asked the Minister for the Environment the total amount collected from farmers in rates each year for the past 10 years.
Written Answers. - Farmers' Rates.
336.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Information on the rates levied on farm dwellings is not available. Particulars of the rates levied on land and farm buildings are as follows:
|
Year |
Rates Leviable on Land |
Farm Buildings |
|
£m. |
£m. |
|
|
1971/72 |
11.3m. |
0.122m. |
|
1972/3 |
13.1m. |
0.140m. |
|
1973/4 |
13.0m. |
0.138m. |
|
1974 |
10.7m. |
0.117m. |
|
1975 |
14.2m. |
0.152m. |
|
1976 |
17.8m. |
0.187m. |
|
1977 |
20.4m. |
0.210m. |
|
1978 |
30.2m. |
Nil |
|
1979 |
35.6m. |
Nil |
|
1980 |
39.3m. |
Notes:
(1) The information regarding rates on land relates to land in county health districts and is based on returns furnished by local authorities. No precise information is available regarding the valuation of farm buildings; the figures given in the table are rough estimates made in the Department.
(2) Under the provisions of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978, rates on farm buildings erected before 1 March 1959 and rates on all domestic property have been abolished with effect from 1 January 1978. Farm buildings erected after 1 March 1959 had been derated previously.