(Cavan-Monaghan) asked the Minister for the Environment the rate in the £ struck by each local authority for each of the last seven financial years; and the percentage variation with the preceding years.
Written Answers. - Local Rates.
148.
Following is the information requested:
COUNTY COUNCILS
RATES IN THE £ AND % VARIATIONS
|
1971-72 |
1972-73 |
1973-74 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
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|
9 Months' period |
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|
County Council |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase or decrease |
Rate |
Decrease |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
|
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
|
|
Carlow |
5.40 |
16.88 |
6.20 |
14.8 |
5.89 |
5.00- |
4.89 |
16.97 |
5.90 |
20.7 |
7.40 |
25.42 |
8.40 |
13.5 |
|
Cavan |
5.13 |
14.10 |
6.00 |
17.0 |
6.08 |
1.33+ |
5.00 |
17.76 |
7.10 |
42.0 |
8.40 |
18.31 |
9.20 |
9.5 |
|
Clare |
5.22 |
18.63 |
5.931 |
13.6 |
5.93 |
Nil |
4.74 |
20.06 |
6.12 |
29.1 |
7.70 |
20.51 |
9.00 |
16.9 |
|
Cork North |
5.694 |
23.24 |
6.534 |
14.8 |
6.19 |
5.26- |
5.07 |
18.09 |
6.94 |
36.9 |
8.15 |
17.4 |
9.16 |
12.4 |
|
Cork South |
5.731 |
24.04 |
6.517 |
13.7 |
6.23 |
4.40- |
5.12 |
17.81 |
7.04 |
37.5 |
8.29 |
17.8 |
9.94 |
19.9 |
|
Cork West |
5.435 |
24.94 |
6.38 |
17.4 |
6.32 |
.94- |
5.14 |
18.67 |
7.21 |
40.03 |
8.77 |
21.6 |
9.98 |
13.8 |
|
Donegal |
6.75 |
12.68 |
8.074 |
19.6 |
8.11 |
.45+ |
6.46 |
20.34 |
8.99 |
39.2 |
11.26 |
25.3 |
12.24 |
8.7 |
|
Dublin |
4.50 |
19.68 |
5.80 |
28.9 |
5.79 |
.17- |
5.48 |
5.35 |
7.93 |
44.7 |
9.95 |
25.5 |
10.50 |
5.5 |
|
Galway |
6.33 |
15.72 |
6.87 |
8.5 |
6.76 |
1.60- |
5.51 |
18.49 |
7.22 |
31.0 |
9.12 |
26.3 |
9.83 |
7.8 |
|
Kerry |
6.775 |
16.60 |
8.00 |
18.1 |
8.00 |
Nil |
7.25 |
9.37 |
8.75 |
20.7 |
10.50 |
20.0 |
11.05 |
5.2 |
|
Kildare |
4,375 |
20.33 |
5.096 |
16.5 |
5.18 |
1.62+ |
4.25 |
17.95 |
5.08 |
19.5 |
6.40 |
26.0 |
7.10 |
10.9 |
|
Kilkenny |
4.56 |
20.79 |
5.32 |
16.7 |
5.18 |
2.63- |
4.20 |
18.91 |
5.45 |
29.8 |
6.79 |
24.6 |
7.58 |
11.6 |
|
Laoighis |
4.82 |
16.84 |
5.461 |
13.3 |
5.37 |
1.66- |
4.55 |
15.27 |
5.60 |
23.1 |
6.81 |
21.6 |
8.30 |
21.9 |
|
Leitrim |
5.896 |
17.68 |
6.80 |
15.3 |
7.16 |
5.29+ |
5.85 |
18.29 |
7.81 |
33.5 |
9.29 |
19.0 |
9.84 |
5.9 |
|
Limerick |
4.967 |
20.12 |
5.625 |
13.2 |
5.73 |
1.86+ |
4.71 |
17.80 |
6.13 |
30.2 |
7.52 |
22.7 |
8.69 |
15.6 |
|
Longford |
6.113 |
19.27 |
6.77 |
10.7 |
6.64 |
1.92- |
5.84 |
