asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each of the financial years 1955-56 and 1956-57 (a) the total valuation of (i) land, and (ii) houses in each of the county health districts; (b) the rate in the pound levied in each such district; (c) in respect of each county, the total rate relief on agricultural land, indicating separately the total amount of (i) primary allowances, (ii) employment allowances, and (iii) allowances for employed members of families; and (d) the total valuation of (i) urban, and (ii) borough districts, and the amount collected in rates, giving an estimated figure for the current financial year.
Written Answers. - Valuation and Rating Statistics.
Following is the information:
COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICTS.
1956/57.
|
County Health District |
(a) Valuation at 1st March, 1955 |
(b) Rate in Pound |
(c) Agricultural Grant |
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|
(i)Land |
(ii)Buildings |
(i)Primary Allowance |
(ii)Employment Allowance |
Total |
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|
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Carlow |
130,597 |
32,398 |
30 |
0.00 |
46,635 |
37,227 |
83,862 |
|
Cavan |
224,003 |
56,096 |
32 |
6.00 |
167,084 |
28,315 |
195,399 |
|
Clare |
268,514 |
61,071 |
35 |
10.00 |
188,224 |
43,569 |
231,793 |
|
North |
35 |
8.23 |
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|
Cork South |
777,260 |
371,413 |
33 |
0.12 |
393,852 |
201,836 |
595,688 |
|
West |
33 |
4.25 |
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|
Donegal |
224,207 |
101,474 |
41 |
0.00 |
198,449 |
38,120 |
236,569 |
|
Dublin |
193,911 |
413,428 |
*see footn. |
58,171 |
44,857 |
103,028 |
|
|
Galway |
371,777 |
108,606 |
44 |
0.50 |
388,730 |
46,218 |
434,948 |
|
Kerry |
217,421 |
84,663 |
44 |
4.43 |
224,680 |
36,249 |
260,929 |
|
Kildare |
244,560 |
76,966 |
32 |
5.00 |
79,110 |
58,639 |
137,749 |
|
Kilkenny |
287,908 |
63,175 |
28 |
8.26 |
101,873 |
73,486 |
175,359 |
|
Laoighis |
197,936 |
57,905 |
32 |
5.90 |
94,703 |
48,032 |
142,735 |
|
Leitrim |
115,740 |
29,955 |
37 |
6.00 |
116,278 |
8,179 |
124,457 |
|
Limerick |
394,732 |
84,874 |
29 |
0.00 |
153,551 |
89,898 |
243,449 |
|
Longford |
123,577 |
24,922 |
37 |
0.00 |
87,685 |
20,383 |
108,068 |
|
Louth |
148,507 |
47,966 |
31 |
3.75 |
58,212 |
34,355 |
92,567 |
|
Mayo |
257,242 |
87,269 |
39 |
5.50 |
270,906 |
20,619 |
291,525 |
|
Meath |
478,140 |
72,437 |
20 |
3.75 |
97,414 |
83,990 |
181,404 |
|
Monaghan |
204,335 |
44,579 |
31 |
0.00 |
135,115 |
25,531 |
160,646 |
|
Offaly |
192,272 |
42,059 |
32 |
6.00 |
97,251 |
41,198 |
138,349 |
|
Roscommon |
258,579 |
58,365 |
36 |
0.00 |
209,305 |
27,050 |
236,355 |
|
Sligo |
162,997 |
36,457 |
34 |
11.00 |
134,628 |
17,922 |
152,550 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
216,552 |
43,745 |
32 |
10.00 |
110,013 |
47,556 |
157,569 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
313,929 |
51,419 |
27 |
7.50 |
104,946 |
70,378 |
175,324 |
|
Waterford |
209,798 |
61,686 |
33 |
5.00 |
78,086 |
51,593 |
129,679 |
|
Westmeath |
256,615 |
55,841 |
29 |
11.96 |
116,728 |
86,832 |
203,560 |
|
Wexford |
295,025 |
71,394 |
28 |
9.00 |
99,759 |
37,800 |
137,559 |
|
Wicklow |
180,076 |
63,445 |
31 |
11.21 |
68,989 |
50,090 |
119,079 |
* Dublin County—rate in £:—
|
(a) Balrothery Public Assistance District |
32 |
5.00 |
|
(b) Dublin Public Assistance District |
33 |
7.00 |
|
(c) Rathdown Public Assistance District |
32 |
8.00 |
NOTE
(1) It is not possible to segregate the Agricultural Grant Employment Allowance between (a) employees and (b) employed members of families.
