Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 1 Jun 1960

Vol. 182 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authorities: Rate Collection and Interest Payments.

17.

Mr. Larkin

asked the Minister for Local Government (a) the total rates collected and (b) the amount paid in interest on stocks, loans and bank overdrafts in respect of each local authority for the most recent year for which figures are available.

Minister for Local Government (Mr. Blaney)

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:—

Local Authority	Rates Collected in 1958-59	Amount paid in Interest on Stocks and Loans and Bank Overdraft in 1958-59
(i)Stocks and Loans	(ii)Bank Overdraft	(iii)Total
	£	£	£	£
County Councils:
Carlow	174,795	42,707	1,258	43,965
Cavan	306,589	63,889	—	63,889
Clare	414,274	70,186	9,094	79,280
Cork	1,482,971	365,794	—	365,794
Donegal	497,718	130,460	88	130,548
Dublin	871,721	518,113	—	518,113
Galway	668,856	74,670	—	74,670
Kerry	446,310	88,926	7,962	96,888
Kildare	419,853	98,229	1,280	99,509
Kilkenny	380,016	77,360	2,316	79,676
Laois	313,841	56,436	—	56,436
Leitrim	154,285	21,997	82	22,079
Limerick	531,916	98,378	12,289	110,667
Longford	199,185	40,021	5,283	45,304
Louth	246,107	53,563	—	53,563
Mayo	427,710	60,323	—	60,323
Meath	494,579	90,676	242	90,918
Monaghan	242,325	37,251	4,416	41,667
Offaly	295,001	60,275	8	60,283
Roscommon	369,804	61,273	—	61,273
Sligo	213,660	24,638	149	24,787
Tipperary N.R.	331,776	51,306	3,801	55,107
Tipperary S.R.	428,972	43,376	8,041	51,417
Waterford	393,891	58,178	8,814	66,992
Westmeath	401,514	74,362	—	74,362
Wexford	369,343	67,921	1,615	69,536
Wicklow	313,938	58,958	889	59,847
	11,390,950	2,489,266	67,627	2,556,893
County Borough Corporations:
Cork	756,443	280,139	3,695	283,834
Dublin	5,494,444	2,114,499	7,457	2,121,956
Limerick	397,375	177,850	2,390	180,240
Waterford	224,109	94,233	8,362	102,595
	6,872,371	2,666,721	21,904	2,688,625
Urban District Councils:
An Uaimh	20,285	8,784	—	8,784
Arklow	26,128	12,048	—	12,048
Athlone	52,212	30,749	39	30,788
Athy	19,734	9,955	—	9,955
Ballina	37,982	13,323	—	13,323
Ballinasloe	26,715	9,858	—	9,858
Birr	18,982	6,125	—	6,125
Bray	95,015	31,462	—	31,462
Buncrana	20,780	9,064	—	9,064
Bundoran	15,188	1,283	—	1,283
Carlow	43,214	33,527	428	33,955
Carrickmacross	12,859	5,804	233	6,037
Carrick-on-Suir	21,461	12,162	50	12,212
Cashel	11,617	5,483	205	5,688
Castlebar	26,990	10,488	58	10,572
Castleblayney	11,579	3,320	18	3,338
Cavan	19,187	5,190	—	5,190
Ceanannus Mór	8,784	4,900	15	4,915
Clonakilty	11,224	3,955	66	4,021
Clones	12,390	2,616	117	2,733
Clonmel	53,622	29,252	—	29,252
Cobh	34,778	7,945	220	8,165
Drogheda	89,410	57,035	—	57,035
Dundalk	131,451	61,247	—	61,247
Dungarvan	29,491	11,990	63	12,053
Dún Laoghaire	464,237	154,457	—	154,457
Ennis	36,130	22,166	—	22,166
Enniscorthy	26,260	10,376	—	10,376
Fermoy	20,926	5,824	35	5,859
Galway	194,207	69,289	—	69,289
Kilkenny	66,842	20,682	141	20,823
Killarney	35,665	10,072	228	10,300
Kilrush	12,908	4,054	10	4,064
Kinsale	8,696	2,346	—	2,346
Letterkenny	19,987	7,588	—	7,588
Listowel	14,510	1,726	—	1,726
Longford	23,081	7,553	—	7,553
Macroom	8,468	1,158	—	1,158
Mallow	23,775	7,653	—	7,653
Midleton	13,064	3,334	—	3,334
Monaghan	21,551	6,231	126	6,357
Naas	23,045	13,502	139	13,641
Nenagh	23,716	7,805	28	7,833
New Ross	21,654	6,078	—	6,078
Skibbereen	11,475	1,739	—	1,739
Sligo	78,519	32,343	69	32,412
Templemore	10,975	6,220	1	6,221
Thurles	30,094	13,575	116	13,691
Tipperary	21,860	9,064	—	9,064
Tralee	68,320	28,799	38	28,837
Trim	7,833	5,331	1	5,332
Tullamore	31,452	18,177	—	18,177
Westport	20,176	7,766	—	7,766
Wexford	59,065	35,416	3,036	38,452
Wicklow	18,706	6,107	—	6,107
Youghal	29,399	4,233	939	5,172
	2,297,674	918,229	6,445	924,674