12.04 |
7.08 |
21.2 |
8.61 |
21.6 |
9.47 |
10.0 |
|
Louth |
4.72 |
17.70 |
5.360 |
13.6 |
5.22 |
2.61- |
4.07 |
22.03 |
5.24 |
28.8 |
6.41 |
22.3 |
7.35 |
14.7 |
|
Mayo |
7.10 |
22.41 |
8.25 |
16.2 |
8.00 |
3.03- |
7.43 |
7.12 |
9.80 |
31.9 |
11.50 |
17.4 |
13.00 |
13.0 |
|
Meath |
3.471 |
15.89 |
4.12 |
18.7 |
3.98 |
3.39- |
3.24 |
18.59 |
4.30 |
32.7 |
5.56 |
29.3 |
6.55 |
17.8 |
|
Monaghan |
4.49 |
12.53 |
5.31 |
18.3 |
5.34 |
.56+ |
4.11 |
23.03 |
5.41 |
31.6 |
7.07 |
30.7 |
7.90 |
11.7 |
|
Offaly |
4.70 |
19.28 |
5.225 |
11.2 |
5.16 |
1.24- |
4.29 |
16.86 |
5.51 |
28.4 |
6.84 |
24.1 |
8.02 |
17.3 |
|
Roscommon |
5.503 |
17.08 |
6.201 |
12.7 |
6.26 |
.95+ |
5.43 |
13.25 |
6.79 |
25.1 |
8.54 |
25.8 |
9.91 |
16.0 |
|
Sligo |
5.767 |
19.27 |
6.505 |
12.8 |
6.72 |
3.30+ |
4.87 |
14.86 |
6.06 |
24.4 |
7.59 |
25.3 |
8.39 |
10.5 |
|
Tipperary |
4.97 |
16.16 |
5.914 |
19.0 |
6.07 |
2.63+ |
5.22 |
14.00 |
6.51 |
24.7 |
8.61 |
32.3 |
9.07 |
5.3 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
4.99 |
22.30 |
5.59 |
12.0 |
5.51 |
1.43- |
4.71 |
14.51 |
6.07 |
28.9 |
7.38 |
21.6 |
8.76 |
18.7 |
|
Waterford |
5.311 |
22.23 |
5.923 |
11.5 |
5.84 |
1.40- |
5.17 |
11.47 |
6.48 |
25.3 |
8.48 |
30.9 |
9.62 |
13.4 |
|
Westmeath |
4.75 |
21.48 |
5.23 |
10.1 |
5.23 |
Nil |
4.43 |
15.29 |
5.13 |
15.8 |
6.42 |
25.2 |
7.10 |
10.6 |
|
Wexford |
5.00 |
21.50 |
6.05 |
21.0 |
5.68 |
6.11- |
5.25 |
7.57 |
7.05 |
34.3 |
7.95 |
12.8 |
8.93 |
12.3 |
|
Wicklow |
4.904 |
18.16 |
5.66 |
15.4 |
5.85 |
3.53 |
5.69 |
2.73 |
6.83 |
20.0 |
8.04 |
17.7 |
9.47 |
17.8 |
COUNTY COUNCILS
RATES IN THE £ AND % VARIATIONS
|
1971-72 |
1972-73 |
1973-74 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
||||||||
|
9 Months' period |
||||||||||||||
|
County Council |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase or decrease |
Rate |
Decrease |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
|
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
|
|
County Borough Corporations Cork |
6.85 |
19.65 |
7.67 |
12.0 |
7.32 |
4.56- |
5.90 |
19.39 |
7.56 |
28.1 |
8.95 |
18.4 |
9.40 |
5.0 |
|
Dublin |
5.40 |
20.80 |
5.99 |
10.9 |
5.70 |
4.84- |
4.45 |
21.92 |
6.08 |
36.6 |
6.90 |
13.5 |
8.04 |
16.5 |
|
Limerick |
6.40 |
14.28 |
7.35 |
14.8 |
7.00 |
4.76- |
5.25 |
25.00 |
7.50 |
42.9 |
9.00 |
20.0 |
10.50 |
16.7 |
|
Waterford |
6.60 |
17.33 |
7.50 |
13.6 |
7.42 |
1.06- |
5.90 |
20.48 |
7.76 |
31.5 |
9.00 |
16.0 |
10.21 |
13.4 |
URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS.
RATES IN THE £ AND % VARIATIONS.
