asked the Minister for Local Government the number of persons who benefited in each local authority area under the rates waiver scheme in each full year since the scheme commenced.
Ceistéanna—Questions Oral Answers - Rates Waiver Scheme.
The reply to this question is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
NUMBER of persons who benefited in each local authority area in which rates waiver schemes were adopted:
Local Authority |
1969-70 |
1970-71 |
1971-72 |
County Councils: |
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Donegal |
163 |
382 |
611 |
Dublin |
287 |
514 |
650 |
Galway |
337 |
395 |
602 |
Kerry |
558 |
951 |
1,674 |
Kilkenny |
125 |
340 |
331 |
Laois |
168 |
218 |
237 |
Limerick |
544 |
1,316 |
1,201 |
Longford |
259 |
238 |
293 |
Louth |
197 |
256 |
350 |
Meath |
96 |
249 |
320 |
Offaly |
84 |
129 |
103 |
Tipperary NR |
176 |
407 |
400 |
Tipperary SR |
406 |
731 |
920 |
Westmeath |
200 |
204 |
256 |
Wicklow |
6 |
12 |
26 |
County Borough Corporations: |
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Cork |
175 |
483 |
834 |
Dublin |
1,449 |
2,206 |
3,973 |
Limerick |
114 |
242 |
359 |
Waterford |
213 |
462 |
585 |
Borough Corporations and Urban District |
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Councils: |
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Arklow |
Nil |
7 |
15 |
Athlone |
50 |
84 |
91 |
Ballina |
52 |
99 |
31 |
Birr |
25 |
35 |
33 |
Bray |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Buncrana |
8 |
26 |
30 |
Carrick-on-Suir |
12 |
18 |
25 |
Carrickmacross |
No scheme |
No scheme |
Nil |
Castleblaney |
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4 |
6 |
Cavan |
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2 |
10 |
Ceanannus Mór |
2 |
40 |
60 |
Clones |
No scheme |
3 |
14 |
Clonmel |
77 |
117 |
137 |
Drogheda |
76 |
203 |
323 |
Dundalk |
143 |
286 |
406 |
Dun Laoghaire |
49 |
63 |
90 |
Galway |
23 |
39 |
204 |
Kilkenny |
22 |
30 |
36 |
Killarney |
7 |
13 |
21 |
Listowel |
131 |
176 |
170 |
Longford |
68 |
48 |
41 |
Monaghan |
No scheme |
8 |
25 |
Navan |
18 |
24 |
27 |
Nenagh |
17 |
35 |
44 |
New Ross |
3 |
10 |
19 |
Templemore |
10 |
20 |
31 |
Thurles |
12 |
32 |
63 |
Tipperary |
No scheme |
No scheme |
127 |
Tralee |
42 |
111 |
216 |
Trim |
Nil |
5 |
6 |
Tullamore |
6 |
12 |
16 |
Westport |
22 |
25 |
32 |
Totals |
6,433 |
11,314 |
16,086 |
NOTE: Statistics in respect of the year ended 31st March 1973 are not yet available in the Department.