asked the Minister for Local Government the number of motor vehicles licensed for road use in Dublin City and County, including Dún Laoghaire, in 1960; the amount paid in road tax; the amount received by Dublin City from the Road Fund; the amount received by Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire Borough Council from the Road Fund; and if he will give similar details for the cities and counties of Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway and Kilkenny.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Tax.
27.
As the information 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 |
Number of Vehicles under current licence at 10th August, 1960 |
Amount of motor tax, etc. collected in financial year 1960-61 |
Amount of Road Fund grants allocated in year 1960-61 |
Notes |
|
£ |
£ |
|||
|
Dublin County Council |
— |
— |
132,464 |
By arrangement, Dublin Corporation collects licence duty on behalf of Dublin County Council. |
|
Dublin Corporation |
85,297 |
2,121,149 |
144,180 |
|
|
Dún Laoghaire Corporation |
— |
— |
31,127 |
Dún Laoghaire Corporation is not a licensing authority. |
|
Cork County Council |
32,715 |
634,510 |
881,186 |
|
|
Cork Corporation |
6,761 |
155,179 |
19,000 |
|
|
Limerick County Council |
9,008 |
178,624 |
188,609 |
|
|
Limerick Corporation |
4,001 |
95,647 |
16,172 |
|
|
Waterford County Council |
5,246 |
88,277 |
137,460 |
|
|
Waterford Corporation |
3,026 |
67,670 |
6,043 |
|
|
Galway County Council |
10,660 |
220,783 |
367,371 |
|
|
Galway Corporation |
— |
— |
3,200 |
Galway Corporation is not a licensing authority. |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
8,259 |
144,932 |
171,893 |
|
|
Kilkenny Corporation |
— |
— |
1,300 |
Kilkenny Corporation is not a licensing authority. |