asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each year since 1954 for each county and county borough (a) the number of vehicles taxed, and (b) the amount collected in road tax; and the respective totals for the whole country for each year.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Tax Revenue.
The information requested is in the form of tabular statements which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
The particulars given in regard to vehicles are the numbers of vehicles under current licence on 10th August each year and the figures relating to the amount collected show the amounts collected by licensing authorities and lodged to the local motor tax accounts in each of the financial years.
Following are the statements:
Statement (a)
STATEMENT of the number of vehicles under current licence on 10th August.
Licensing Authority |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
County Councils: |
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Carlow |
3,281 |
3,497 |
3,867 |
3,947 |
4,027 |
Cavan |
3,952 |
4,187 |
4,535 |
4,960 |
5,039 |
Clare |
3,808 |
4,171 |
4,743 |
5,193 |
5,194 |
Cork |
23,057 |
25,215 |
26,911 |
28,696 |
30,539 |
Donegal |
6,973 |
7,609 |
8,062 |
8,532 |
9,239 |
Galway |
7,822 |
8,442 |
8,709 |
9,199 |
9,844 |
Kerry |
6,451 |
7,074 |
7,434 |
7,935 |
8,689 |
Kildare |
6,350 |
6,782 |
6,969 |
7,241 |
8,678 |
Kilkenny |
6,638 |
6,804 |
7,337 |
7,734 |
7,654 |
Laois |
4,657 |
5,060 |
5,396 |
5,640 |
5,876 |
Leitrim |
2,093 |
2,230 |
2,337 |
2,545 |
2,697 |
Limerick |
6,707 |
7,311 |
7,602 |
7,468 |
8,618 |
Longford |
2,141 |
2,354 |
2,461 |
2,621 |
2,792 |
Louth |
6,014 |
6,469 |
6,717 |
6,813 |
7,124 |
Mayo |
5,688 |
5,989 |
6,303 |
6,531 |
7,243 |
Meath |
6,770 |
7,157 |
7,881 |
7,802 |
7,956 |
Monaghan |
4,090 |
4,372 |
4,494 |
4,559 |
4,777 |
Offaly |
4,348 |
4,605 |
4,924 |
5,092 |
5,471 |
Roscommon |
3,222 |
3,440 |
3,542 |
3,670 |
3,996 |
Sligo |
3,234 |
3,465 |
3,539 |
3,739 |
4,185 |
Tipperary NR |
5,302 |
5,673 |
5,906 |
6,177 |
6,560 |
Tipperary SR |
6,612 |
7,151 |
7,362 |
7,633 |
7,945 |
Waterford |
4,003 |
4,242 |
4,527 |
4,714 |
4,984 |
Westmeath |
3,961 |
4,173 |
4,385 |
4,483 |
4,834 |
Wexford |
8,601 |
9,190 |
10,011 |
10,205 |
10,716 |
Wicklow |
5,410 |
5,708 |
6,058 |
6,194 |
6,608 |
Corporations: |
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Cork |
4,987 |
5,457 |
5,628 |
5,891 |
6,131 |
*Dublin |
65,556 |
69,618 |
69,520 |
71,506 |
74,739 |
Limerick |
3,169 |
3,430 |
3,504 |
3,370 |
3,560 |
Waterford |
2,101 |
2,169 |
2,414 |
2,585 |
2,754 |
TOTAL for whole country |
226,998 |
243,044 |
253,078 |
262,675 |
278,469 |
*Includes Dublin County Council.
STATEMENT of the number of vehicles under current licence on 10th August.
