Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 23 Feb 1984

Vol. 348 No. 4

Written Answers. - Agricultural Rates.

353.

Mr. De Rossa

asked the Minister for the Environment the estimated loss of revenue arising from the abolition of agricultural rates due to the Supreme Court decision on agricultural land valuations for each country in respect of 1983 and 1984.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Kavanagh)

On 4 May 1982, prior to the court judgment referred to, local authorities were advised that for 1983 and subsequent years full relief of rates would apply on all land. Accordingly, a loss of agricultural rates revenue arising solely from the Supreme Court decision is not involved in respect of the years in question.

354.

Mr. De Rossa

asked the Minister for the Environment the grant paid by the Government in lieu of rates on agricultural land for 1982, 1983 and 1984 in respect of each county.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Kavanagh)

Local authorities have been advised that in 1984 they can expect an increase of about 0.8 per cent in their rates support grants. The 1982 and 1983 grants in lieu of rates on land are set out in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to have circulated in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Grants in lieu of Rates on Land

	1982	1983
County Council
Carlow	1,367,816	1,963,119-38
Cavan	3,352,248	3,723,256-72
Clare	3,591,644	4,285,802-01
Cork	10,195,557	13,329,872-97
Donegal	4,262,215	4,913,082-67
Dublin	1,998,523	3,112,994-49
Galway	5,995,757	6,627,178-75
Kerry	3,957,069	4,398,244-49
Kildare	2,069,314	3,113,446-63
Kilkenny	2,798,433	3,941,214-90
Laoighis	2,252,735	2,964,760-68
Leitrim	1,878,375	2,013,189-52
Limerick	4,549,029	6,221,201-83
Longford	1,773,199	2,111,174-75
Louth	1,368,023	1,958,524-31
Mayo	5,631,912	6,044,580-85
Meath	3,787,869	5,681,220-82
Monaghan	2,543,470	2,907,779-01
Offaly	2,192,299	2,801,411-83
Roscommon	4,111,458	4,636,486-08
Sligo	2,203,868	2,463,961-30
Tipperary NR	2,785,656	3,546,784-21
Tipperary SR	3,469,874	4,997,493-82
Waterford	2,403,459	3,484,535-01
Westmeath	2,452,862	3,312,522-16
Wexford	3,566,555	4,690,147-00
Wicklow	2,117,257	2,975,206-02
County Borough Corporation
Cork	62,777	90,197-29
Dublin	105,500	127,642-53
Limerick	35,284	53,546-60
Waterford	100,855	157,190-99

Urban District Councils & Borough Corporations

Authority	1982	1983
Arklow	7,428	10,420-05
Athlone	8,053	8,430-86
Athy	5,337	4,869-93
Ballina	12,311	12,951-00
Ballinasloe	22,625	28,024-29
Birr	12,641	19,071-80
Bray	14,765	17,496-68
Buncrana	4,000	4,094-76
Bundoran	5,466	7,540-68
Carlow	9,640	10,465-63
Carrickmacross	4,639	5,543-45
Carrick-on-Suir	11,055	22,133-29
Cashel	4,028	4,035-20
Castlebar	6,600	8,478-73
Castleblayney	1,688	2,524-62
Cavan	4,251	5,168-55
Ceanannus Mór	1,506	1,795-62
Clonakilty	5,908	6,797-54
Clonmel	15,265	19,482-11
Cobh	4,807	4,918-48
Drogheda	32,972	43,199-19
Dundalk	46,459	71,529-05
Dungarvan	11,050	15,595-95
Dún Laoghaire	31,181	47,559-55
Ennis	2,156	2,280-56
Enniscorthy	1,754	1,762-04
Fermoy	2,676	2,842-73
Galway	31,891	34,988-90
Kilkenny	9,024	9,792-72
Killarney	16,734	27,198-05
Kilrush	7,620	8,106-19
Kinsale	3,385	3,414-53
Letterkenny	13,057	14,938-78
Listowel	9,518	11,294-94
Longford	6,021	7,588-65
Macroom	14,141	17,572-19
Mallow	10,573	17,951-61
Midleton	4,377	4,569-57
Monaghan	13,612	21,300-13
Naas	13,274	27,897-19
Navan	1,920	2,563-02
Nenagh	11,985	20,648-26
New Ross	3,204	3,577-31
Skibbereen	7,349	7,824-92
Sligo	24,606	31,857-22
Templemore	5,837	8,489-73
Thurles	7,298	10,226-74
Tipperary	6,019	8,138-21
Tralee	33,024	47,309-33
Trim	842	876-08
Tullamore	12,711	15,365-05
Westport	12,240	18,782-06
Wexford	5,452	6,013-80
Wicklow	4,009	5,972-35
Youghal	12,698	17,485-39