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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 8 Mar 1962

Vol. 193 No. 8

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rates per Head of Population.

22.

asked the Minister for Local Government what amount per head of the population was paid in rates in respect of (a) the country as a whole and (b) each county and county borough in each of the years 1955 to 1961 inclusive.

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

Following is the information:—

Amount per head of the population which was paid in rates in respect of (a) country as a whole and (b) each county and county borough in year ended 31st March:

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

(a)

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

State as a whole

5.880

6.123

6.797

6.927

7.094

7.388

7.603

(b)

County Health Districts:

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Carlow

5.820

6.115

6.673

6.281

6.615

7.433

8.267

Cavan

4.280

4.485

4.759

5.267

5.263

5.442

5.054

Clare

4.882

5.245

5.679

5.975

6.054

6.177

6.270

Cork

5.451

5.584

6.419

6.702

6.556

7.335

7.489

Donegal

3.638

3.811

3.972

4.274

4.382

4.678

4.688

Dublin

6.113

6.275

6.838

7.148

7.341

7.870

7.985

Galway

4.646

4.793

4.991

5.026

5.191

5.253

5.603

Kerry

3.674

3.679

4.471

4.299

4.396

4.757

5.025

Kildare

6.240

6.548

7.110

6.988

7.232

7.490

7.944

Kilkenny

5.929

6.177

6.710

6.838

7.105

7.169

7.475

Laoighis

5.838

5.991

6.647

6.633

6.665

6.708

6.749

Leitrim

3.876

3.991

4.082

4.203

4.164

4.424

4.501

Limerick

4.902

5.175

5.755

5.831

6.114

6.260

6.637

Longford

5.373

5.652

6.208

6.231

6.809

7.488

7.379

Louth

6.372

6.600

7.683

7.749

7.683

8.236

8.027

Mayo

3.148

3.247

3.338

3.676

3.603

3.826

3.639

Meath

6.132

6.386

7.006

8.033

8.296

8.711

8.760

Monaghan

5.297

5.582

5.303

6.605

5.936

5.675

5.890

Offaly

5.458

5.740

6.789

6.755

6.930

7.055

7.393

Roscommon

4.952

5.210

5.439

5.798

5.804

5.880

5.982

Sligo

4.325

4.439

4.593

4.704

4.867

4.969

5.077

Tipperary N.R.

6.246

6.353

7.203

7.494

7.725

7.781

8.097

Tipperary S.R.

6.709

6.827

7.974

8.395

8.463

8.559

8.683

Waterford

7.832

8.190

9.723

9.761

9.907

10.395

10.813

Westmeath

7.158

7.467

8.173

8.773

8.976

9.011

9.245

Wexford

4.708

4.939

5.356

5.511

5.568

5.801

6.107

Wicklow

6.694

7.054

7.550

7.643

7.716

8.096

8.220

County Boroughs:

Cork

6.772

7.440

8.877

9.381

9.442

9.754

10.578

Dublin

8.385

8.794

10.093

9.762

10.185

10.491

10.806

Limerick

6.107

6.224

6.893

7.288

7.809

7.810

8.337

Waterford

6.260

6.507

7.118

7.500

7.761

8.225

9.248

23.

asked the Minister for Local Government what amount per head was paid in rates by (a) the rural population and (b) the urban population in each of the years 1955 to 1961 inclusive.

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

Following is the information:—

Amount paid in Rates per head of population in

(a)

(b)

Year ended 31st March

County Health Districts

Urban Areas (County Boroughs, Boroughs and Urban Districts)

£

£

1955

5.153

7.143

1956

5.357

7.455

1957

5.882

8.400

1958

6.111

8.348

1959

6.189

8.669

1960

6.492

8.947

1961

6.645

9.270

Questions Nos. 24 and 25 postponed.

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