|
1971-72 |
1972-73 |
1973-74 |
1974 9 month period |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
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|
Authority |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase + Decrease - |
Rate |
Increase + Decrease - |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase |
Rate |
Increase + Decrease - |
||
|
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
£ |
% |
|||
|
Arklow |
5.17 |
10 |
.35 |
5.73 |
10 |
.8 |
5.75 |
+0.35 |
5.22 |
-9.2 |
6.62 |
26.8 |
7.80 |
17.8 |
8.91 |
+14.2 |
|
Athlone |
5.81 |
27 |
.41 |
6.96 |
19 |
.8 |
6.46 |
-7.18 |
5.46 |
-15.5 |
5.56 |
1.8 |
6.46 |
16.2 |
7.72 |
+19.5 |
|
Athy |
4.20 |
12 |
.0 |
5.00 |
19 |
.0 |
4.70 |
-6.00 |
4.00 |
-14.9 |
4.50 |
12.5 |
5.00 |
11.1 |
5.50 |
+10.0 |
|
Ballina |
6.04 |
29 |
.61 |
7.12 |
17 |
.9 |
6.96 |
-2.25 |
7.30 |
+4.9 |
9.60 |
31.5 |
11.66 |
21.5 |
12.80 |
+9.8 |
|
Ballinasloe |
6.53 |
20 |
.5 |
7.10 |
8 |
.7 |
7.10 |
— |
6.40 |
-9.9 |
8.20 |
28.1 |
9.80 |
19.5 |
10.70 |
+9.2 |
|
Birr |
4.90 |
19 |
.51 |
6.17 |
25 |
.9 |
6.15 |
-0.32 |
5.14 |
-16.4 |
6.30 |
22.6 |
8.00 |
27.0 |
9.48 |
+18.5 |
|
Bray |
4.58 |
15 |
.1 |
5.36 |
17 |
.0 |
5.44 |
+1.49 |
5.33 |
-2.0 |
6.36 |
19.3 |
7.21 |
13.4 |
8.10 |
+12.3 |
|
Buncranna |
4.08 |
22 |
.9 |
5.05 |
23 |
.8 |
4.85 |
-3.96 |
3.53 |
-27.2 |
4.48 |
26.9 |
6.34 |
41.5 |
6.28 |
-.05 |
|
Bundoran |
6.12 |
18 |
.4 |
6.84 |
11 |
.8 |
6.88 |
+0.58 |
5.05 |
-26.6 |
7.05 |
39.6 |
8.82 |
25.1 |
10.65 |
+20.8 |
|
Carlow |
5.00 |
12 |
.4 |
5.65 |
13 |
.0 |
5.60 |
-0.88 |
4.60 |
-17.9 |
5.70 |
23.9 |
6.70 |
17.5 |
7.60 |
+13.4 |
|
Carrickmacross |
4.05 |
15 |
.7 |
5.00 |
23 |
.5 |
5.00 |
— |
4.10 |
-18.0 |
5.80 |
41.4 |
7.80 |
34.5 |
10.00 |
+28.2 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
4.52 |
19 |
.9 |
5.05 |
11 |
.72 |
5.05 |
— |
4.39 |
-13.1 |
6.00 |
36.7 |
7.20 |
20.0 |
8.36 |
+16.1 |
|
Cashel |
5.14 |
27 |
.9 |
5.66 |
10 |
.11 |
5.58 |
-1.41 |
5.31 |
+4.8 |
6.21 |
17.0 |
7.30 |
17.6 |
8.72 |
+19.5 |
|
Castlebar |
7.29 |
26 |
.3 |
8.60 |
18 |
.0 |
8.00 |
-6.98 |
7.40 |
-7.5 |
9.60 |
28.7 |
11.43 |
19.1 |
12.40 |
+8.5 |
|
Castleblayney |
4.85 |
19 |
.8 |
6.25 |
28 |
.9 |
6.09 |
-2.56 |
5.10 |
-16.3 |
6.56 |
28.6 |
7.50 |
14.3 |
7.92 |
+5.6 |
|
Cavan |
5.25 |
16 |
.7 |
6.25 |
19 |
.0 |
6.46 |
+3.36 |
5.99 |
-7.3 |
7.70 |
28.6 |
8.75 |
13.6 |
9.55 |
+9.1 |
|
