asked the Minister for the Environment (i) each local authority which charged for services in 1986; (ii) the nature and scale of each such charge; (iii) the revenue, or projected revenue, to be generated in each case; and (iv) if he will give similar details as in (i) to (iii) inclusive, in respect of 1987; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Service Charges.
181.
It is assumed that the information sought by the Deputy relates to domestic service charges only. The information, in so far as it is available from local authority returns and estimates, is contained in the following tabular statements.
1986
Domestic Service Charges
|
County Council |
Domestic Water |
Domestic Refuse |
Domestic Sewerage |
|||
|
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Carlow |
40 |
139,974 |
25 |
49,486 |
25 |
46,187 |
|
Cavan |
60 |
119,127 |
20 |
23,825 |
20 |
15,884 |
|
Clare |
40 |
†924,688 |
15 |
141,655 |
20 |
incl. with water |
|
Cork |
N 48 |
1,605,602 |
27.50 |
730,365 |
N/C |
N/C |
|
*S 38-60 |
||||||
|
W 51 |
||||||
|
Donegal |
40 |
666,429 |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
|
Dublin |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Galway |
50 |
385,949 |
15 fortnightly 25 weekly |
65,057 |
N/C |
N/C |
|
Kerry |
50 |
667,146 |
20 |
109,842 |
N/C |
— |
|
Kildare |
25 |
302,300 |
25 |
205,900 |
N/C |
N/C |
|
Kilkenny |
52 |
366,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Laoighis |
40 |
170,742 |
10 |
9,906 |
25 |
26,547 |
|
Leitrim |
38 |
99,442 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Limerick |
*29-48 |
230,700 |
15 once a week 25 twice weekly |
97,700 |
N/C |
— |
|
Longford |
50 |
185,629 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
18,770 |
|
Louth |
30 |
93,078 |
20 |
13,720 |
N/C |
— |
|
Mayo |
45 |
448,475 |
10 |
35,769 |
N/C |
— |
|
Meath |
30 |
266,543 |
20 |
176,754 |
N/C |
— |
|
Monaghan |
40 |
46,959 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Offaly |
35 |
†353,961 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
incl. with water |
|
Roscommon |
35/45 |
299,559 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Sligo |
30 |
61,108 |
25 |
35,189 |
20 |
15,855 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
45 |
125,470 |
N/C |
12,192 |
25 |
31,260 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
52 |
506,057 |
25 |
84,609 |
N/C |
— |
|
Waterford |
70 |
351,213 |
25 |
42,144 |
N/C |
— |
|
Westmeath |
54 |
348,460 |
17 |
42,964 |
17 |
51,194 |
|
Wexford |
60 |
559,405 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Wicklow |
30 |
123,373 |
25 |
164,657 |
N/C |
— |
† Includes commercial water.
|
County Borough Corporation |
Domestic Water |
Domestic Refuse |
Domestic Sewerage |
|||
|
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Cork |
*30-85 |
838,475 |
10 |
139,746 |
N/C |
— |
|
Dublin |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Galway |
25 |
116,261 |
N/C |
— |
10 |
51,479 |
|
Limerick |
*20-60 |
415,502 |
*20-60 |
incl. with water |
*10-30 |
incl. with water |
|
Waterford |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Urban District Council |
Domestic Water |
Domestic Refuse |
Domestic Sewerage |
|||
|
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
Charge Per House |
Amount Collected |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Arklow |
*22.69/ |
55,213 |
*5.33/ |
12,344 |
*8.29/ |
19,750 |
|
30.25/ |
7.11/ |
11.04/ |
||||
|
37.81 |
18.89 |
13.08 |
||||
|
Athlone |
60 |
95,513 |
14 |
22,722 |
14 |
22,723 |
|
Athy |
‡30 |
7,378 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Ballina |
40 |
61,296 |
10 |
15,325 |
— |
— |
|
Ballinasloe |
30 |
37,625 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Birr |
35 |
20,727 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Bray |
*13.75/ |
76,350 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
21.25 |
||||||
|
Buncrana |
40 |
34,422 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Bundoran |
40 |
25,768 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Carlow |
40 |
10,962 |
25 |
6,875 |
25 |
6,875 |
|
Carrickmacross |
‡40 |
11,597 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
20 |
28,413 |
10 |
14,206 |
5 |
7,103 |
|
Cashel |
25 |
14,942 |
10 |
5,977 |
5 |
2,988 |
|
Castlebar |
50 |
63,644 |
25 |
31,822 |
N/C |
— |
|
Castleblayney |
40 |
16,554 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Cavan |
60 |
36,364 |
15 |
7,333 |
15 |
7,333 |
|
Ceanannus Mór |
30 |
21,574 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Clonakilty |
29 |
18,416 |
29 |
20,200 |
N/C |
— |
|
Clones |
