asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline for each local authority whether they have with respect to the Estimates for 1988 finalised their deliberations; and, if so, if he will indicate the following (a) the rate on commercial property for 1988, (b) the percentage increase that represents on the similar rate for 1987, (c) the range of service charges, if any, for 1988 by category, and (d) the percentage increases that such charges represent on similar charges for 1987; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Estimates.
115.
The information requested by the Deputy in so far as it is available is set out in the following tabular statements. It should be noted that the information supplied is subject to verification against the Estimates documentation to be submitted in due course.
Following are the statements:
Local Authority Estimates — 1988.
|
Co. Councils |
Estimates Adopted |
Commercial Rate 1988 |
% Increase on 1987 |
Domestic charges adopted |
Overall % Increase on 1987 |
||
|
Water |
Refuse |
Sewerage |
|||||
|
£ |
% |
£ |
£ |
£ |
% |
||
|
Carlow |
30 Nov. |
22.83 |
5 |
50 |
25 |
25 |
11 |
|
Cavan |
10 Nov. |
21.9450 |
No increase |
60 |
20 |
20 |
Nil |
|
Clare |
20 Nov. |
25.4735 |
5 |
80 |
25 |
10 |
Nil |
|
(N) |
20 Nov. |
31.1006 |
7 |
55 |
32 |
No charge |
6.1 |
|
Cork (S) |
20 Nov. |
31.1006 |
7 |
44-69 |
32 |
No charge |
5.98 |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
(W) |
20 Nov. |
31.1006 |
7 |
60 |
32 |
No charge |
6.98 |
|
Donegal |
4 Dec. |
32.52 |
3 |
40 |
40 |
No charge |
25 |
|
Dublin |
26 Nov. |
32.13 |
7 |
No charge |
No charge |
No charge |
|
|
Galway |
23 Nov. |
22.52 |
4 |
75 |
55 (towns only) |
No charge |
37 |
|
Kerry |
30 Nov. |
32.1315 |
3 |
75 |
52 |
No charge |
34 |
|
Kildare |
16 Nov. |
25.5 |
8.5 |
50 |
50 |
No charge |
43 |
|
Kilkenny |
5 Dec. |
18.23 |
5 |
52 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Laois |
16 Nov. |
21.78 |
5 |
45 |
No charge |
25 |
7.7 Increase |
|
Water/Sewerage |
|||||||
|
Leitrim |
26 Nov. |
26.3 |
7.5 |
80 |
No charge |
No charge |
60% Increase Water |
|
Limerick |
2 Dec. |
24.4491 |
5 |
36.75-63 |
20 |
No charge |
5 |
|
Val. Based |
|||||||
|
Longford |
28 Nov. |
28.55 |
2 |
66 |
19 |
No charge |
31 |
|
Louth |
23 Nov. |
19.18 |
2.64 |
90 |
50 |
No charge |
82 |
|
Mayo |
26 Nov. |
34.5 |
5 |
75 |
30 |
No charge |
50 |
|
Meath |
23 Nov. |
19.1249 |
5 |
50 |
35 |
No charge |
13.3 |
|
Monaghan |
30 Nov. |
21.93 |
10 |
60 |
20 new |
20 new |
50 water |
|
Offaly |
16 Nov. |
21.65 |
3 |
60 |
No charge |
15 |
25 |
|
Roscommon |
27 Nov. |
27.59 |
5 |
70 |
30, 20* new |
No charge |
27 water |
|
Sligo |
24 Nov. |
23.83 |
10 |
45 |
50 |
35 |
72 |
|
Tipperary NR |
30 Nov. |
24.8046 |
5 |
63 |
No charge |
No charge |
5 |
|
Tipperary SR |
30 Nov. |
23.9385 |
5 |
65 |
35 |
No charge |
11 |
|
Waterford |
23 Nov. |
26.57 |
4 |
95 |
52 |
No charge |
23 |
|
Westmeath |
20 Nov. |
21.40039 |
10 |
75 |
25 |
25 |
29.6 |
|
Wexford |
27 Nov. |
25.15 |
5 |
72 |
20p per bag new |
No charge |
5.9 water |
|
Wicklow |
27 Nov. |
25.5674 |
6 |
45 |
40 |
45 |
45 |
*£30 weekly collection, £20 fortnightly collection.
|
Co. Boroughs |
Estimates Adopted |
Commercial Rate 1988 |
% Increase on 1987 |
Domestic charges adopted |
Overall % Increase on 1987 |
||
|
Water |
Refuse |
Sewerage |
|||||
|
£ |
% |
£ |
£ |
£ |
% |
||
|
Cork |
4 Dec. |
28.35 |
6.5 |
52-122 |
12 |
No charge |
21 |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Dublin |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
Galway |
7 Dec. |
29.34 |
3 |
28 |
No charge |
12 |
nil |
|
Limerick |
30 Nov. |
31.00 |
4.73 |
24-72 |
24-72 |
12-36 |
9% approx |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Waterford |
7 Dec. |
28.1812 |
4 |
25-75 |
No charge |
No charge |
New charges |
|
Val. based |
Val. based — charges based on different valuation bands.
