asked the Minister for the Environment the reason for the variation between the amount of rate support given to County Mayo and that given to County Kerry.
Written Answers. - Rate Support.
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The rate support grant replaces in part the income from rates formerly applicable to domestic dwellings and agricultural land. This income varies from local authority to local authority, because of differences in valuation levels and in the rate poundages applied by councils over the years. These variations together with variations arising from other changes in local finances in recent years, including the abolition of certain levies and the termination of liability for certain local loans fund repayments, are reflected in differences in the rate support grant allocations for individual local authorities.