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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 2 May 1985

Vol. 357 No. 12

Written Answers. - Domestic Water Charges.

574.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will state in respect of each local authority: (1) the projected revenue from domestic water charges in respect of 1983, 1984 and 1985; and (2) the actual amount collected to date in respect of 1983 and 1984.

The information sought by the Deputy in respect of 1985 is not yet available. The information in respect of 1983 and 1984 which is provided on the basis of the most up to date returns from local authorities is contained in the following tabular statement:

Domestic Water Charges

Projected Revenue (included in local authority estimates)

Actual Amount Collected

1983

1984

to 31/12/83

to 31/12/84

£000

£000

£000

£000

Carlow

85.0

110.0

79.6

118.0

Cavan

93.8

100.5

36.0

22.1

Clare

*477.8

*611.8

*414.7

*475.0

Cork

1,403.2

2,426.0

1,282.3

2,263.4

Donegal

392.0

770.0

273.0

551.3

Dublin

1,420.0

1,420.0

725.1

746.5

Galway

*483.7

*560.0

*380.5

*571.0

Kerry

453.0

570.0

526.6

620.5

Kildare

320.0

360.0

107.5

326.0

Kilkenny

*572.8

*728.9

*358.4

*556.0

Laoighis

*275.0

*350.0

222.8

*310.0

Leitrim

50.0

100.0

24.2

66.9

Limerick

300.0

*750.0

321.0

*750.0

Longford

*165.0

*220.0

108.5

*224.9

Louth

†240.0

*300.0

†7.9

*77.9

Mayo

230.0

234.0

232.0

254.3

Meath

261.0

314.8

105.5

163.5

Monaghan

41.3

52.0

31.9

27.5

Offaly

*210.0

*286.0

*186.6

*294.5

Roscommon

133.0

311.1

138.0

249.0

Sligo

*135.0

*194.8

12.2

*136.6

Tipperary N.R.

*233.0

*330.0

*212.1

*275.0

Tipperary S.R.

440.0

*1,120.0

449.7

*1,193.9

Waterford

350.0

395.0

284.2

284.1

Westmeath

418.0

†884.0

553.0

†673.0

Wexford

650.0

600.0

412.0

580.0

Wicklow

165.0

*200.0

127.8

*135.2

Total

9,997.60

14,298.9

7,613.1

11,946.1

County Borough Corporation

Cork

†1,157.0

†1,690.0

†498.7

†1,112.7

Dublin

3,100.0

4,000.0

630.0

3,000.0

Limerick

400.0

998.8

54.6

414.6

Waterford

186.4

408.9

Nil

156.9

Total

4,843.4

7,097.7

1,183.3

4,684.2

Arklow

†51.1

26.0

†4.2

18.0

Athlone

95.8

135.6

43.6

94.5

Athy

25.0

25.0

2.6

17.7

Ballina

21.5

134.6

26.3

98.6

Ballinasloe

18.8

28.2

11.3

26.1

Birr

27.0

54.4

2.5

34.7

Bray

46.2

75.0

5.9

31.7

Buncrana

23.0

49.2

5.7

17.3

Bundoran

*10.1

*38.0

*0.4

*14.4

Carlow

*40.0

*145.0

*24.1

*60.7

Carrickmacross

17.6

23.5

15.0

14.2

Carrick-on-Suir

23.0

25.0

9.8

33.4

Cashel

11.0

13.9

3.3

18.3

Castlebar

*100.0

*127.5

*30.1

*72.8

Castleblayney

12.4

31.9

*8.0

24.8

Cavan

34.8

*34.8

7.4

*21.2

Ceanannus Mor

15.4

*28.0

12.5

*32.0

Clonakilty

*28.0

*22.0

6.6

*27.2

Clones

12.0

*25.0

1.8

*20.9

Clonmel

60.0

60.0

22.5

55.0

Cobh

†25.0

94.3

20.3

†55.4

Drogheda

No Charge

No Charge

No Charge

No Charge

Dundalk

No Charge

No Charge

No Charge

No Charge

Dungarvan

Nil

66.0

45.8

52.5

Dún Laoire

690.0

740.0

176.0

450.4

Ennis

129.5

*186.0

112.9

*99.5

Enniscorthy

Nil

33.0

3.5

28.9

Fermoy

†18.0

31.2

1.7

37.0

Galway

†210.0

231.0

†71.7

297.6

Kilkenny

162.5

*131.4

18.0

*148.5

Killarney

63.0

86.0

14.9

64.8

Kilrush

10.0

52.5

2.4

27.2

Kinsale

16.3

22.5

3.0

6.3

Letterkenny

24.0

50.0

10.0

30.7

Listowel

†20.0

20.0

†6.3

23.0

Longford

*27.5

*40.0

*16.9

*32.3

Macroom

*38.7

*23.4

*11.5

*17.0

Mallow

37.3

49.5

4.2

29.8

Midleton

21.5

22.0

2.5

14.9

Monaghan

*60.0

*90.0

10.0

*65.9

Naas

50.0

50.0

7.4

38.2

Navan

55.1

*100.0

73.5

*102.7

Nenagh

31.8

45.0

22.6

38.1

New Ross

40.0

56.0

7.5

30.0

Skibbereen

*40.0

*48.3

*14.2

*8.6

Sligo

No Charge

No Charge

No Charge

No Charge

Templemore

32.5

47.5

8.1

35.3

Thurles

80.0

130.0

34.1

55.0

Tipperary

35.0

28.9

4.9

28.5

Tralee

†50.0

80.0

7.0

57.6

Trim

17.0

27.6

13.3

19.5

Tullamore

†107.0

107.0

†6.5

78.8

Westport

65.6

43.3

23.1

40.9

Wexford

†70.0

75.0

Nil

40.7

Wicklow

†67.8

36.0

†3.0

20.2

Youghal

†5.1

†37.5

†6.4

†19.9

Total

2,972.9

3,983.5

1.006.8

2,829.2

Grand Total

17,813.9

25,380.1

9,803.2

19,459.5

NOTES

1. The figures for some local authorities (indicated by *) in the schedule are inclusive of revenue from non-domestic water charges.

2. The figures indicated by †"service charge" include other domestic charges.

3. The returns from local authorities in relation to amounts collected in any year do not distinguish the year to which the charges collected relate.

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