asked the Minister for the Environment the estimated saving in 1980 to the Exchequer by the removal of the agricultural grant from farm valuations of £60 to £40 and the estimated number of farmers affected in each of the 26 counties.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant Removal.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Estimated Number of Holdings of Agricultural Land with valuations between £40 and £60.
|
County |
Number |
|
Carlow |
423 |
|
Cavan |
495 |
|
Clare |
697 |
|
Cork |
2,717 |
|
Donegal |
461 |
|
Dublin |
353 |
|
Galway |
648 |
|
Kerry |
531 |
|
Kildare |
693 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,107 |
|
Laoighis |
743 |
|
Leitrim |
110 |
|
Limerick |
1,504 |
|
Longford |
361 |
|
Louth |
405 |
|
Mayo |
207 |
|
Meath |
1,425 |
|
Monaghan |
676 |
|
Offaly |
713 |
|
Roscommon |
650 |
|
Sligo |
308 |
|
Tipperary NR |
906 |
|
Tipperary SR |
1,170 |
|
Waterford |
673 |
|
Westmeath |
928 |
|
Wexford |
1,179 |
|
Wicklow |
522 |
Note:
(i) Application of the agricultural grant allowances to the above holdings in 1980 would mean an estimated increase of £6 million in the amount of the grant.
(ii) The saving to the Exchequer from the exclusion of the above holdings from relief would depend on the extent to which the £6 million would be offset by credits against income tax allowed in respect of rate payments on the holdings. At this stage there is no reliable basis on which this can be estimated.