|
Urbans |
Estimates Adopted |
Commercial Rate 1988 |
% Increase on 1987 |
Domestic charges adopted |
Overall % Increase on 1987 |
||
|
Water |
Refuse |
Sewerage |
|||||
|
£ |
% |
£ |
£ |
£ |
% |
||
|
Arklow |
2 Dec. |
26.1 |
7 |
26.66-33.33 |
26.66-33.34 |
26.66-33.33 |
17 |
|
Athlone |
23 Nov. |
22.8 |
5 |
75 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17 |
|
Athy |
25 Nov. |
21.0 |
5 |
30-40 |
40 |
No charge |
15 |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Ballina |
25 Nov. |
34.64 |
No increase |
50 |
12 |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Ballinasloe |
17 Nov. |
27.1953 |
2.9 |
63 |
No charge |
No charge |
21 |
|
Birr |
30 Nov. |
25.24 |
3 |
50 |
No charge |
No charge |
8 |
|
Bray |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
Buncrana |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
Bundoran |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
Carlow |
5 Dec. |
26.78 |
5 |
50 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
|
Carrickmacross |
19 Nov. |
28.98 |
2.6 |
40 |
No charge |
No charge |
No charge |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
18 Nov. |
22.42 |
3 |
30 |
20 |
5 |
22 |
|
Cashel |
11 Nov. |
23.39 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
5 |
22 |
|
Castlebar |
3 Dec. |
35.78 |
2 |
60 |
30 |
No charge |
12.5 |
|
Castleblayney |
24 Nov. |
20.83 |
No increase |
40 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Cavan |
23 Nov. |
29.68 |
No increase |
60 |
15 |
15 |
Nil |
|
Ceannannus Mór |
26 Nov. |
15.49 |
5 |
45 |
30 |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Clonakilty |
17 Nov. |
23.5 |
6.82 |
37 |
37 |
No charge |
12 |
|
Clones |
30 Nov. |
25.95 |
No increase |
60 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Clonmel |
26 Nov. |
26.3199 |
5 |
40 |
No charge |
No charge |
33 |
|
Cobh |
18 Nov. |
22.9980 |
8 |
32 |
No charge |
No charge |
10 |
|
Drogheda |
7 Dec. |
26.98 |
4 |
35 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Dundalk |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
Dungarvan |
23 Nov. |
24.77 |
4 |
45 |
No charge |
No charge |
25 |
|
Dun Laoire |
7 Dec. |
24.60 |
5 |
45-125 |
No charge |
No charge |
New charges |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Ennis |
24 Nov. |
20.2426 |
5 |
70 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Enniscorthy |
19 Oct. |
22.25 |
No increase |
30 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Fermoy |
27 Nov. |
25.17 |
5 |
60 |
No charge |
No charge |
9 |
|
Kilkenny |
7 Dec. |
22.77 |
3 |
52 |
No charge |
No charge |
10.6 |
|
Kilarney |
16 Nov. |
28.915 |
3 |
30-70 |
10-20 |
10 |
5 |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Kilrush |
19 Nov. |
19.6491 |
8 |
65 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Kinsale |
19 Nov. |
27.0147 |
6 |
32 |
32 |
No charge |
10 |
|
Letterkenny |
25 Nov. |
30.76 |
3 |
40 |
40 |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Listowel |
24 Nov. |
29.40 |
2.87 |
40 |
11 |
20 |
7.69 |
|
Longford |
3 Dec. |
30.10 |
3.7 |
60 |
Nil |
20 |
23 |
|
Macroom |
24 Nov. |
25.72 |
5 |
30 |
30 |
No charge |
10 |
|
Mallow |
7 Dec. |
26.1 |
3 |
27 |
27 |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Midleton |
26 Nov. |
26.45 |
6 |
35 |
32 |
No charge |
10 |
|
Monaghan |
23 Nov. |
33.30 |
1.83 |
15-60 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Naas |
24 Nov. |
27.87 |
5.38 |
50 |
50 |
No charge |
43 |
|
Navan |
23 Nov. |
18.2524 |
5 |
50 |
30 |
No charge |
33 |
|
Nenagh |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
New Ross |
11 Nov. |
26.00 |
3 |
26 |
No charge |
No charge |
Nil |
|
Skibbereen |
26 Nov. |
27.2 |
8 |
30 |
30 |
No charge |
14 |
|
Sligo |
7 Dec. |
25.4 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
New charges for urban area |
|
Templemore |
Not finalised |
||||||
|
Thurles |
23 Nov. |
20.50 |
3.5 |
36.6-47-5 |
15 |
No charge |
21 |
|
Val. based |
|||||||
|
Tipperary |
7 Dec. |
22.43 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
30.4 |
|
Tralee |
30.00 |
3.81 |
40 |
No charge |
No charge |
33 |
|
|
25 Nov. |
|||||||
|
Trim |
24 Nov. |
19.22 |
5 |
50 |
35 |
No charge |
13 |
|
Tullamore |
19 Nov. |
26.9606 |
3 |
60 |
No charge |
15 |
25 |
|
Westport |
23 Nov. |
35.63 |
2.5 |
49 |
25 |
No charge |
3 |
|
Wexford |
5 Nov. |
26.51 |
1 |
29 |
No charge |
No charge |
16 |
|
Wicklow |
7 Dec. |
21.94 |
6 |
36 |
36 |
25 |
39 |
|
Youghal |
30 Nov. |
25.45 |
5.5 |
30 |
30 |
No charge |
Nil |
Val. based = charges based on different valuation bands.