Ceannas Mor |
3.09 |
14 |
.9 |
3.90 |
26 |
.2 |
2.93 |
-24.87 |
2.49 |
-15.0 |
3.48 |
38.9 |
4.50 |
29.3 |
4.94 |
+9.8 |
|
Clonakilty |
4.90 |
25 |
.6 |
5.80 |
18 |
.4 |
5.77 |
-0.52 |
4.90 |
-15.1 |
5.80 |
18.4 |
6.80 |
17.2 |
7.60 |
+11.8 |
|
Clones |
4.32 |
9 |
.1 |
5.36 |
24 |
.1 |
5.57 |
+3.92 |
5.04 |
-9.5 |
7.20 |
42.9 |
8.80 |
22.2 |
10.40 |
+18.2 |
|
Clonmel |
5.35 |
21 |
.0 |
5.92 |
10 |
.7 |
5.82 |
-1.69 |
5.07 |
-12.9 |
6.29 |
24.1 |
7.75 |
23.2 |
9.45 |
+21.9 |
|
Cobh |
4.6 |
24 |
.3 |
5.25 |
14 |
.1 |
5.10 |
-2.86 |
4.38 |
-14.1 |
5.70 |
30.1 |
6.52 |
14.4 |
7.41 |
+13.7 |
|
Drogheda |
6.60 |
29 |
.7 |
7.30 |
10 |
.6 |
7.56 |
+3.56 |
5.76 |
-23.8 |
7.45 |
29.3 |
9.00 |
20.8 |
9.79 |
+8.8 |
|
Dundalk |
5.75 |
15 |
.7 |
6.88 |
19 |
.7 |
6.84 |
-4.58 |
6.08 |
-11.1 |
7.35 |
20.9 |
9.00 |
22.5 |
10.42 |
+15.8 |
|
Dungarvan |
5.55 |
19 |
.4 |
6.14 |
10 |
.6 |
6.09 |
-0.81 |
5.09 |
-16.4 |
6.44 |
26.5 |
8.19 |
27.2 |
9.17 |
+12.0 |
|
Dun Laoire |
4.93 |
21 |
.7 |
5.42 |
9 |
.9 |
5.30 |
-2.21 |
4.22 |
-20.4 |
5.48 |
29.9 |
6.40 |
16.8 |
6.88 |
+7.5 |
|
Ennis |
4.87 |
19 |
.7 |
6.32 |
29 |
.8 |
5.82 |
-7.91 |
5.10 |
-12.4 |
6.00 |
17.7 |
7.27 |
21.2 |
7.27 |
0.0 |
|
Enniscorthy |
4.70 |
29 |
.8 |
5.70 |
21 |
.3 |
5.50 |
-3.51 |
4.95 |
-10.0 |
6.10 |
23.2 |
8.00 |
31.2 |
8.90 |
+11.3 |
|
Fermoy |
5.00 |
19 |
.3 |
5.66 |
13 |
.2 |
5.72 |
+1.06 |
4.76 |
-16.8 |
6.22 |
30.7 |
7.57 |
21.7 |
8.51 |
+12.4 |
|
Galway |
6.62 |
17 |
.2 |
7.58 |
14 |
.5 |
7.44 |
-1.85 |
6.72 |
-9.7 |
9.00 |
33.9 |
10.45 |
16.1 |
10.96 |
+4.9 |
|
Kilkenny |
6.41 |
21 |
.2 |
7.20 |
12 |
.3 |
7.20 |
— |
6.29 |
-12.6 |
7.84 |
24.6 |
8.91 |
13.7 |
9.69 |
+8.8 |
|
Killarney |
6.88 |
22 |
.9 |
7.88 |
14 |
.5 |
7.80 |
-1.01 |
7.00 |
-10.3 |
8.90 |
27.1 |
9.70 |
9.0 |
10.20 |
+5.2 |
|
Kilrush |
4.40 |
17 |
.3 |
4.80 |
9 |
.1 |
4.80 |
— |
4.26 |
-11.3 |
5.66 |
32.9 |
6.44 |
13.8 |
7.20 |
+11.8 |
|
Kinsale |
5.00 |
19 |
.9 |
5.62 |
12 |
.4 |
5.36 |
-4.63 |
4.68 |
-12.7 |
6.43 |
37.4 |
7.89 |
22.7 |
8.32 |
+5.5 |
|
Letterkenny |
6.42 |
15 |
.67 |
7.21 |
12 |
.3 |
7.21 |
— |
5.54 |
-23.2 |
7.66 |
38.3 |
11.14 |
45.4 |
13.24 |
+18.9 |
|
Listowel |
6.60 |
14 |
.8 |
7.60 |
15 |
.2 |
7.30 |
-3.95 |
6.00 |
-17.8 |
7.98 |
33.0 |
9.75 |
22.2 |
10.45 |
+7.2 |
|
Longford |
6.45 |
27 |
.7 |
7.20 |
11 |
.6 |
7.15 |
-0.69 |
6.10 |
-14.7 |
7.00 |
14.8 |
8.59 |
22.7 |
9.10 |
+5.9 |
|
