asked the Minister for Local Government the amount collected in road taxation for each county in the year ended 31st December, 1963, and the amount of grants allocated to each county in the same year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Taxation and Grants.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
County (including C.Bs. and urban areas) |
Amount of motor vehicle excise duty collected in the year ended 31st December, 1963 |
Amount of grants allocated in 1963* |
£ |
£ |
|
Carlow |
95,726 |
85,987 |
Cavan |
112,971 |
245,752 |
Clare |
131,813 |
414,431 |
Cork |
895,193 |
948,480 |
Donegal |
218,047 |
529,482 |
Dublin |
2,545,181 |
937,575 |
Galway |
242,483 |
496,897 |
Kerry |
196,226 |
343,516 |
Kildare |
170,271 |
240,272 |
Kilkenny |
157,167 |
205,309 |
Laois |
115,766 |
201,373 |
Leitrim |
60,355 |
199,085 |
Limerick |
311,374 |
341,508 |
Longford |
63,348 |
147,612 |
Louth |
156,276 |
102,761 |
Mayo |
171,858 |
420,823 |
Meath |
176,042 |
228,862 |
Monaghan |
101,055 |
207,112 |
Offaly |
107,844 |
184,982 |
Roscommon |
89,775 |
267,169 |
Sligo |
99,331 |
203,550 |
Tipperary NR |
135,897 |
186,386 |
Tipperary SR |
175,060 |
229,563 |
Waterford |
169,361 |
212,525 |
Westmeath |
112,730 |
240,987 |
Wexford |
197,294 |
275,601 |
Wicklow |
136,320 |
196,335 |
*NOTE: (i) "Grants" has been taken to mean grants from the Road Fund.
(ii) Grants from the Road Fund are allocated by reference to the financial year, and not the calendar year, and accordingly the figures shown relate to the financial year 1963-64.