asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of the total amount of money paid in motor taxation (a) throughout the country and (b) in each county in the years 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984; and the manner in which these taxes are spent.
Written Answers. - Motor Taxation.
579.
The information on road tax collection requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement following. Road tax is treated as a general Exchequer receipt, and the revenue from it is not allocated to any specific use.
|
Authority |
1976 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
County Councils |
||||||
|
Carlow |
498 |
349 |
517 |
907 |
1,187 |
1,376 |
|
Cavan |
621 |
368 |
598 |
1,114 |
1,484 |
1,714 |
|
Clare |
818 |
487 |
845 |
1,642 |
2,242 |
2,725 |
|
Cork |
4,795 |
2,957 |
4,657 |
8,654 |
11,323 |
13,265 |
|
Donegal |
1,139 |
665 |
1,134 |
2,181 |
2,887 |
3,479 |
|
Galway |
1,639 |
974 |
1,642 |
3,099 |
4,124 |
4,857 |
|
Kerry |
1,179 |
679 |
1,183 |
2,283 |
3,070 |
3,602 |
|
Kildare |
1,088 |
720 |
1,205 |
2,337 |
3,092 |
3,644 |
|
Kilkenny |
835 |
563 |
869 |
1,582 |
2,077 |
2,473 |
|
Laoighis |
575 |
373 |
594 |
1,078 |
1,439 |
1,662 |
|
Leitrim |
286 |
155 |
266 |
514 |
679 |
815 |
|
Limerick |
1,042 |
605 |
1,056 |
2,117 |
2,852 |
3,382 |
|
Longford |
332 |
194 |
328 |
613 |
815 |
972 |
|
Louth |
898 |
557 |
884 |
1,578 |
2,118 |
2,529 |
|
Mayo |
1,004 |
558 |
998 |
1,951 |
2,653 |
3,105 |
|
Meath |
1,026 |
593 |
987 |
1,895 |
2,570 |
3,178 |
|
Monaghan |
573 |
365 |
599 |
1,061 |
1,429 |
1,699 |
|
Offaly |
569 |
330 |
555 |
1,063 |
1,394 |
1,626 |
|
Roscommon |
579 |
308 |
539 |
1,064 |
1,472 |
1,751 |
|
Sligo |
558 |
342 |
559 |
1,059 |
1,452 |
1,708 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
704 |
390 |
663 |
1,273 |
1,700 |
1,988 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
879 |
528 |
812 |
1,544 |
2,064 |
2,431 |
|
Waterford |
573 |
313 |
523 |
992 |
1,293 |
1,540 |
|
Westmeath |
609 |
365 |
640 |
1,203 |
1,635 |
1,923 |
|
Wexford |
1,096 |
700 |
1,104 |
2,044 |
2,657 |
3,153 |
|
Wicklow |
832 |
530 |
888 |
1,694 |
2,266 |
2,693 |
|
County Boroughs |
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|
Dublin |
11,313 |
6,952 |
10,847 |
19,479 |
25,443 |
28,995 |
|
Limerick |
601 |
348 |
529 |
955 |
1,231 |
1,380 |
|
Waterford |
366 |
236 |
382 |
707 |
927 |
1,090 |
|
Totals |
37,027 |
22,504 |
36,398 |
67,683 |
89,575 |
104,755 |
Note: The above figures include the following total amounts for which separate figures in respect of each licensing authority are not readily available.
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
(a) Driver Licensing |
1,845 |
3,344 |
3,708 |
4,146 |
4,968 |
4,930 |
|
(b) Vehicle Testing |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
143 |
218 |
|
(c) Trailer Licensing |
— |
— |
— |
70 |
82 |
62 |
|
(d) Public Service Vehicle Licensing |
38 |
125 |
121 |
110 |
111 |
116 |
|
(e) Other miscellaneous items |
3 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
21 |
19 |
|
Totals |
1,886 |
3,476 |
3,844 |
4,349 |
5,325 |
5,345 |