40/50 |
16,354 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Clonmel |
25 |
51,600 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Cobh |
27.50 |
32,075 |
27.50 |
32,075 |
N/C |
— |
|
Drogheda |
‡25 |
Nil |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Dundalk |
35 |
68,485 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Dungarvan |
25 |
51,462 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Ennis |
40 |
113,711 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Enniscorthy |
25 |
31,119 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Fermoy |
40/50 |
39,293 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
52 |
66,103 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Killarney |
*25-55 |
77,356 |
10 |
14,246 |
5.15 |
22,056 |
|
Kilrush |
45 |
29,396 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Kinsale |
27.50 |
20,674 |
27.50 |
20,674 |
N/C |
— |
|
Letterkenny |
25 |
52,584 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Listowel |
35 |
29,664 |
10 |
8,045 |
5 |
4,022 |
|
Longford |
50 |
185,629 |
— |
— |
15 |
18,770 |
|
Macroom |
25 |
17,781 |
25 |
18,058 |
— |
— |
|
Mallow |
27 |
39,202 |
27 |
39,202 |
— |
— |
|
Midleton |
30 |
15,728 |
27.50 |
14,519 |
— |
— |
|
Monaghan |
£3 per £1 valuation |
53,406 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Min. £15 |
||||||
|
Max. £60 |
||||||
|
Naas |
28 |
35,545 |
28 |
35,127 |
N/C |
— |
|
Navan |
30 |
106,180 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Nenagh |
22 |
41,172 |
N/C |
— |
18 |
incl. with water |
|
New Ross |
40 |
40,200 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Skibbereen |
25 |
16,264 |
25 |
16,084 |
N/C |
— |
|
Sligo |
‡30 |
63,910 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Templemore |
35 |
19,496 |
N/C |
— |
10 |
5,500 |
|
Thurles |
*39.10/ |
48,759 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
44.30/50 |
||||||
|
Tipperary |
20 |
16,580 |
10 |
8,435 |
5 |
4,072 |
|
Tralee |
‡50 |
8,376 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Trim |
30 |
37,756 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Tullamore |
35 |
43,325 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
18,568 |
|
Westport |
40 |
21,362 |
20 |
10,521 |
N/C |
— |
|
Wexford |
25 |
61,815 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Wicklow |
24 |
31,223 |
24 |
20,815 |
6.50 |
incl. with water |
|
Youghal |
26 |
15,377 |
26 |
15,377 |
N/C |
— |
Note:
(i) *= Valuation based.
(ii) ‡= Charges levied for services provided to houses outside the urban boundary.
(iii) N/C = No charge.
1987
Domestic Service Charges
|
County Council |
Domestic Water |
Domestic Refuse |
Domestic Sewerage |
|||
|
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Carlow |
40 |
150,000 |
25 |
30,000 |
25 |
30,000 |
|
Cavan |
60 |
185,155 |
20 |
50,405 |
20 |
58,837 |
|
Clare |
80 |
915,600 |
15 |
90,000 |
20 |
60,000 |
|
Cork |
N 50 |
1,762,000 |
29 |
964,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
*S 40-63 |
||||||
|
W 54 |
||||||
|
Donegal |
40 |
817,000 |
40 |
350,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Dublin |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Galway |
60 |
581,240 |
25 fortnightly 35 weekly |
210,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Kerry |
65 |
1,824,000 |
30 |
200,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Kildare |
35 |
504,000 |
35 |
504,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
39/52 |
480,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Laoighis |
40 |
400,000 |
10 |
35,000 |
25 |
100,000 |
|
Leitrim |
50 |
182,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Limerick |
*35-60 |
553,235 |
15 |
15,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Longford |
50 |
247,700 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
18,800 |
|
Louth |
52 |
322,660 |
25 |
103,325 |
N/C |
— |
|
Mayo |
50 |
324,375 |
20 |
105,362 |
N/C |
— |
|
Meath |
45 |
496,000 |
30 |
600,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Monaghan |
40 |
56,440 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Offaly |
45 |
300,000 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
90,000 |
|
Roscommon |
45/55 |
383,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Sligo |
30 |
143,000 |
25 |
70,000 |
20 |
31,000 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
60 |
435,000 |
N/C |
— |
26 |
85,000 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
60 |
560,000 |
30 |
98,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Waterford |
85 |
510,000 |
35 |
50,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Westmeath |