Licensing Authority |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
County Councils: |
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Carlow |
4,472 |
4,977 |
5,182 |
5,441 |
5,891 |
Cavan |
5,378 |
5,877 |
6,289 |
6,816 |
7,606 |
Clare |
5,674 |
6,145 |
6,843 |
7,485 |
8,502 |
Cork |
32,715 |
35,219 |
38,273 |
41,785 |
45,036 |
Donegal |
10,130 |
11,022 |
12,055 |
13,041 |
14,090 |
Galway |
10,660 |
11,580 |
12,467 |
13,538 |
14,854 |
Kerry |
9,483 |
10,232 |
11,096 |
12,305 |
13,439 |
Kildare |
8,197 |
8,654 |
9,341 |
10,400 |
11,040 |
Kilkenny |
8,257 |
8,499 |
9,102 |
9,476 |
10,307 |
Laois |
6,142 |
6,432 |
6,929 |
7,329 |
7,677 |
Leitrim |
3,003 |
3,253 |
3,628 |
3,814 |
3,274 |
Limerick |
9,008 |
9,189 |
10,330 |
11,214 |
12,302 |
Longford |
2,932 |
3,188 |
3,507 |
3,715 |
4,029 |
Louth |
7,656 |
8,450 |
8,961 |
9,654 |
10,368 |
Mayo |
7,723 |
8,353 |
9,154 |
9,934 |
10,347 |
Meath |
8,447 |
9,099 |
9,987 |
10,740 |
12,204 |
Monaghan |
5,058 |
5,531 |
5,990 |
6,446 |
7,017 |
Offaly |
6,003 |
6,354 |
6,735 |
7,112 |
7,676 |
Roscommon |
4,268 |
4,434 |
4,803 |
5,178 |
6,300 |
Sligo |
4,348 |
4,721 |
5,077 |
5,532 |
6,047 |
Tipperary NR |
6,837 |
7,217 |
7,810 |
8,394 |
8,893 |
Tipperary SR |
8,264 |
8,667 |
9,349 |
9,889 |
10,539 |
Waterford |
5,246 |
5,713 |
6,150 |
6,445 |
7,230 |
Westmeath |
5,337 |
5,876 |
6,242 |
6,641 |
7,002 |
Wexford |
11,310 |
11,955 |
13,073 |
13,979 |
14,836 |
Wicklow |
7,134 |
7,623 |
8,316 |
8,874 |
9,751 |
Corporations: |
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Cork |
6,761 |
7,319 |
8,097 |
8,544 |
9,307 |
*Dublin |
85,297 |
93,542 |
101,958 |
109,664 |
120,225 |
Limerick |
4,001 |
4,232 |
4,654 |
5,059 |
5,700 |
Waterford |
3,026 |
3,288 |
3,516 |
3,594 |
3,774 |
TOTAL for whole country |
302,767 |
326,641 |
354,905 |
382,038 |
415,263 |
*Includes Dublin County Council.
The foregoing figures include vehicles which were exempt from taxation.
Statement (b)
STATEMENT of amount collected and lodged to the local motor tax accounts during the financial years 1954/55 to 1963/64, inclusive.
Licensing Authority |
1954/55 |
1955/56 |
1956/57 |
1957/58 |
1958/59 |
County Councils: |
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Carlow |
62,680 |
65,332 |
65,700 |
78,681 |
76,041 |
Cavan |
74,577 |
80,989 |
74,641 |
90,183 |
87,661 |
Clare |
76,593 |
83,928 |
81,485 |
93,800 |
94,550 |
Cork |
442,808 |
471,462 |
464,825 |
551,146 |
535,298 |
Donegal |
140,467 |
152,355 |
144,951 |
168,175 |
168,023 |
Galway |
158,781 |
176,383 |
161,578 |
198,300 |
195,062 |
Kerry |
122,059 |
132,929 |
129,133 |
151,633 |
155,816 |
Kildare |
110,485 |
119,006 |
113,793 |
129,826 |
125,503 |
Kilkenny |
111,906 |
119,827 |
114,502 |
138,801 |
132,994 |
Laois |
76,948 |
84,210 |
79,715 |
98,357 |
93,533 |
Leitrim |
39,779 |
43,391 |
41,561 |
51,963 |
50,862 |
Limerick |
122,913 |
135,763 |
127,988 |
162,247 |
157,759 |
Longford |
41,333 |
47,196 |
42,375 |
53,369 |
51,354 |
Louth |
142,551 |
160,074 |
156,480 |
169,894 |
128,597 |
Mayo |
116,627 |
127,024 |
120,498 |
139,667 |
137,655 |
Meath |
122,711 |
132,752 |
120,391 |
142,747 |
135,566 |
Monaghan |
78,046 |
81,194 |
74,650 |
87,169 |
83,265 |
Offaly |
74,750 |
79,451 |
75,488 |
89,727 |
86,603 |
Roscommon |
63,851 |
69,295 |
61,971 |
77,577 |
72,165 |
Sligo |
65,735 |
71,909 |
66,502 |
78,123 |
76,662 |
Tipperary NR |
98,675 |
109,064 |
95,018 |
113,940 |
111,616 |
Tipperary SR |
119,782 |
131,752 |
130,996 |
153,491 |
144,290 |
Waterford |
69,951 |
72,332 |
67,633 |
80,878 |
79,271 |
Westmeath |
76,166 |
81,222 |
76,212 |
87,362 |
86,955 |
Wexford |
137,859 |
150,418 |
145,426 |
168,657 |
161,226 |
Wicklow |
94,488 |
100,328 |
97,341 |
107,895 |
107,255 |
Corporations: |
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Cork |
118,824 |
123,935 |
126,015 |
134,386 |
134,865 |
*Dublin |
1,601,835 |
1,670,595 |
1,603,648 |
1,706,745 |
1,776,844 |
Limerick |
72,976 |
74,870 |
74,442 |
76,350 |
79,102 |
Waterford |
46,791 |
50,098 |
48,879 |
54,027 |
55,608 |
TOTAL for whole country |
4,683,047 |
4,999,084 |
4,783,837 |
5,435,116 |
5,381,981 |
STATEMENT of amount collected and lodged to the local motor tax accounts during the financial years 1954/55 to 1963/64 inclusive.