Local Authority	Amount paid in Interest on Stocks and Loans and Bank Overdraft in 1958/59
(i)Stocks and Loans	(ii)Bank Overdraft	(iii)Total
	£	£	£
Town Commissioners:
Ardee	703	—	703
Balbriggan	794	—	794
Ballybay	354	—	354
Ballyshannon	702	—	702
Bandon	360	—	360
Bantry	86	—	86
Belturbet	217	—	217
Boyle	586	—	586
Callan	217	—	217
Cootehill	404	—	404
Droichead Nua	203	—	203
Edenderry	499	—	499
Fethard	—	—	—
Gorey	914	—	914
Granard	439	—	439
Kilkee	364	—	364
Lismore	24	—	24
Loughrea	259	—	259
Mountmellick	902	—	902
Muinebeag	886	—	886
Mullingar	1,040	—	1,040
Newcastlewest	321	—	321
Passage West	742	—	742
Portlaoise	1,735	—	1,735
Rathkeale	190	—	190
Roscommon	—	—	—
Tramore	—	—	—
Tuam	3,854	—	3,854
	16,790	—	16,790
Mental Hospital Boards:
Ballinasloe	5,404	—	5,404
Carlow	5,618	—	5,618
Clonmel	1,470	—	1,470
Cork	184	—	184
Grangegorman	18,949	—	18,949
Limerick	5,328	—	5,328
Monaghan	4,360	—	4,360
Mullingar	5,649	—	5,649
Portlaoise	3,105	—	3,105
Sligo	901	—	901
Waterford	1,425	—	1,425
	52,393	—	52,393
Joint Public Assistance Authorities:
Balrothery Board of Assistance	371	—	371
Dublin Board of Assistance	22,300	—	22,300
Rathdown Board of Assistance	6,584	923	7,507
South Cork Board of Public Assistance	2,802	—	2,802
Waterford Board of Public Assistance	1,300	—	1,300
	33,357	923	34,200
Miscellaneous Health Bodies:
Cork Sanatoria Board	—	—	—
Dublin Fever Hospital Board	—	—	—
Western Health Institutions Board	—	—	—
GRAND TOTAL	6,176,756	96,899	6,273,575
Grand total of Rates Collected	£20,560,995.

NOTE.

(1)The figure of £2,489,266 for interest on Stocks and loans of county councils includes a sum of £13,262 paid in respect of loans raised by county councils on behalf of Town Commissioners.

(2)The figure for rates collected includes the increases in rents of small dwellings which are in effect the rates on houses owned by local authorities.

(3)The figures in respect of interest paid by Joint Public Assistance Authorities are provisional.

Questions Nos. 18 and 19 postponed.