Macroom |
5.28 |
28 |
.1 |
5.67 |
5 |
.4 |
5.67 |
— |
5.12 |
-9.7 |
6.43 |
25.6 |
7.83 |
21.8 |
8.84 |
+12.9 |
|
Mallow |
5.50 |
19 |
.0 |
6.24 |
13 |
.5 |
6.00 |
-3.85 |
5.00 |
-16.7 |
6.85 |
37.0 |
7.71 |
12.6 |
8.67 |
+12.5 |
|
Midleton |
5.50 |
33 |
.5 |
6.55 |
19 |
.1 |
6.42 |
-1.98 |
5.17 |
-19.5 |
6.98 |
35.0 |
8.24 |
18.1 |
8.91 |
+8.1 |
|
Monaghan |
4.68 |
7 |
.6 |
5.42 |
15 |
.8 |
5.69 |
+4.98 |
5.05 |
-11.2 |
7.35 |
45.5 |
10.00 |
36.1 |
11.43 |
+14.3 |
|
Naas |
4.00 |
8 |
.10 |
4.70 |
17 |
.5 |
4.70 |
— |
4.00 |
-14.9 |
5.00 |
25.0 |
6.10 |
22.0 |
6.72 |
+10.2 |
|
Navan |
3.66 |
16 |
.19 |
4.30 |
17 |
.5 |
4.08 |
-5.12 |
3.23 |
-20.83 |
4.70 |
45.5 |
6.18 |
31.5 |
6.35 |
+2.8 |
|
Nenagh |
5.37 |
20 |
.13 |
5.89 |
9 |
.7 |
5.98 |
+1.53 |
5.60 |
-6.35 |
6.52 |
16.4 |
7.64 |
17.2 |
8.14 |
+6.5 |
|
New Ross |
4.95 |
21 |
.02 |
6.00 |
21 |
.2 |
5.90 |
-1.67 |
5.20 |
-11.86 |
7.05 |
35.6 |
8.70 |
23.4 |
9.60 |
+10.3 |
|
Skibbereen |
5.43 |
24 |
.25 |
6.32 |
16 |
.4 |
6.00 |
-5.06 |
5.35 |
-10.83 |
6.50 |
21.5 |
7.72 |
18.8 |
9.15 |
+18.5 |
|
Sligo |
6.09 |
24 |
.28 |
6.66 |
9 |
.4 |
6.28 |
-5.70 |
5.40 |
-14.01 |
6.66 |
23.3 |
7.95 |
19.4 |
9.30 |
+17.0 |
|
Templemore |
5.10 |
17 |
.24 |
5.40 |
5 |
.9 |
5.69 |
+5.37 |
4.52 |
-20.56 |
5.83 |
29.0 |
7.94 |
36.2 |
8.64 |
+8.8 |
|
Thurles |
4.50 |
20 |
.64 |
5.12 |
13 |
.8 |
5.26 |
+2.73 |
4.50 |
-14.44 |
5.14 |
14.2 |
7.18 |
39.7 |
7.69 |
+7.1 |
|
Tipperary |
4.70 |
17 |
.50 |
5.30 |
12 |
.8 |
5.20 |
-1.89 |
4.67 |
-10.19 |
5.84 |
25.1 |
7.05 |
20.7 |
8.36 |
+18.6 |
|
Tralee |
7.12 |
24 |
.47 |
7.57 |
6 |
.3 |
6.98 |
-7.79 |
6.20 |
-11.18 |
7.85 |
26.6 |
9.22 |
17.5 |
9.97 |
+8.1 |
|
Trim |
3.88 |
14 |
.45 |
4.51 |
16 |
.2 |
4.28 |
-5.10 |
3.25 |
-24.06 |
4.81 |
48.0 |
6.34 |
31.8 |
6.74 |
+6.3 |
|
Tullamore |
5.40 |
30 |
.12 |
6.38 |
18 |
.1 |
6.37 |
-0.16 |
5.58 |
-12.40 |
7.22 |
29.4 |
8.50 |
17.7 |
9.74 |
+14.6 |
|
Westport |
7.15 |
30 |
.00 |
8.65 |
21 |
.0 |
8.18 |
-5.43 |
7.30 |
-10.76 |
9.78 |
34.0 |
11.43 |
16.9 |
12.28 |
+7.4 |
|
Wexford |
6.40 |
26 |
.73 |
7.40 |
15 |
.6 |
7.60 |
+2.70 |
6.84 |
-10.00 |
8.00 |
17.0 |
8.90 |
11.3 |
9.97 |
+12.0 |
|
Wicklow |
4.57 |
15 |
.11 |
5.08 |
11 |
.2 |
5.08 |
— |
4.54 |
-10.63 |
5.77 |
27.1 |
6.34 |
9.9 |
7.25 |
+14.4 |
|
Youghal |
5.74 |
23 |
.70 |
6.50 |
13 |
.2 |
6.37 |
-2.00 |
5.87 |
-7.85 |
7.80 |
32.9 |
8.95 |
14.8 |
9.40 |
+5.0 |