Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2016
209. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rates due and paid by Irish Water in each local authority since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18331/16]
View answerSection 12 of the Water Services Act 2014 states that public water services property is not rateable for the purposes of the Valuation Act 2001. This exemption applies to Irish Water for the provision of water supply and waste water treatment. Government subvention is not paid directly to Irish Water to fund this cost; instead, it is redirected to provide equivalent funding directly to local authorities, through the Local Government Fund, in respect of rates income foregone.
A breakdown of the amounts paid to local authorities in respect of Irish Water's infrastructure in 2014, 2015 and 2016 is set out in the table. It would be expected that similar amounts would be provided to local authorities in 2017, subject to the normal budgetary process.
|
Local Authority |
2014 - €'000 |
2015 - €’000 |
2016 - €’000 |
|
Carlow County Council |
52 |
49 |
49 |
|
Cavan County Council |
24 |
28 |
30 |
|
Clare County Council |
219 |
165 |
165 |
|
Cork City Council |
850 |
712 |
712 |
|
Cork County Council |
1,535 |
1,544 |
1,544 |
|
Donegal County Council |
415 |
350 |
357 |
|
Dublin City Council |
13,820 |
14,279 |
14,052 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown |
3,420 |
3,334 |
3,334 |
|
Fingal County Council |
6,573 |
5,248 |
5,249 |
|
Galway City Council |
30 |
99 |
102 |
|
Galway County Council |
50 |
33 |
35 |
|
Kerry County Council |
589 |
253 |
256 |
|
Kildare County Council |
2,210 |
2,561 |
2,571 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
169 |
22 |
23 |
|
Laois County Council |
142 |
76 |
77 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
Nil |
21 |
22 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
762 |
1,948 |
1,988 |
|
Longford County Council |
95 |
78 |
78 |
|
Louth County Council |
581 |
586 |
586 |
|
Mayo County Council |
198 |
201 |
201 |
|
Meath County Council |
261 |
308 |
308 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
96 |
96 |
11 |
|
Offaly County Council |
15 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Roscommon County Council |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Sligo County Council |
136 |
132 |
132 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
8,518 |
6,852 |
6,852 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
760 |
426 |
427 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
4,485 |
4,504 |
4,479 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
69 |
69 |
69 |
|
Wexford County Council |
130 |
129 |
129 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
2, 521 |
2,240 |
2,182 |
|
Total |
48,725 |
46,3 45 |
46,020 |
