asked the Minister for Local Government the amount paid by way of overdraft interest by each county council and each county borough council in 1959-60; and if he will express the interest in each case as the equivalent of the local rate in the pound.
Written Answers. - Councils' Overdraft Interest.
70.
Following is the information:—
|
Rating Authority |
Amount paid by way of overdraft interest in year ended 31st March 1960 |
Rate in £ represented by amount shown in Column (ii) |
|
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
|
£ |
Pence |
|
|
County Councils: |
||
|
Carlow |
2,428 |
3.5 |
|
Cavan |
— |
— |
|
Clare |
8,493 |
6.0 |
|
Clerk |
— |
— |
|
Donegal |
2,368 |
1.7 |
|
Dublin |
— |
— |
|
Galway |
983 |
0.5 |
|
Kerry |
9,359 |
7.0 |
|
Kildare |
616 |
0.4 |
|
Kilkenny |
3,462 |
2.3 |
|
Laoighis |
— |
— |
|
Leitrim |
322 |
0.5 |
|
County Councils: |
||
|
Limerick |
11,538 |
5.6 |
|
Longford |
5,329 |
8.5 |
|
Louth |
515 |
0.6 |
|
Mayo |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
858 |
0.4 |
|
Monaghan |
4,944 |
4.7 |
|
Offaly |
269 |
0.3 |
|
Roscommon |
314 |
0.2 |
|
Sligo |
789 |
0.9 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
5,209 |
4.7 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
7,144 |
4.6 |
|
Waterford |
7,459 |
6.5 |
|
Westmeath |
2,834 |
2.1 |
|
Wexford |
1,972 |
1.3 |
|
Wicklow |
3,598 |
3.4 |
|
County Borough Corporations: |
||
|
Cork |
33,155 |
24.0 |
|
Dublin |
379 |
0.03 |
|
Limerick |
*3,668 |
4.9 |
|
Waterford |
5,639 |
12.3 |
*Excludes £6,514 paid in respect of interest on overdraft on Gas Account.
NOTE.—1. The figures in column (ii) are subject to audit.
2. The amounts in column (iii) are calculated on the gross valuations for the year 1959-60.