Licensing Authority |
1959/60 |
1960/61 |
1961/62 |
1962/63 |
1963/64 |
County Councils: |
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Carlow |
82,194 |
87,316 |
96,346 |
96,705 |
109,917 |
Cavan |
94,684 |
99,947 |
106,175 |
111,815 |
126,199 |
Clare |
106,281 |
112,295 |
122,842 |
133,401 |
149,074 |
Cork |
581,259 |
633,092 |
674,894 |
721,252 |
795,609 |
Donegal |
181,144 |
197,907 |
220,751 |
226,424 |
248,047 |
Galway |
212,047 |
220,086 |
242,319 |
255,904 |
288,063 |
Kerry |
170,752 |
183,006 |
198,199 |
207,883 |
230,410 |
Kildare |
134,582 |
144,614 |
158,319 |
167,356 |
193,180 |
Kilkenny |
139,932 |
144,931 |
156,915 |
157,757 |
173,410 |
Laois |
101,711 |
107,776 |
115,025 |
114,843 |
131,501 |
Leitrim |
55,530 |
57,146 |
63,300 |
66,405 |
61,399 |
Limerick |
167,737 |
178,443 |
195,007 |
202,842 |
222,556 |
Longford |
54,987 |
56,521 |
62,268 |
65,649 |
72,271 |
Louth |
134,474 |
141,312 |
155,826 |
168,751 |
180,591 |
Mayo |
150,790 |
157,591 |
175,554 |
180,752 |
203,100 |
Meath |
144,451 |
151,200 |
167,960 |
173,832 |
197,013 |
Monaghan |
86,757 |
90,565 |
99,346 |
105,064 |
115,700 |
Offaly |
94,634 |
101,669 |
110,474 |
111,634 |
123,850 |
Roscommon |
78,509 |
80,449 |
89,672 |
89,876 |
110,472 |
Sligo |
84,520 |
85,086 |
94,816 |
101,257 |
109,661 |
Tipperary NR |
119,568 |
124,818 |
135,168 |
139,972 |
155,225 |
Tipperary SR |
160,198 |
156,374 |
177,871 |
181,657 |
202,256 |
Waterford |
79,891 |
88,277 |
93,420 |
97,672 |
108,165 |
Westmeath |
93,558 |
98,053 |
107,010 |
113,596 |
124,204 |
Wexford |
173,192 |
184,353 |
201,925 |
208,755 |
226,793 |
Wicklow |
115,088 |
123,909 |
135,156 |
139,710 |
157,992 |
Corporations: |
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Cork |
142,138 |
153,823 |
169,420 |
179,529 |
196,662 |
*Dublin |
1,980,904 |
2,118,431 |
2,373,642 |
2,563,066 |
2,806,255 |
Limerick |
87,453 |
95,309 |
104,195 |
119,377 |
129,617 |
Waterford |
62,574 |
67,515 |
73,168 |
74,713 |
80,884 |
TOTAL for whole country |
5,871,539 |
6,241,814 |
6,876,983 |
7,277,449 |
8,030,076 |
*Includes Dublin County Council.