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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 7 Apr 1960

Vol. 180 No. 14

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Health Services: Rate Poundage.

22.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each health authority what proportion of rate poundage was referable to the cost of health services in each financial year from 1952-53 to 1959-60, inclusive.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

Authority

1955-56

1956-57

1957-58

1958-59

1959-60

General Rate in £

Rate in £ for Health Services

General Rate in £

Rate in £ for Health Services

General Rate in £

Rate in £ for Health Services

General Rate in £

Rate in £ for Health Services

General Rate in £

Rate in £ for Health Services

County Councils:

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

Carlow

30

0

8

4.80

31

6

9

5.02

29

6

6

9.13

30

6.30

6

8.66

33

6

8

6.4

Cavan

32

6

8

2

35

6

9

1

36

6

9

3

37

6

10

0

39

0

10

2

Clare

35

10

8

7.04

37

10

8

9.08

38

9.75

10

5.78

39

6

10

5.33

39

9

9

3.59

Cork North

35

8.32

37

11.75

39

2.21

38

5.6

42

4.87

Cork South

33

0.21

8

7.28

38

1.07

12

4.24

38

11.13

12

5.52

37

7.25

9

8.98

40

2.9

10

10.95

Cork West

33

5.28

35

2.45

35

7.63

35

4.97

39

7.25

Donegal

41

0.37

10

0.80

42

11

10

1.65

44

10.45

11

6.66

45

6

11

6.81

48

3.37

12

2.85

Dublin:

Balrothery

32

6

34

1

33

8

33

3

33

10

Dublin

33

8

7

6.77

35

3

8

2.98

34

8

8

2

34

4

7

8.57

34

5

9

0.26

Rathdown

32

9

34

0

33

6

33

2

33

9

Galway

44

0.50

12

4.75

45

8.25

10

11

45

8.75

11

7.50

46

9.5

12

2.5

47

4.5

11

8.5

Kerry

44

4.58

11

11.14

51

3.76

15

5.27

46

9.25

13

9.90

47

1.07

14

8.39

51

2.48

15

4.95

Kildare

32

5.50

7

8.72

34

3

8

4.64

34

0

8

11.83

34

0.14

7

8.43

35

0.1

8

11.4

Kilkenny

28

8.31

6

8.58

30

6

7

5.58

30

9.47

8

0.78

31

5.48

6

4.36

31

8.58

8

7.73

Laoighis

32

6

8

2.28

35

7

9

0.54

35

3

9

4.34

35

0

8

10.42

35

2

9

4.04

Leitrim

37

6.72

8

0.28

39

0

8

1.43

39

0

8

7.96

39

11.93

8

8.42

40

8.27

8

8.16

Limerick

29

0.25

6

5.17

31

0.50

7

3.36

31

0.25

7

10.98

32

0.63

7

10.5

33

0.17

7

10.42

Longford

37

0

8

1.47

39

6

10

2.25

40

0

10

1.42

44

0

10

2.81

46

0

10

9.55

Louth

31

3.75

8

10

35

5

11

5.50

34

1.5

10

0.75

35

1

9

10.75

36

0.5

10

8

Mayo

39

6

12

2.04

42

0

12

10.29

43

3

13

4.35

43

3

12

4.59

45

0

12

10.54

Meath

20

3.75

4

11.50

22

0

5

5.5

24

3.25

6

6

24

9.75

6

7.25

25

10

7

0

Monaghan

31

0.50

6

6

33

0

7

8

33

0.25

8

4.75

33

1

8

1.5

33

9.75

8

6

Offaly

32

6

7

6.02

37

1.67

9

2.9

36

7.69

9

0.3

37

3.12

8

6.32

37

9

8

11.61

Roscommon

36

0

7

8.20

38

0

8

5.2

38

9

8

0.4

39

5

7

11.8

39

8.56

8

0.9

Sligo

34

11

8

4.54

35

11

8

9.08

35

11.6

8

11.75

37

2.36

10

0.33

38

2

10

3.9

Tipperary N.R.

32

10

7

4.66

36

8

8

3.82

37

4.5

8

8.19

37

11.5

8

11.75

38

4.25

9

0.37

Tipperary S.R.

27

7.50

6

2.65

31

7.7

6

10.86

32

9.62

8

10.73

33

4.92

8

2.45

33

4.21

8

4.21

Waterford

33

5

8

1.94

38

9

9

0.78

38

9

9

2.67

39

0.5

9

6.77

40

9.16

10

8.8

Westmeath

30

0

6

5.86

32

7

8

1.40

34

6

9

3.2

35

0

9

3.29

35

0

9

1.45

Wexford

28

9

6

2

30

5

7

1.75

31

0.25

7

5.75

31

3.5

7

9.5

32

9.25

8

10.5

Wicklow

31

11.56

7

1.41

34

1.69

8

2.15

34

2.18

7

11.48

34

2.48

8

0.5

35

8.38

9

7.67

County Boroughs:

Cork

41

6

12

7

49

9

18

9

50

6

17

1.5

50

0

16

5

50

6

17

7

Dublin

34

11

9

5

39

6

11

9

37

5

11

2

38

6

11

3

39

4

11

1.75

Limerick

41

0

11

4.81

45

4.5

13

3.46

46

4

13

11.48

48

4

14

5.56

48

9

15

3.5

Waterford

38

0

12

3.23

42

6

11

2.76

42

6

11

7.48

44

0

12

6.49

46

10

12

11.56

NOTE.—The statement is confined to the years from 1955-56 to 1959-60 inclusive as in those years a number of services, which in prior years were charged to the Public Assistance Account, were charged to the Health Service Account. These included the Dispensary Medical Service, Hospital and Specialist Services for the lower income group and services for shelter and maintenance in County Homes.

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