rural Areas

217,042

37,066

3,123

257,231

Nenagh Urban District

2,694

7,950

378

11,022

Templemore,,,,

1,050

3,362

102

4,514

Thurles,,,,

1,586

10,378

557

12,521

TOTAL

£

222,372

58,756

4,160

285,288

COUNTY TIPPERARY (S.R.):

Rural Areas

314,401

46,194

2,361

362,956

Carrick-on-Suir Urban District

2,592

7,130

204

9,926

Cashel,,,,

486

4,205

50

4,741

Clonmel,,,,

2,068

20,563

1,133

23,764

Tipperary,,,,

1,051

11,738

212

13,001

TOTAL

£

320,598

89,830

3,960

414,388

COUNTY WATERFORD:

Rural Areas

210,666

49,608

4,222

264,496

Dungarvan Urban District

1,849

9,622

570

12,041

TOTAL

£

212,515

59,230

4,792

276,537

COUNTY WESTMEATH:

Rural Areas

256,801

44,752

1,944

303,497

Athlone Urban District

1,030

15,864

683

17,577

TOTAL

£

257,831

60,616

2,627

321,074

COUNTY WEXFORD:

Rural Areas

295,649

58,541

2,295

356,485

Enniscorthy Urban District

179

11,730

272

12,181

New Ross,,,,

490

9,198

285

9,973

Wexford,,,,

541

22,915

335

23,791

TOTAL

£

296,859

102,384

3,187

402,430

COUNTY WICKLOW:

Rural Areas

183,323

53,575

7,632

244,530

Arklow Urban District

1,245

8,575

195

10,015

Bray,,,,

1,208

40,231

1,671

43,110

Wicklow,,,,

839

7,823

165

8,827

TOTAL

£

186,615

110,204

9,663

306,482

Cork County Borough

2,408

221,318

13,704

237,430

Dublin,,,,

£

17,948

2,120,009

110,122

2,248,079

Limerick,,,,

£

2,965

96,645

4,981

104,592

Waterford,,,,

£

1,848

81,541

2,123

85,511

VALUATIONS OF TOWNSHIPS (INCLUDED IN RURAL AREAS ABOVE).

Rating Areas

Land

Buildings

Other Property (e.g., Railways, Fisheries, Tolls, Half-Rents)

TOTAL

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

£

Ardee (Co. Louth)

1,376

3,385

147

4,906

Balbriggan (Co. Dublin)

690

4,761

175

5,626

Ballybay (Co. Monaghan)

71

2,566

94

2,731

Ballyshannon (Co. Donegal)

770

4,232

520

5,522

Bandon (Co. Cork)

223

7,493

491

8,207

Bantry (Co. Cork)

1,570

4,954

152

6,676

Boyle (Co. Roscommon)

709

4,138

161

5,008

Callan (Co. Kilkenny)

448

2,632

68

3,148

Droichead Nua (Co. Kildare)

624

5,504

115

6,243

Edenderry (Co. Offaly)

1,581

3,409

103

5,093

Fethard (Co. Tipperary)

187

1,592

108

1,887

Gorey (Co. Wexford)

489

3,964

137

4,590

Granard (Co. Longford)

2,091

1,846

159

4,096

Kilkee (Co. Clare)

568

3,675

70

4,313

Lismore (Co. Waterford)

167

2,289

16

2,472

Loughrea (Co. Galway)

1,032

3,375

474

4,881

Mountmellick (Co. Laoighis)

631

3,954

67

4,652

Muinebeag (Co. Carlow)

621

3,368

144

4,133

Mullingar (Co. Westmeath)

1,270

10,818

419

12,507

Newcastle (Co. Limerick)

859

4,023

181

5,063

Passage West (Co. Cork)

1,438

6,483

108

8,029

Portlaoighise (Co. Laoighis)

456

6,022

204

6,682

Rathkeale (Co. Limerick)

1,557

2,242

281

4,080

Roscommon (Co. Roscommon)

500

4,014

203

4,717

Tuam (Co. Galway)

624

7,043

324

7,991

TOTAL£

20,552

107,780

4,921

133,253

SUMMARY

Rating Areas

Land

Buildings

Other Property

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

Rural Areas (including townships)

6,987,765

1,703,854

102,276

8,793,895

Urban Districts

66,359

599,005

23,218

688,582

Boroughs of Dun Laoghaire and Galway

13,270

250,534

12,260

276,064

County Boroughs

25,169

2,519,513

130,930

2,675,612

TOTAL£

7,092,563

5,072,906

268,684

12,434,153

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