Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Funding
9:00 pm
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the overall amount of moneys collected through local authority rates for each of the years from 2000 to 2010 and if he will provide this information on a local authority basis. [7356/11]
Brian Walsh (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will quantify the amount of commercial rates outstanding to local authorities as at 31 March 2011; if he will consider the introduction of measures to assist hard pressed ratepayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7590/11]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 270 together.
The table shows the total rates income and that for each local authority for each of the years from 2000 to 2009. Data are taken from annual Local Authority Financial Outturn Publications. 2010 data are not yet available.
In the years 2000 to 2003 local authorities published their accounts on a cash accounting basis, while from 2004 onwards accruals based accounting is used. The figures are therefore not directly comparable across all years.
Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. I have no direct involvement in the collection of rates, which is a matter for each individual local authority.
| Rates Income 2000 | Rates Income 2001 | Rates Income 2002 | Rates Income 2003 | Rates Income 2004 | Rates Income 2005 | Rates Income 2006 | Rates Income 2007 | Rates Income 2008 | Rates Income 2009 | |
| Total Rates Income* | 587,415,728 | 663,840,756 | 751,244,327 | 840,410,747 | 944,273,734 | 1,051,979,692 | 1,190,765,417 | 1,269,257,446 | 1,358,374,584 | 1,408,291,751 |
| Local Authority Name | ||||||||||
| Carlow | 2,532,367 | 2,743,972 | 3,159,034 | 3,367,790.16 | 3,576,524.90 | 4,021,928.92 | 4,174,442.96 | 4,456,265.61 | 5,119,869.59 | 5,374,917.53 |
| Cavan | 3,590,263 | 4,231,570 | 5,074,629 | 5,553,658.08 | 5,933,868.41 | 6,648,541.75 | 7,816,388.34 | 8,475,527.51 | 9,550,646.52 | 9,803,682.79 |
| Clare | 16,382,825 | 18,146,410 | 20,065,608 | 22,031,678.00 | 23,884,657.73 | 27,326,573.29 | 29,800,036.62 | 32,213,539.28 | 33,574,843.54 | 35,610,968.31 |
| Cork | 41,100,441 | 46,513,635 | 52,060,338 | 58,266,803.00 | 68,072,346.00 | 74,190,462.00 | 81,469,053.00 | 90,098,189.00 | 97,460,029.00 | 100,501,571.00 |
| Donegal | 9,761,049 | 11,135,790 | 12,462,842 | 14,641,358.16 | 15,074,546.66 | 16,483,019.98 | 18,186,169.23 | 19,233,215.76 | 20,604,905.66 | 20,911,384.16 |
| Fingal | 38,793,531 | 47,530,150 | 56,633,902 | 62,588,046.46 | 71,622,443.97 | 80,617,227.41 | 95,168,475.11 | 104,706,583.00 | 124,154,299.20 | 128,955,983.77 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown | 37,917,240 | 41,831,393 | 50,911,516 | 59,152,932.39 | 63,330,271.50 | 66,670,934.53 | 80,442,187.00 | 80,407,385.41 | 83,461,789.81 | 88,212,296.12 |
| Galway | 6,770,272 | 7,758,957 | 9,423,235 | 11,823,667.85 | 12,722,794.64 | 14,186,111.97 | 15,889,060.57 | 19,463,404.64 | 21,607,003.59 | 22,494,723.38 |