57 |
602,000 |
18 |
100,500 |
18 |
71,500 |
|
Wexford |
68 |
740,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Wicklow |
35 |
280,000 |
30 |
300,000 |
35 |
240,625 |
|
County Borough Corporation |
Domestic Water |
Domestic Refuse |
Domestic Sewerage |
|||
|
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Cork |
*43-98 |
12 |
N/C |
— |
||
|
Dublin |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Galway |
28 |
216,790 |
N/C |
— |
12 |
92,910 |
|
Limerick |
*22-66 |
360,000 |
*22-66 |
360,000 |
*11-33 |
180,000 |
|
Waterford |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Urban District Council |
Domestic Water |
Domestic Refuse |
Domestic Sewerage |
|||
|
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
Charge Per House |
Estimated Revenue |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Arklow |
*21.67-30 |
53,175 |
*21.67-30 |
53,175 |
*21.66-30 |
53,175 |
|
Athlone |
63 |
152,019 |
15 |
36,195 |
15 |
36,195 |
|
Athy |
*25-35 |
35,000 |
35 |
35,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Ballina |
50 |
90,000 |
12 |
21,600 |
N/C |
— |
|
Ballinasloe |
52 |
56,274 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Birr |
45 |
43,240 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
16,050 |
|
Bray |
*37-60 |
261,630 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Buncrana |
40 |
44,060 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Bundoran |
40 |
32,750 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Carlow |
40 |
100,000 |
25 |
50,000 |
25 |
50,000 |
|
Carrickmacross |
‡40 |
14,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
25 |
32,000 |
15 |
19,000 |
5 |
6,500 |
|
Cashel |
25 |
15,312 |
15 |
9,130 |
5 |
3,060 |
|
Castlebar |
50 |
88,000 |
30 |
38,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Castleblayney |
40 |
31,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Cavan |
60 |
74,020 |
15 |
14,850 |
15 |
17,460 |
|
Ceanannus Mór |
45 |
30,000 |
30 |
16,200 |
N/C |
— |
|
Clonakilty |
33 |
22,950 |
33 |
25,633 |
N/C |
— |
|
Clones |
40 |
45,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Clonmel |
30 |
75,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Cobh |
29 |
42,000 |
29 |
42,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Drogheda |
Estimates not yet adopted |
|||||
|
Dundalk |
45 |
250,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Dungarvan |
36 |
72,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Ennis |
70 |
211,059 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Enniscorthy |
30 |
41,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Fermoy |
50 |
36,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
47 |
124,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Killarney |
*30-65 |
90,038 |
15 |
16,113 |
*5-20 |
26,854 |
|
Kilrush |
65 |
80,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Kinsale |
29 |
88,869 |
29 |
36,540 |
N/C |
— |
|
Letterkenny |
40 |
68,000 |
40 |
50,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Listowel |
40 |
35,000 |
10 |
9,000 |
15 |
13,000 |
|
Longford |
50 |
85,000 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
15,000 |
|
Macroom |
27.50 |
18,400 |
27.50 |
19,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Mallow |
27 |
47,500 |
27 |
47,500 |
N/C |
— |
|
Midleton |
31.50 |
30,500 |
29 |
27,500 |
N/C |
— |
|
Monaghan |
£3 per £1 Val.Min. £15 |
120,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Naas |
35 |
70,000 |
35 |
70,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Navan |
45 |
112,000 |
15 |
9,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Nenagh |
22 |
48,500 |
N/C |
— |
22 |
46,500 |
|
New Ross |
35 |
49,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Skibbereen |
25 |
22,000 |
27.50 |
18,700 |
N/C |
— |
|
Sligo |
‡37.50 |
2,250 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Templemore |
40 |
24,000 |
N/C |
— |
5 |
3,000 |
|
Thurles |
*26.60-37.5 |
91,000 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
39,000 |
|
Tipperary |
25 |
28,400 |
15 |
17,100 |
5 |
5,720 |
|
Tralee |
30 |
90,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Trim |
45 |
65,500 |
30 |
7,700 |
N/C |
— |
|
Tullamore |
45 |
107,250 |
N/C |
— |
15 |
35,750 |
|
Westport |
48 |
30,000 |
24 |
15,000 |
N/C |
— |
|
Wexford |
28 |
88,000 |
N/C |
— |
N/C |
— |
|
Wicklow |
26.25 |
37,500 |
26.25 |
37,500 |
17.50 |
25,000 |
|
Youghal |
30 |
45,000 |
30 |
45,000 |
N/C |
— |
Note:
(i) *= Valuation based.
(ii) ‡= Charges levied for services provided to houses outside the urban boundary.
(iii) N/C = No charge.