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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Mar 1967

Vol. 227 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions (Resumed). - Housing Finances.

15.

(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of Tipperary South Riding County Council, Waterford County Council, Clonmel Corporation, Tipperary Urban Council, Carrick-on-Suir Urban Council and Cashel Urban Council the annual amount received by each authority over the past decade for housing from (a) State funds (b) rates and (c) rents and annuities.

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:

RECEIPTS from (a) State subsidy; (b) contributions from the rates and (c) rents and purchase annuities in respect of local authority housing.

(i) Tipperary (South Riding) County Council.

Receipts from

Year ended 31st March

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and purchase Annuities

£

£

£

1957

23,904

53,501

18,858

1958

23,821

39,500

17,858

1959

23,350

33,739

18,819

1960

26,959

33,392

19,474

1961

23,414

48,337

19,418

1962

22,683

43,829

19,845

1963

25,618

43,680

20,002

1964

24,949

54,124

20,121

1965

25,037

79,672

20,552

1966(Provisional)

27,364

71,500

Details not available

(ii) Waterford County Council.

Receipts from

Year ended 31st March

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and purchase Annuities

£

£

£

1957

16,254

57,372

18,910

1958

16,307

39,011

20,392

1959

16,268

42,599

19,116

1960

19,615

38,498

18,257

1961

16,398

42,472

18,612

1962

16,356

44,851

17,422

1963

16,305

42,750

19,257

1964

16,429

37,334

19,180

1965

16,308

41,240

20,097

1966(Provisional)

20,928

40,200

Details not available

(iii) Clonmel Corporation

Receipts from

Year ended 31st March

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and purchase Annuities

£

£

£

1957

7,555

9,123

19,173

1958

10,107

7,906

20,566

1959

9,049

9,476

22,281

1960

12,576

7,204

23,285

1961

15,887

6,811

23,703

1962

15,648

9,081

23,572

1963

15,290

10,810

24,368

1964

19,025

7,646

24,732

1965

16,177

13,154

25,242

1966(Provisional)

18,364

12,100

Details not available

(iv) Tipperary Urban District Council.

Receipts from

Year ended 31st March

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and purchase Annuities

£

£

£

1957

5,549

2,236

5,726

1958

5,187

3,124

6,430

1959

6,371

2,330

6,708

1960

6,813

2,928

7,055

1961

6,167

4,063

7,752

1962

6,151

3,599

7,966

1963

6,213

4,389

7,980

1964

6,064

3,773

8,101

1965

5,992

4,561

6,778

1966(Provisional)

6,339

4,400

Details not available

(v) Carrick-on-Suir Urban District Council.

Receipts from

Year ended 31st March

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and purchase Annuities

£

£

£

1957

7,291

2,389

6,114

1958

6,139

4,308

5,909

1959

8,120

2,507

7,431

1960

7,471

3,190

7,777

1961

11,991

3,971

12,552

1962

11,488

2,825

10,608

1963

10,051

5,049

11,198

1964

8,921

4,032

9,621

1965

11,870

4,020

13,548

1966(Provisional)

12,949

3,500

Details not available

(vi) Cashel Urban District Council.

Receipts from

Year ended 31st March

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and purchase Annuities

£

£

£

1957

3,817

870

3,657

1958

3,001

1,554

3,719

1959

3,185

1,428

3,692

1960

3,129

1,364

3,748

1961

3,079

1,537

3,718

1962

3,090

1,790

3,774

1963

3,034

1,540

3,847

1964

2,995

1,894

3,914

1965

2,994

2,102

3,830

1966(Provisional)

2,997

2,400

Details not available

16.

(South Tipperary) asked the Minister for Local Government the amount provided over the past decade to local authorities for housing purposes from (a) State funds (b) rates and (c) rents and annuities.

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:

TOTAL receipts from (a) State subsidy; (b) contributions from the rates; and (c) rents and purchase annuities in respect of local authority housing.

Year ended 31st March

Receipts from

State Subsidy

Contributions from the rates

Rents and Annuities

£000

£000

£000

1957

1,773

1,967

2,553

1958

1,870

2,062

2,748

1959

2,017

2,012

2,931

1960

2,135

2,045

3,101

1961

2,250

2,038

3,248

1962

2,242

2,249

3,439

1963

2,353

2,259

3,550

1964

2,446

2,361

3,691

1965

2,629

2,477

4,047

1966(Provisional)

2,700

2,635

Details not available

The figures for State subsidy do not include loan charges amounting to approximately £400,000 per annum on capital grants paid from the Transitional Development Fund and the Vote for Local Government in the period 1946/47 to 1955/56 (inclusive).

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