| Kerry | 10,349,645 | 10,558,405 | 11,621,491 | 12,164,732.98 | 13,083,976.13 | 14,716,331.05 | 15,783,882.79 | 16,395,658.14 | 17,851,130.70 | 18,066,274.86 |
| Kildare | 14,216,220 | 15,912,314 | 18,487,123 | 20,021,643.21 | 24,653,637.09 | 27,061,387.81 | 32,286,655.71 | 37,237,973.94 | 38,784,510.21 | 38,904,432.71 |
| Kilkenny | 4,441,419 | 4,999,650 | 5,818,446 | 6,732,894.00 | 7,439,165.87 | 8,321,511.18 | 9,421,725.35 | 10,437,623.14 | 11,161,937.01 | 11,415,160.30 |
| Laois | 3,603,061 | 4,165,328 | 4,769,050 | 5,476,306.00 | 5,871,264.02 | 6,982,372.29 | 8,057,639.53 | 8,508,851.78 | 9,017,454.53 | 8,917,226.80 |
| Leitrim | 1,706,296 | 1,873,275 | 2,221,738 | 2,296,707.21 | 2,635,646.68 | 2,955,030.67 | 3,474,162.97 | 3,699,449.39 | 4,438,225.35 | 4,600,260.14 |
| Limerick | 12,424,628 | 13,706,645 | 15,445,772 | 18,192,294.38 | 19,826,140.80 | 22,084,226.29 | 23,948,427.39 | 26,447,622.68 | 26,811,171.36 | 26,570,796.00 |
| Longford | 1,807,467 | 1,868,201 | 2,081,252 | 2,418,527.55 | 2,782,236.97 | 3,746,625.79 | 3,782,333.19 | 3,974,244.93 | 4,290,832.18 | 3,957,801.15 |
| Louth | 2,904,622 | 3,608,636 | 4,077,399 | 4,579,081.50 | 4,602,434.43 | 5,544,034.00 | 6,538,226.29 | 7,026,446.18 | 7,239,963.83 | 7,879,049.23 |
| Mayo | 6,150,500 | 6,913,438 | 7,616,725 | 8,286,983.31 | 10,100,383.35 | 10,951,080.26 | 11,590,010.50 | 12,670,918.93 | 13,735,974.80 | 13,756,717.18 |
| Meath | 7,029,362 | 8,094,479 | 9,143,952 | 10,345,839.22 | 11,511,718.61 | 14,082,902.65 | 16,520,760.14 | 18,609,185.64 | 21,520,161.04 | 21,524,342.40 |
| Monaghan | 2,517,473 | 2,846,081 | 3,275,644 | 3,652,587.65 | 4,207,165.70 | 4,590,156.59 | 5,146,115.64 | 5,498,737.15 | 5,857,281.58 | 6,207,909.88 |
| North Tipperary | 3,480,131 | 52,001,021 | 63,560,577 | 4,448,432.52 | 5,155,757.63 | 5,385,672.93 | 5,966,114.56 | 6,404,106.18 | 6,698,689.74 | 7,037,876.28 |
| Offaly | 2,684,389 | 3,612,748 | 4,059,174 | 4,175,436.24 | 4,778,559.07 | 4,600,257.35 | 6,666,450.36 | 6,817,009.49 | 7,538,897.29 | 7,640,651.96 |
| Roscommon | 3,932,376 | 3,629,710 | 4,137,130 | 5,231,129.27 | 5,969,563.06 | 6,321,598.03 | 7,574,061.14 | 8,582,668.89 | 9,266,228.70 | 10,330,451.14 |
| Sligo | 2,037,010 | 4,466,271 | 4,762,436 | 2,829,046.00 | 3,140,510.01 | 3,473,854.06 | 3,916,266.42 | 4,139,339.53 | 4,700,579.71 | 4,747,158.83 |
| South Dublin | 41,861,213 | 2,265,866 | 2,467,967 | 70,677,989.49 | 79,159,151.32 | 88,098,554.20 | 106,133,775.60 | 113,937,013.70 | 113,985,909.20 | 121,180,161.30 |
| South Tipperary | 3,668,012 | 3,975,776 | 4,355,860 | 5,004,343.42 | 5,463,462.14 | 5,741,666.46 | 6,069,893.94 | 6,748,420.25 | 7,143,704.35 | 7,714,680.65 |
| Waterford | 2,844,809 | 3,023,201 | 3,305,575 | 3,967,024.00 | 4,187,045.38 | 4,526,602.82 | 5,064,639.22 | 5,884,086.40 | 6,163,325.58 | 6,946,606.65 |
| Westmeath | 3,418,796 | 3,924,280 | 3,855,338 | 4,413,879.02 | 5,287,315.53 | 5,690,415.02 | 6,650,067.37 | 7,125,926.99 | 7,485,990.84 | 7,807,174.96 |
