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Local Authority Charges Collection

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 November 2013

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Questions (141)

Jerry Buttimer

Question:

141. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of commercial rates written off as bad debts over the past six years for each local authority; the total revenue stream lost to local authorities as a result of commercial rates written off as bad debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49772/13]

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The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. As with all local charges, the invoicing and collection of due amounts is a matter for the local authority concerned to manage in the light of prevailing local circumstances and in accordance with normal accountancy procedures. Details, sourced from audited local authority Annual Financial Statements, in relation to the amount of commercial rates written off in years 2006 to 2011 (the latest year for which audited data is available), are set out in the table below.

Rates Written Off - 2006-2011 (€)

Authority Name

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Carlow

4,247

48,659

63,701

84,558

65,201

514,264

Cavan

95,267

106,716

78,828

150,332

767,529

1,322,456

Clare

343,619

301,577

419,856

396,538

205,650

269,821

Cork

2,907,572

3,279,302

3,868,254

5,041,167

6,672,558

9,849,863

Donegal

2,011,539

2,137,878

2,302,580

1,363,280

2,492,414

3,432,462

Fingal

652,705

886,521

1,364,689

2,141,388

3,757,096

6,992,569

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown

0

1,464,053

1,161,247

1,712,032

3,325,110

6,864,448

Galway

1,746,905

1,951,482

2,636,068

2,727,353

4,043,523

3,639,288

Kerry

1,628,376

2,050,403

1,719,763

2,362,878

2,368,421

3,443,752

Kildare

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kilkenny

507,459

498,011

1,013,476

1,237,416

1,699,530

1,808,986

Laois

158,592

119,570

172,267

271,481

659,583

535,774

Leitrim

250,336

339,461

439,741

545,554

696,734

882,051

Limerick

1,577,716

1,720,067

1,948,681

2,644,874

4,028,917

4,150,636

Longford

278,783

272,432

410,706

204,541

117,420

813,425

Louth

519,162

617,097

654,051

756,462

946,116

966,060

Mayo

1,370,803

1,438,372

1,649,093

2,484,383

2,533,929

2,958,216

Meath

0

0

0

0

0

2,610,559

Monaghan

290,748

211,786

274,444

602,947

1,022,223

994,360

North Tipperary

38,921

44,232

77,122

188,260

316,956

409,171

Offaly

689,566

395,289

567,400

803,689

937,826

717,747

Roscommon

26,299

31,383

751,669

1,563,232

1,688,361

2,100,010

Sligo

386,217

176,004

283,838

579,355

671,143

630,018

South Dublin

2,453,856

2,192,432

-188,700

1,687,009

3,012,133

3,559,276

South Tipperary

72,961

3,716

2,380

1,760

24,720

-2

Waterford

364,132

509,005

383,252

408,964

530,506

931,303

Westmeath

34,301

66,805

1,480

236,607

178,733

144,669

Wexford

532,622

606,820

509,989

660,644

398,791

826,444

Wicklow

408,539

579,045

1,260,842

1,464,190

1,730,389

2,300,005

Cork

216,922

188,362

313,373

1,852,616

3,483,443

4,852,617

Dublin

19,900,844

17,718,465

5,616,183

6,247,794

9,035,651

12,882,359

Galway

1,358,281

1,500,777

2,627,132

2,435,131

4,664,801

4,745,866

Limerick

2,454,506

2,742,128

2,079,954

1,823,528

2,676,147

3,570,993

Waterford

116,822

89,214

143,235

189,950

192,323

650,384

Clonmel

32,531

0

0

47,189

38,886

53,726

Drogheda

368,612

952,938

928,391

2,149,886

2,517,366

2,328,721

Kilkenny

148,418

234,328

457,958

555,533

838,460

923,453

Sligo

745,744

1,322,193

661,977

890,046

1,127,339

1,265,723

Wexford

292,330

303,771

209,381

467,995

714,075

693,665

Arklow

87,576

258,683

413,109

520,877

638,080

714,498

Athlone

0

14,374

0

0

99,142

182,549

Athy

0

0

0

0

0

610,532

Ballina

479,587

554,858

525,779

729,526

851,891

814,084

Ballinasloe

234,974

272,079

321,894

324,172

437,460

434,160

Birr

197,494

205,713

270,109

233,453

0

306,211

Bray

467,251

541,561

734,883

704,429

369,999

544,012

Buncrana

359,229

282,927

282,303

762,828

569,131

534,954

Bundoran

30,008

36,039

54,630

87,232

76,240

177,139

Carlow

62,202

58,618

161,463

110,825

116,322

362,801

Carrick on Suir

69,100

14,523

3,253

4,606

0

12,762

Carrickmacross

44,482

36,121

51,037

88,280

78,791

132,419

Cashel

0

0

0

0

0

0

Castlebar

374,745

424,300

537,165

682,085

800,826

861,222

Castleblayney

78,488

90,093

150,298

133,134

143,966

276,944

Cavan

85,465

259,398

213,192

300,985

271,722

422,298

Clonakility

20,874

12,773

12,343

52,862

159,339

118,317

Clones

113,373

65,752

51,175

128,492

121,380

202,715

Cobh

88,714

64,784

125,741

146,664

303,998

226,826

Dundalk

816,465

874,504

409,189

966,133

1,831,808

651,355

Dungarvan

372,368

434,906

276,356

311,792

478,296

575,806

Ennis

263,553

339,577

540,437

591,822

528,930

502,755

Enniscorthy

10,588

11,661

51,780

58,316

131,649

118,904

Fermoy

112,936

102,313

138,402

204,826

224,882

170,099

Kells

0

0

0

0

0

199,690

Killarney

759,775

715,466

654,326

833,203

918,274

1,235,852

Kilrush

16,304

4,793

1,970

7,777

12,820

31,854

Kinsale

19,041

15,216

51,171

14,472

309,488

83,553

Letterkenny

147,578

154,583

347,679

388,328

869,900

918,515

Listowel

96,957

103,557

217,702

209,707

244,837

288,105

Longford

117,150

339,919

339,023

591,740

526,848

840,294

Macroom

34,395

4,899

5,855

51,661

191,450

163,677

Mallow

54,023

56,559

135,168

171,242

246,973

546,072

dleton

42,296

94,332

80,524

108,601

159,674

286,832

Monaghan

234,785

308,221

299,864

538,040

566,891

592,916

Naas

27,490

5,473

886

0

3,828

18,520

Navan

0

0

0

331,598

996,615

975,358

Nenagh

310,078

177,348

247,242

377,330

386,733

412,067

New Ross

0

24,976

12,565

8,065

93,602

120,724

Skibbereen

89,479

118,618

133,064

161,644

168,981

160,658

Templemore

7,002

5,925

14,354

16,509

39,623

45,549

Thurles

92,734

121,320

215,490

344,008

409,940

634,846

Tipperary

0

1,278

0

0

39,348

7,214

Tralee

974,664

982,956

1,179,870

2,912,370

2,696,114

2,788,085

Trim

0

0

0

0

0

232,801

Tullamore

346,570

543,070

855,628

736,996

701,140

800,081

Westport

89,385

164,327

121,984

149,391

282,849

269,144

Wicklow

207,178

191,001

230,205

291,953

256,035

300,894

Youghal

178,204

182,887

440,598

339,981

321,338

463,991

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