asked the Minister for the Environment in respect of each rating authority, the percentage collection rate for service charges in respect of the last period for which figures are available.
Written Answers - Service Charges.
The information requested in so far as it is available from local authority returns, is contained in the following tabular statement.
1986
Domestic Service Charges.
County Council |
Domestic Water % Collection |
Domestic Refuse % Collection |
Domestic Sewerage % Collection |
Carlow |
45.3 |
25.6 |
25.6 |
Cavan |
29.7 |
22.7 |
20.0 |
Clare |
*74.1 |
36.2 |
Included with water |
Cork |
71.8 |
44.8 |
N/C |
Donegal |
45.9 |
N/C |
N/C |
Dublin |
See Note 1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Galway |
35.8 |
9.8 |
N/C |
Kerry |
81.2 |
28.6 |
N/C |
Kildare |
30.0 |
21.0 |
N/C |
Kilkenny |
45.4 |
N/C |
N/C |
Laois |
20.0 |
4.8 |
6.8 |
Leitrim |
56.8 |
N/C |
N/C |
Limerick |
27.6 |
17.3 |
N/C |
Longford |
60.2 |
N/C |
65.5 |
Louth |
21.6 |
4.97 |
N/C |
Mayo |
53.5 |
22.9 |
N/C |
Meath |
44.6 |
14.6 |
N/C |
Monaghan |
44.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Offaly |
*50.8 |
N/C |
Included with Water |
Roscommon |
74.1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Sligo |
18.6 |
16.2 |
17.1 |
Tipperary NR |
56.1 |
12.6 |
21.3 |
Tipperary SR |
79.1 |
87.1 |
N/C |
Waterford |
46.2 |
30.9 |
N/C |
Westmeath |
72.0 |
59.0 |
60.0 |
Wexford |
67.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Wicklow |
34.0 |
26.0 |
N/C |
County Borough Corporation |
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Cork |
44.9 |
44.9 |
N/C |
Dublin |
See Note 1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Galway |
25.9 |
N/C |
25.9 |
Limerick |
28.1 |
Included with water |
Included with water |
Waterford |
See Note 1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Urban District Council |
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Arklow |
45.1 |
44.7 |
44.7 |
Athlone |
50.8 |
52.1 |
52.1 |
Athy |
19.2 |
N/C |
N/C |
Ballina |
46.6 |
44.1 |
N/C |
Ballinasloe |
46.4 |
N/C |
N/C |
Birr |
16.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Bray |
30.2 |
N/C |
N/C |
Buncrana |
27.3 |
N/C |
N/C |
Bundoran |
37.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Carlow |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Carrickmacross |
45.2 |
N/C |
N/C |
Carrick-on-Suir |
87.8 |
87.8 |
87.8 |
Cashel |
85.0 |
84.0 |
83.0 |
Castlebar |
52.0 |
52.0 |
N/C |
Castleblayney |
39.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Cavan |
40.0 |
46.3 |
46.3 |
Ceanannus Mor |
64.1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Clonakilty |
65.2 |
60.5 |
N/C |
Clones |
24.9 |
N/C |
N/C |
Clonmel |
68.4 |
N/C |
N/C |
Cobh |
30.7 |
29.6 |
N/C |
Drogheda |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
Dundalk |
39.1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Dungarvan |
67.3 |
N/C |
N/C |
Dun Laoghaire |
See Note 1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Ennis |
44.9 |
N/C |
N/C |
Enniscorthy |
48.9 |
N/C |
N/C |
Fermoy |
50.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Kilkenny |
16.7 |
N/C |
N/C |
Killarney |
90.6 |
89.9 |
87.4 |
Kilrush |
48.1 |
N/C |
N/C |
Kinsale |
62.0 |
62.0 |
N/C |
Letterkenny |
54.9 |
N/C |
N/C |
Listowel |
96.9 |
98.1 |
98.1 |
Longford |
72.0 |
N/C |
Included with water |
Macroom |
63.5 |
63.1 |
N/C |
Mallow |
48.0 |
48.0 |
N/C |
Midleton |
38.7 |
38.7 |
N/C |
Monaghan |
51.8 |
N/C |
N/C |
Naas |
25.0 |
25.0 |
N/C |
Navan |
58.5 |
N/C |
N/C |
Nenagh |
52.6 |
N/C |
Included with water |
New Ross |
30.3 |
N/C |
N/C |
Skibbereen |
38.7 |
40.4 |
N/C |
Sligo |
80.8 |
N/C |
N/C |
Templemore |
63.9 |
N/C |
63.9 |
Thurles |
41.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Tipperary |
68.3 |
65.0 |
67.9 |
Tralee |
N/C |
N/C |
N/C |
Trim |
60.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Tullamore |
21.2 |
N/C |
21.2 |
Westport |
64.1 |
64.1 |
N/C |
Wexford |
36.0 |
N/C |
N/C |
Wicklow |
23.0 |
23.0 |
Included with water |
Youghal |
14.6 |
14.6 |
N/C |
Note 1.
Dublin County Council, Dublin Corporation, Dun Laoghaire Corporation and Waterford Corporation who did not have domestic service charges in 1986 collected arrears from earlier years of £1,044,878; £1,116,804; £276,143 and £1,744 respectively in 1986.