(2) Separate figures are not available for the valuation of dwelling houses. The heading "buildings" includes factories, shops, outhouses, etc., as well as dwelling houses.
COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICTS.
1956/57.
|
County Health District |
(a) Valuation at 1st March, 1956 |
(b) Rate in Pound |
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|
(i) Land |
(ii) Building |
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|
£ |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
Carlow |
130.511 |
33.549 |
31 |
6.00 |
|
Cavan |
223.931 |
56.872 |
35 |
6.00 |
|
Clare |
268.661 |
62.215 |
37 |
9.95 |
|
Cork North |
37 |
11.75 |
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|
Cork South |
775.584 |
357.981 |
38 |
1.07 |
|
Cork West |
35 |
2.45 |
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|
Donegal |
224.133 |
103.464 |
42 |
11.00 |
|
Dublin |
193.352 |
437.438 |
See Footnote |
|
|
Galway |
371.723 |
112.152 |
45 |
8.25 |
|
Kerry |
217.328 |
87.486 |
51 |
3.76 |
|
Kildare |
244.472 |
78.801 |
34 |
3.00 |
|
Kilkenny |
287.844 |
62.625 |
30 |
5.91 |
|
Laoighis |
197.852 |
58.227 |
35 |
6.68 |
|
Leitrim |
115.556 |
30.216 |
39 |
0.00 |
|
Limerick |
394.562 |
88.905 |
31 |
0.00 |
|
Longford |
123.492 |
25.268 |
39 |
6.00 |
|
Louth |
148.489 |
48.129 |
35 |
5.00 |
|
Mayo |
257.201 |
88.919 |
42 |
0.00 |
|
Meath |
478.128 |
74.115 |
22 |
0.00 |
|
Monaghan |
204.227 |
44.491 |
33 |
0.00 |
|
Offaly |
192.237 |
43.196 |
37 |
1.00 |
|
Roscommon |
258.503 |
58.960 |
38 |
0.00 |
|
Sligo |
162.919 |
37.368 |
35 |
11.00 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
216.460 |
45.156 |
36 |
8.00 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
313.909 |
52.225 |
31 |
7.42 |
|
Waterford |
209.521 |
60.914 |
38 |
9.00 |
|
Westmeath |
256.591 |
57.277 |
32 |
7.00 |
|
Wexford |
294.869 |
72.689 |
30 |
5.00 |
|
Wicklow |
179.685 |
64.356 |
34 |
1.69 |
Dublin County Council:—Rate in £1:—
|
(a) Balrothery Public Assistance District |
34 1.00 |
|
(b) Dublin Public Assistance District |
35 3.00 |
|
(c) Rathdown Public Assistance District |
34 0.00 |
NOTE:—Figures for Agricultural Grant for 1956/57 are not yet available.
(d)
|
Total Valuation at 1st March |
Rates Collected |
|
|
1955/56 |
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|
£ |
£ |
|
|
(i) Urban Districts (including Borough Corporations) |
1,249,036 |
2,030,000 (approximate) |
|
(ii) County Borough Corporation |
3,459,910 |
5,790,000 (approximate) |
|
1956/57 |
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|
£ |
£ |
|
|
(i) Urban Districts (including Borough Corporation) |
1,265,077 |
2,180,000 (estimated) |
|
(ii) County Borough Corporation |
3,587,390 |
6,350,000 (estimated) |
NOTE:—Figures for amounts collected in rates in 1955/56 are approximate and subject to audit.
The remaining questions will appear on to-morrow's Order Paper.