asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give full details of rates struck for 1972-73 as compared with the figures for 1971-72 in respect of each local authority area; and the percentage increase or decrease in each case.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Rates.
40.
The information requested is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Local Authority |
Rate in £ for 1971-72 |
Rate in £ for 1972-73 |
Percentage increase |
|
£ |
£ |
% |
|
|
County Councils: |
|||
|
Carlow |
5.40 |
6.20 |
14.81 |
|
Cavan |
5.13 |
6.00 |
16.96 |
|
Clare |
5.22 |
5.931 |
13.62 |
|
Cork North |
5.694 |
6.534 |
14.75 |
|
Cork South |
5.731 |
6.517 |
13.71 |
|
Cork West |
5.435 |
6.38 |
17.39 |
|
Donegal |
6.75 |
8.074 |
19.61 |
|
Dublin |
4.50 |
5.80 |
28.89 |
|
Galway |
6.33 |
6.87 |
8.53 |
|
Kerry |
6.775 |
8.00 |
18.08 |
|
Kildare |
4.375 |
5.096 |
16.48 |
|
Kilkenny |
4.56 |
5.32 |
16.67 |
|
Laoighis |
4.82 |
5.461 |
13.30 |
|
Leitrim |
5.896 |
6.80 |
15.33 |
|
Limerick |
4.967 |
5.625 |
13.25 |
|
Longford |
6.113 |
6.77 |
10.75 |
|
Louth |
4.72 |
5.360 |
13.56 |
|
Mayo |
7.10 |
8.25 |
16.20 |
|
Meath |
3.471 |
4.12 |
18.70 |
|
Monaghan |
4.49 |
5.31 |
18.26 |
|
Offaly |
4.70 |
5.225 |
11.17 |
|
Roscommon |
5.503 |
6.201 |
12.68 |
|
Sligo |
5.767 |
6.505 |
12.80 |
|
Tipperary NR |
4.99 |
5.914 |
18.52 |
|
Tipperary SR |
4.97 |
5.59 |
12.47 |
|
Waterford |
5.311 |
5.923 |
11.52 |
|
Westmeath |
4.75 |
5.23 |
10.11 |
|
Wexford |
5.00 |
6.05 |
21.00 |
|
Wicklow |
4.904 |
5.66 |
15.42 |
|
County Borough Corporations: |
|||
|
Cork |
6.85 |
7.67 |
11.97 |
|
Dublin |
5.40 |
5.99 |
10.93 |
|
Limerick |
6.40 |
7.35 |
14.84 |
|
Waterford |
6.60 |
7.50 |
13.64 |
|
Urban District Councils: |
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|
Arklow |
5.17 |
5.73 |
10.83 |
|
Athlone |
5.81 |
6.96 |
19.79 |
|
Athy |
4.20 |
5.00 |
19.05 |
|
Ballina |
6.04 |
7.12 |
17.88 |
|
Ballinasloe |
6.53 |
7.10 |
8.73 |
|
Birr |
4.90 |
6.17 |
25.92 |
|
Bray |
4.58 |
5.36 |
17.03 |
|
Buncrana |
4.08 |
5.05 |
23.77 |
|
Bundoran |
6.12 |
6.84 |
11.76 |
|
Carlow |
5.00 |
5.65 |
13.00 |
|
Carrickmacross |
4.05 |
5.00 |
23.46 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
4.52 |
5.05 |
11.73 |
|
Cashel |
5.14 |
5.66 |
10.12 |
|
Castlebar |
7.29 |
8.60 |
17.97 |
|
Castleblayney |
4.85 |
6.25 |
28.87 |
|
Cavan |
5.25 |
6.25 |
19.05 |
|
Ceannanus Mor |
3.09 |
3.90 |
26.21 |
|
Clonakilty |
4.90 |
5.80 |
18.37 |
|
Clones |
4.32 |
5.36 |
24.07 |
|
Clonmel |
5.35 |
5.92 |
10.65 |
|
Cobh |
4.60 |
5.25 |
14.13 |
|
Drogheda |
6.60 |
7.30 |
10.61 |
|
Dundalk |
5.75 |
6.88 |
19.65 |
|
Dungarvan |
5.55 |
6.14 |
10.63 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
4.93 |
5.42 |
9.94 |
|
Ennis |
4.87 |
6.32 |
29.77 |
|
Enniscorthy |
4.70 |
5.70 |
21.28 |
|
Fermoy |
5.00 |
5.66 |
13.20 |
|
Galway |
6.62 |
7.58 |
14.50 |
|
Kilkenny |
6.41 |
7.20 |
12.32 |
|
Killarney |
6.88 |
7.880 |
14.53 |
|
Kilrush |
4.40 |
4.80 |
9.09 |
|
Kinsale |
5.00 |
5.620 |
12.40 |
|
Letterkenny |
6.42 |
7.210 |
12.31 |
|
Listowel |
6.60 |
7.600 |
15.15 |
|
Longford |
6.45 |
7.20 |
11.63 |
|
Macroom |
5.38 |
5.67 |
5.39 |
|
Mallow |
5.50 |
6.24 |
13.45 |
|
Midleton |
5.50 |
6.55 |
19.09 |
|
Monaghan |
4.68 |
5.42 |
15.81 |
|
Naas |
4.00 |
4.70 |
17.50 |
|
Navan |
3.66 |
4.30 |
17.49 |
|
Nenagh |
5.37 |
5.89 |
9.68 |
|
New Ross |
4.95 |
6.00 |
21.21 |
|
Skibbereen |
5.43 |
6.32 |
16.39 |
|
Sligo |
6.09 |
6.66 |
9.36 |
|
Templemore |
5.10 |
5.401 |
5.90 |
|
Thurles |
4.50 |
5.12 |
13.78 |
|
Tipperary |
4.70 |
5.30 |
12.77 |
|
Tralee |
7.12 |
7.57 |
6.32 |
|
Trim |
3.88 |
4.51 |
16.24 |
|
Tullamore |
5.40 |
6.38 |
18.15 |
|
Wesport |
7.150 |
8.65 |
20.98 |
|
Wexford |
6.40 |
7.40 |
15.63 |
|
Wicklow |
4.57 |
5.08 |
11.16 |
|
Youghal |
5.74 |
6.50 |
13.24 |
Could the Minister even give us rough figures? In how many areas have the rates been reduced?
I am sorry, I have not got that.
Is it not a fact that it has not happened at all?
If what Deputy Andrews——
I am asking the question. This is a rates fraud.
If what Deputy Andrews is asking is was there a reduction of rates this year, in many cases there was a reduction of up to and over £1 in every £, which is quite a substantial reduction.