asked the Minister for Local Government whether, in view of the exorbitant rate demanded in County Dublin for the last financial year, steps will be taken to carry out the public promise made during debate on the subject in the Dáil, namely, that he would prevent the levying of an exorbitant rate in the county for the coming financial year; to ask whether he is yet in a position to state what measures he proposes to adopt for the protection of the ratepayers, in view of the fact that the Local Government elections have been again postponed.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - CO. DUBLIN RATES.
Letters were addressed to all rating authorities impressing the urgent importance of economy in all expenditure during the year 1924/25, so that the burden on ratepayers might be substantially reduced. As regards County Dublin, it is understood that the proposed rates on land show reductions from 13/3 to 8/6½ in Balrothery, from 11/9½ to 9/11¾ in Celbridge, from 10/5¾ to 9/- in North Dublin, from 10/3½ to 8/9½ in South Dublin, and from 10/6¾ to 8/9¾ in Rathdown. The Deputy may be assured that I will relax no efforts to secure every possible economy consistent with effective administration.
Will the Minister give us a contrast of the County Dublin rates struck last year, and the rate proposed to be struck this year; and the Tirconnail rates last year, and the rates proposed to be struck this year?
Those figures are not yet available.