asked the Minister for Local Government how many rate collectors are employed by each local authority; how many are paid on a salary basis; how many are paid a bonus for collection in addition to basic salary; and how many are remunerated solely by way of commission on the amount collected.
Written Answer. - Remuneration of Rate Collectors.
58.
The following is the information:
|
Local Authority |
Number of rate collectors |
Number remunerated by way of |
|
|
(1) Salary |
(2) Commission on amount collected |
||
|
County Councils: |
|||
|
Carlow |
9 |
— |
9 |
|
Cavan |
23 |
— |
23 |
|
Clare |
32 |
1 |
31 |
|
Cork |
30 |
30 |
— |
|
Donegal |
26 |
8 |
18 |
|
Dublin |
10 |
10 |
— |
|
Galway |
34 |
9 |
25 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Kildare |
16 |
1 |
15 |
|
Kilkenny |
16 |
4 |
12 |
|
Laoighis |
19 |
5 |
14 |
|
Leitrim |
15 |
— |
15 |
|
Limerick |
25 |
— |
25 |
|
Longford |
13 |
— |
13 |
|
Louth |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
Mayo |
33 |
5 |
28 |
|
Meath |
21 |
5 |
16 |
|
Monaghan |
11 |
4 |
7 |
|
Offaly |
13 |
6 |
7 |
|
Roscommon |
27 |
2 |
25 |
|
Sligo |
23 |
— |
23 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
13 |
4 |
9 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
20 |
7 |
13 |
|
Waterford |
12 |
— |
12 |
|
Westmeath |
30 |
— |
30 |
|
Wexford |
18 |
10 |
8 |
|
Wicklow |
14 |
5 |
9 |
|
County Boroughs: |
|||
|
Cork |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Dublin |
17 |
17 |
— |
|
Limerick |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
3 |
3 |
— |
|
Borough Corporations and Urban Districts: |
|||
|
An Uaimh |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Arklow |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Athlone |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Athy |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Ballina |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Ballinasloe |
2 |
— |
2 |
|
Birr |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Bray |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Buncrana |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Bundoran |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Carlow |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Carrick-macross |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Carrick-on-Suir |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Cashel |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Castlebar |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Castleblayney |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Cavan |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Ceanannus Mor |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Clonakilty |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Clones |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Clonmel |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Cobh |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Drogheda |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Dundalk |
2 |
2 |
— |
|
Dungarvan |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
4 |
4 |
— |
|
Ennis |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Enniscorthy |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Fermoy |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Galway |
2 |
2 |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Killarney |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Kilrush |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Kinsale |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Letterkenny |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Listowel |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Longford |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Macroom |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Mallow |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Midleton |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Naas |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Nenagh |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
New Ross |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Skibbereen |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
2 |
— |
|
Templemore |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Thurles |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Tipperary |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Tralee |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Trim |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Tullamore |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Westport |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
Youghal |
1 |
1 |
— |
NOTES: (a) The information is based on the most up-to-date returns by local authorities.
(b) Rate collectors remunerated by way of salary are paid a performance bonus in addition to the basic salary.