Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 8 Jun 1971

Vol. 254 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Expenditure.

13.

Mr. Hogan

asked the Minister for Local Government if, in deciding the Exchequer contribution towards the expenditure of each local authority, any system of weighting is in operation as between one local authority and another; and, if so, if he will give details.

Mr. Lalor

The Exchequer contribution towards the expenditure of local authorities—estimated at £77 million in respect of 1970-71—is made up of a multiplicity of separate grants given for specific purposes and accordingly no formal weighting system applies to the distribution of the total sum as between one local authority and another. Although there is no formal weighting system the cumulative effect of the various grants which go to make up the total is such that State grants tend to meet a greater share of the expenditure of county councils in the less developed areas. Some grants are at a higher rate in respect of certain areas. For example, the subsidy on loan charges in respect of capital expenditure on water and sewerage schemes administered by my Department is at the rate of 60 per cent in respect of Gaeltacht areas and smaller urbans as compared to 40 per cent in Dublin and 50 per cent for the country generally, while the agricultural grant gives proportionately greater assistance to those areas with a greater proportion of small holdings.

14.

Mr. Hogan

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each local authority for the latest year for which figures are available (a) the total valuation, (b) the produce of 1d in the pound, (c) the present rate and (d) the percentage grant from the Exchequer to meet local government expenditure.

Mr. Lalor

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 statement:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
Local Authority	Valuation 1971-72	Estimated net produce of 1d. in 1969-70	Rate in £ 1970-71	State grants as a percentage of revenue expenditure in 1970-71(Estimated)
	£	£	s.	d.	%
County Councils:
Carlow	172,152.20	717	92	6.00	58.89
Cavan	297,257.20	1,237	90	0.00	74.91
Clare	397,605.40	1,523	88	1.82	70.47
Cork North	1,202,939.75	1,546	92	5.25
Cork South	2,141	92	5.16	60.74*
Cork West	853	87	1.46
Donegal	368,898.55	1,454	119	10.77	71.41
Dublin	1,346,544.85	3,970	75	3.00	37.01*
Galway	539,053.65	2,120	109	5.25	69.78
Kerry	363,459.70	1,380	116	2.82	66.93
Kildare	375,544.75	1,564	72	8.56	60.52
Kilkenny	374,645.45	1,501	75	6.00	61.00
Laoighis	275,246.75	1,131	82	6.00	65.04
Leitrim	153,632.65	632	100	3.30	76.73
Limerick	529,102.25	2,077	82	8.41	65.85*
Longford	157,496.55	637	102	6.40	70.92
Louth	221,741.35	864	80	2.00	60.87
Mayo	380,718.85	1,510	116	0.00	77.48
Meath	595,966.65	2,375	59	11.00	59.99
Monaghan	257,278.10	1,044	79	10.00	70.01
Offaly	254,363.35	1,030	78	9.05	68.29
Roscommon	336,012.20	1,372	94	0.30	73.72
Sligo	180,445.70	863	96	8.67	70.57
Tipperary NR	286,314.65	1,146	85	2.00	63.40
Tipperary SR	380,082.10	1,546	81	7.00	62.24
Waterford	288,041.40	1,156	886	11.78	66.10*
Westmeath	338,757.65	1,375	78	2.00	60.48
Wexford	389,533.50	1,597	82	4.25	60.81
Wicklow	280,772.35	1,130	83	0.24	58.86
County Boroughs:
Cork	646,218.40	2,153	114	6	37.14*
Dublin	4,158,272.70	14,497	89	5	34.29*
Limerick	264,023.85	879	112	0	39.51*
Waterford	150,873.30	512	112	6	33.76*
Urban Authorities
An Uaimh	17,049.45	59	63	0	16.83
Arklow	23,020.80	68	93	8	10.04
Athlone	37,185.20	142	91	2	11.08
Athy	16,816.00	55	75	0	6.76
Ballina	23,732.90	81	93	3	10.44
Ballinasloe	16,010.40	53	108	6	12.57
Birr	14.639.30	51	82	0	14.90
Bray	76,333.05	261	79	8	9.74
Buncrana	14,046.75	53	66	5	13.47
Bundoran	9,529.75	34	103	6	8.48
Carlow	36,369.00	97	89	0	15.74
Carrickmacross	9,165.90	33	70	0	6.27
Carrick-on-Suir	16,603.90	58	75	6	23.96
Cashel	6,891.85	25	80	6	9.98
Castlebar	17,486.30	57	115	6	7.59
Castleblayney	8,347.10	30	81	0	11.81
Cavan	14,557.30	48	90	0	7.44
Ceanannus Mór	8,744.10	31	53	9	14.47
Clonakilty	9,578.25	33	78	0	7.78
Clones	9,354.50	33	79	4	16.37
Clonmel	40,063.75	140	88	6	18.52
Cobh	26,569.15	98	74	0	12.95
Drogheda	75,719.80	233	101	10	33.39
Dundalk	108,683.45	340	99	6	14.50
Dungarvan	21,456.25	69	93	0	13.74
Dún Laoghaire	361,525.15	1,311	81	0	31.93*
Ennis	23,479.90	78	81	5	15.45
Enniscorthy	16,930.05	65	72	6	12.22
Fermoy	13,587.00	50	83	11	11.86
Galway	162,679.20	471	113	0	8.89
Kilkenny	39,447.45	142	105	10	15.38
Killarney	31,568.70	92	112	0	11.13
Kilrush	9,354.55	31	75	0	8.8
Kinsale	8,591.15	27	83	0	8.08
Letterkenny	15,815.40	51	111	0	14.73
Listowel	10,909.80	34	115	0	5.89
Longford	15,681.75	52	101	0	11.84
Macroom	8,833.65	28	84	0	12.77
Mallow	24,104.05	73	92	6	16.07
Midleton	12,861.30	44	82	6	17.00
Monaghan	22,870.60	75	87	0	7.72
Naas	20,769.95	69	74	0	14.93
Nenagh	21,353.05	67	89	6	15.88
New Ross	17,182.75	56	81	9	15.12
Skibbereen	9,681.35	34	87	6	12.25
Sligo	55,928.35	185	98	0	7.25
Templemore	7,592.25	28	87	0	21.52
Thurles	27,161.95	89	74	8	13.08
Tipperary	17,475.05	65	80	0	14.04
Tralee	49,306.65	154	114	6	19.26
Trim	7,081.85	22	67	9	17.35
Tullamore	25,181.50	85	83	0	16.29
Westport	13,470.30	43	110	0	17.08
Wexford	37,328.40	142	101	0	13.19
Wicklow	15,373.80	51	79	6	13.61
Youghal	20,481.25	70	92	9	14.37

*Adjusted to take account of health services grant.

Note: Certain major services, e.g. main roads, health, have, in general, been carried out on behalf of the whole county, including urbans, by each county council. The State grants which expenditure on such services attracts is included in the figures for county councils and not in the figures relating to urban authorities.