Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 6 Apr 1960

Vol. 180 No. 13

Written Answers. - Rise and Fall of County Rates.

86.

Mr. Sweetman

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the amount of the rate in the pound for each county council in the years 1956-57 and 1959-60, respectively, and the increase or decrease in comparison respectively.

Mr. Blaney

Following is the information:

County Council	Rate in £ for year ended 31st March	Increase	Decrease
1957	1960
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Carlow	31	6.00	33	6.00	2	0.00
Cavan	35	6.00	39	0.00	3	6.00
Clare	37	10.00	39	9.00	1	11.00
Cork North	37	11.75	42	4.87	4	5.12
Cork South	38	1.07	40	2.90	2	1.83
Cork West	35	2.45	39	7.25	4	4.80
Donegal	42	11.00	48	3.37	5	4.37
Dublin:
Balrothery	34	1.00	33	10.00			0	3.00
Dublin	35	3.00	34	5.00			0	10.00
Rathdown	34	0.00	33	9.00			0	3.00
Galway	45	8.25	47	4.50	1	8.25
Kerry	51	3.76	51	2.48			0	1.28
Kildare	34	3.00	35	0.10	0	9.10
Kilkenny	30	6.00	31	8.58	1	2.58
Laoighis	35	7.00	35	2.00			0	5.00
Leitrim	39	0.00	40	8.27	1	8.27
Limerick	31	0.50	33	0.17	1	11.67
Longford	39	6.00	46	0.00	6	6.00
Louth	35	5.00	36	0.50	0	7.50
Mayo	42	0.00	45	0.00	3	0.00
Meath	22	0.00	25	10.00	3	10.00
Monaghan	33	0.00	33	9.75	0	9.75
Offaly	37	1.67	37	9.00	0	7.33
Roscommon	38	0.00	39	8.56	1	8.56
Sligo	35	11.00	38	2.00	2	3.00
Tipperary N.R.	36	8.00	38	4.25	1	8.25
Tipperary S.R.	31	7.70	33	4.21	1	8.51
Waterford	38	9.00	40	9.16	2	0.16
Westmeath	32	7.00	35	0.00	2	5.00
Wexford	30	5.00	32	9.25	2	4.25
Wicklow	34	1.69	35	8.38	1	6.69