asked the Minister for Local Government the total cost of the 1960 local elections in respect of (a) each local authority, (b) each urban district council, (c) each borough and (d) each town commission.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cost of Local Elections.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement :
Local Authority |
Total Net Cost of Local Elections, 1960 |
County Councils: |
£ |
Carlow |
681 |
Cavan |
1,727 |
Clare |
2,609 |
Cork |
5,946 |
Donegal |
3,905 |
Dublin |
2,665 |
Galway |
4,038 |
Kerry |
2,341 |
Kildare |
1,537 |
Kilkenny |
1,349 |
Laoighis |
1,527 |
Leitrim |
1,317 |
Limerick |
2,274 |
Longford |
984 |
Louth |
1,351 |
Mayo |
2,990 |
Meath |
1,809 |
*Monaghan |
806 |
Offaly |
1,047 |
Roscommon |
1,727 |
Sligo |
1,496 |
Tipperary NR |
1,259 |
Tipperary SR |
1,847 |
Waterford |
1,166 |
Westmeath |
1,227 |
Wexford |
2,189 |
Wicklow |
1,577 |
County Boroughs: |
|
Cork |
1,870 |
Dublin |
9,745 |
Limerick |
1,149 |
Waterford |
574 |
Borough Councils: |
|
Clonmel |
169 |
Drogheda |
294 |
Dún Laoghaire |
666 |
Galway |
232 |
Kilkenny |
158 |
Sligo |
203 |
Wexford |
235 |
Urban District Councils: |
|
An Uaimh |
67 |
Arklow |
87 |
Athlone |
130 |
Athy |
50 |
Ballina |
107 |
Ballinasloe |
69 |
Birr |
60 |
Bray |
197 |
Buncrana |
82 |
Bundoran |
44 |
Carlow |
119 |
Carrickmacross |
33 |
Carrick-on-Suir |
69 |
Cashel |
55 |
Castlebar |
70 |
†Castleblayney |
9 |
Cavan |
64 |
Ceanannus Mór |
30 |
Clonakilty |
33 |
Clones |
57 |
Cobh |
77 |
Dundalk |
282 |
Dungarvan |
51 |
Ennis |
134 |
Enniscorthy |
83 |
Fermoy |
60 |
Killarney |
87 |
Kilrush |
59 |
Kinsale |
39 |
Letterkenny |
85 |
Listowel |
30 |
Longford |
111 |
Macroom |
30 |
Mallow |
76 |
Midleton |
39 |
†Monaghan |
13 |
Naas |
42 |
Nenagh |
72 |
New Ross |
100 |
Skibbereen |
69 |
Templemore |
57 |
Thurles |
72 |
Tipperary |
94 |
Tralee |
184 |
Trim |
47 |
Tullamore |
100 |
Westport |
36 |
†Wicklow |
59 |
Youghal |
61 |
Town Commissioners: |
|
Ardee |
42 |
Balbriggan |
55 |
†Ballybay |
— |
†Ballyshannon |
— |
Bandon |
33 |
Bantry |
29 |
†Belturbet |
— |
†Boyle |
— |
Cootehill |
44 |
Droichead Nua |
43 |
Edenderry |
26 |
Gorey |
33 |
Granard |
24 |
Kilkee |
42 |
Lismore |
— |
Loughrea |
67 |
Mountmellick |
— |
Muinebeag |
34 |
Mullingar |
118 |
Passage West |
42 |
Portlaoighise |
56 |
Tramore |
87 |
Tuam |
48 |
*Three areas only. One uncontested.
†No contest.