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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 1 Dec 1987

Vol. 376 No. 1

Written Answers - Domestic Water Charges.

146.

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details for each local authority in respect of each year from 1983 to date regarding (a) the total amount levied in domestic water charges (b) the total amount paid and (c) the total amount still outstanding.

In so far as 1983 and 1984 is concerned the information sought by the Deputy is contained in the reply to Question No. 574 of 2 May, 1985 (Official Report Debates, Vol. 357 No. 12 col. 2564). I refer the Deputy to Question No. 80 of 22 October, 1987 (Official Report, Vol. 374, No. 5 col. 1165) for details of the amounts collected in 1985. I refer the Deputy to Question No. 181 of 24 June 1987 (Official Report, Vol. 373, No. 13 col. 3430) for details of the amounts levied in respect of 1987 and for details of the amounts collected in 1986.

Details of the amounts levied in 1985 and 1986 and the total amount outstanding at 31 December 1986 are included in the following tabular statements.

Details of the amounts collected in 1987 will not be available until 1988.

Domestic Water Charges Levies

County Council

1986

1985

£'000

£'000

Carlow

120.0

110.0

Cavan

188.2

185.2

Clare

*844.1

*646.5

Cork

1,762.0

1,525.0

Donegal

770.0

544.8

Dublin

No charge

1,400.0

Galway

*771.7

*639.1

Kerry

728.0

602.0

Kildare

360.0

360.0

Kilkenny

450.0

485.9

Laoighis

*400.0

*350.0

Leitrim

110.0

110.0

Limerick

*905.0

403.2

Longford

*236.0

*245.0

Louth

375.0

350.0

Mayo

366.0

234.0

Meath

*350.0

340.0

Monaghan

100.0

56.5

Offaly

*450.0

*300.0

Roscommon

328.4

343.6

Sligo

104.0

*279.3

Tipperary NR

348.0

375.0

Tipperary SR

*1,228.0

*1,215.0

Waterford

480.0

425.0

Westmeath

541.0

*758.0

Wexford

640.0

700.0

Wicklow

*280.0

*210.0

County Borough Corporation

Cork

†1,644.0

†1,684.0

Dublin

No charge

4,000.0

Galway

193.4

163.8

Limerick

825.0

No charge

Waterford

No charge

No charge

Urban District Council

Arklow

30.4

27.0

Athlone

171.0

145.0

Athy

No charge

25.0

Ballina

82.0

100.0

Ballinasloe

31.9

35.4

Birr

68.9

53.9

Includes sewerage charge

Bray

86.8

75.0

Buncrana

46.3

48.0

Bundoran

31.7

38.0

Carlow

100.0

100.0

Carrickmacross

*25.0

*22.0

Rural Area

Rural Area

Carrick-on-Suir

25.0

25.0

Cashel

14.2

13.9

Castlebar

86.0

86.0

Castleblayney

31.9

31.9

Cavan

17.5

34.8

Ceanannus Mór

*30.0

*35.0

Clonakilty

*36.2

*31.6

Clones

*40.0

*30.0

Clonmel

60.0

60.0

Cobh

28.6

32.0

Drogheda

No charge

No charge

Dundalk

200.0

No charge

Dungarvan

60.0

52.8

Dún Laoghaire

No charge

800.0

Ennis

*183.8

*180.6

Enniscorthy

33.0

33.0

Fermoy

*91.9

*62.0

Kilkenny

†137.0

†137.0

Killarney

*179.3

*224.6

Kilrush

55.0

58.0

Kinsale

19.8

17.1

Letterkenny

42.0

67.0

Listowel

29.5

24.0

Longford

80.0

50.0

Macroom

*37.2

*25.9

Mallow

43.7

49.0

Midleton

32.5

21.6

Monaghan

*100.0

54.0

Naas

56.0

50.0

Navan

*100.0

*100.0

Nenagh

†70.0

†65.0

New Ross

56.0

56.0

Skibbereen

*30.5

*28.5

Sligo

No charge

No charge

Templemore

29.0

37.0

Thurles

120.5

160.0

Tipperary

22.9

22.9

Tralee

No charge

100.0

Trim

*48.3

*36.0

Tullamore

*†113.0

*†108.5

Westport

30.0

28.7

Wexford

75.0

75.0

Wicklow

39.0

36.0

Youghal

41.2

46.2

*Includes commercial water.

†Combined service charge.

Figures given are those levied in each local authority's estimate of expenses.

Domestic Water Charges Arrears at 31 December, 1986

County Council

£

Carlow

164,490

Cavan

282,182

Clare

*322,501

Cork

631,678

Donegal

784,984

Dublin

2,822,775

Galway

691,440

Kerry

154,257

Kildare

727,043

Kilkenny

440,830

Laoighis

*615,486

Leitrim

75,539

Limerick

605,600

Longford

122,732

Louth

338,368

Mayo

389,560

Meath

331,371

Monaghan

59,424

Offaly

*343,163

Roscommon

104,909

Sligo

272,898

Tipperary NR

98,171

Tipperary SR

134,020

Waterford

409,291

Westmeath

134,725

Wexford

402,170

Wicklow

239,719

County Borough Corporation

Cork

1,028,571

Dublin

1,662,288

Galway

332,227

Limerick

†1,063,584

Waterford

284,603

Urban District Council

Arklow

†67,353

Athlone

89,606

Athy

31,028

Ballina

†70,242

Ballinasloe

43,413

Birr

116,736

Bray

176,352

Buncrana

91,588

Bundoran

43,906

Carlow

354,915

Carrickmacross

14,037

Carrick-on-Suir

3,948

Cashel

2,733

Castlebar

59,581

Castleblayney

26,052

Cavan

54,922

Ceanannus Mór

12,103

Clonakilty

10,274

Clones

49,405

Clonmel

23,820

Cobh

†72,359

Drogheda

N/A

Dundalk

†106,620

Dungarvan

16,540

Dún Laoghaire

910,306

Ennis

139,608

Enniscorthy

32,557

Fermoy

38,294

Kilkenny

†396,110

Killarney

7,957

Kilrush

24,652

Kinsale

15,660

Letterkenny

43,212

Listowel

936

Longford

75,000

Macroom

10,238

Mallow

42,369

Midleton

24,967

Monaghan

46,887

Naas

106,220

Navan

83,963

Nenagh

37,124

New Ross

92,450

Skibbereen

25,742

Sligo

15,088

Templemore

11,012

Thurles

98,901

Tipperary

7,699

Tralee

174,043

Trim

25,273

Tullamore

†160,647

Westport

†11,968

Wexford

130,979

Wicklow

†100,733

Youghal

†90,187

*Includes commercial water.

†Combined service charge.

Footnotes to Question No. 181 of 24 June 1987 (Official Report, Vol. 373 No. 13 col. 3430).

Dublin County Council, Dublin, Waterford and Dún Laoghaire Corporations collected arrears of water charges in 1986 although no charge was levied in that year. These amounts were £1,044.878, £1,116,804, £1,744 and £296,143 respectively.

Cork Corporation's 1987 Estimates include a sum of £1,591,700 in respect of income from domestic service charges. Similarly Drogheda Corporation whose estimates were not adopted at 24 June 1987 include a sum of £233,290 in respect of income from domestic water charges.

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