| Wexford | 7,701,433 | 8,733,059 | 9,479,067 | 10,804,673.00 | 11,883,937.00 | 13,855,498.00 | 15,471,563.00 | 16,711,627.00 | 15,342,623.00 | 16,563,297.00 |
| Wicklow | 5,525,421 | 6,149,478 | 6,745,831 | 8,169,669.92 | 8,769,684.00 | 9,501,302.33 | 11,064,006.29 | 13,330,231.70 | 15,086,952.08 | 16,574,471.53 |
| Cork | 32,731,375 | 36,276,017 | 38,759,582 | 43,622,400.00 | 45,822,914.00 | 48,555,922.00 | 53,284,561.00 | 57,495,613.00 | 59,613,446.00 | 62,217,674.00 |
| Dublin | 147,484,305 | 163,384,419 | 179,234,495 | 194,401,960.00 | 222,440,223.00 | 258,350,577.00 | 285,098,653.00 | 286,358,133.00 | 304,553,512.00 | 316,107,522.00 |
| Galway | 11,467,770 | 13,308,446 | 15,307,591 | 17,255,792.91 | 20,288,157.35 | 22,426,252.22 | 26,419,666.56 | 28,644,675.86 | 30,759,286.52 | 33,168,472.10 |
| Limerick | 14,365,738 | 16,082,610 | 17,530,370 | 20,959,777.58 | 23,094,293.14 | 24,430,333.70 | 26,107,114.92 | 27,033,278.41 | 28,795,770.02 | 30,298,778.30 |
| Waterford | 8,843,545 | 9,732,389 | 10,680,966 | 12,630,043.98 | 14,601,517.05 | 15,877,257.90 | 17,263,536.81 | 18,294,180.58 | 19,543,748.38 | 18,128,622.11 |
| Clonmel | 2,531,220 | 2,682,073 | 3,084,864 | 3,322,323.59 | 3,623,715.94 | 4,091,644.29 | 4,243,772.81 | 4,666,430.07 | 4,867,257.53 | 4,651,033.81 |
| Drogheda | 4,158,311 | 5,646,180 | 5,942,768 | 6,992,307.15 | 7,459,173.04 | 8,090,289.79 | 9,158,381.01 | 10,781,471.13 | 11,013,718.94 | 11,888,284.80 |
| Kilkenny | 2,253,777 | 2,549,664 | 2,783,866 | 3,155,187.10 | 3,429,454.00 | 3,915,525.81 | 4,411,889.04 | 4,803,561.78 | 5,246,401.60 | 6,009,034.49 |
| Sligo | 3,052,776 | 3,515,480 | 3,484,427 | 4,618,937.30 | 5,088,071.34 | 5,710,457.96 | 6,216,652.88 | 6,819,505.16 | 7,177,724.95 | 7,369,546.52 |
| Wexford | 1,509,947 | 1,252,944 | 2,337,079 | 2,417,967.00 | 2,639,682.00 | 2,716,576.00 | 3,090,617.00 | 3,532,542.00 | 6,494,677.00 | 7,088,670.00 |
| Arklow | 1,227,451 | 1,172,217 | 1,123,042 | 1,456,965.00 | 1,585,281.00 | 1,673,038.00 | 1,924,323.80 | 2,219,240.84 | 2,757,852.00 | 3,184,059.33 |
| Athlone | 1,243,801 | 1,306,260 | 1,408,213 | 1,886,066.74 | 2,220,817.48 | 2,601,101.65 | 2,985,597.89 | 3,359,268.49 | 3,782,419.56 | 4,561,714.32 |
| Athy | 1,011,494 | 1,020,619 | 1,052,158 | 1,364,058.84 | 1,272,835.89 | 1,284,045.00 | 1,431,903.81 | 1,476,790.52 | 1,769,956.95 | 1,311,114.68 |
| Ballina | 1,229,195 | 1,186,215 | 1,815,891 | 2,317,417.01 | 2,536,832.70 | 2,878,052.06 | 3,148,347.87 | 3,264,931.56 | 3,496,272.15 | 3,605,209.29 |
| Ballinasloe | 830,145 | 852,285 | 906,924 | 1,053,550.71 | 1,123,912.58 | 1,135,194.97 | 1,252,249.27 | 1,361,144.50 | 1,512,416.88 | 1,616,989.34 |
| Birr | 556,502 | 545,958 | 751,188 | 835,185.31 | 933,220.88 | 982,071.25 | 1,056,698.47 | 1,110,896.29 | 1,265,714.13 | 1,244,332.76 |
| Bray | 3,110,298 | 3,320,700 | 3,744,020 | 4,171,986.43 | 4,539,193.00 | 4,836,641.72 | 5,541,467.58 | 6,357,960.63 | 6,768,213.00 | 6,773,847.24 |
| Buncrana | 693,803 | 641,093 | 729,593 | 937,091.24 | 1,079,223.79 | 1,108,377.15 | 1,204,549.37 | 1,268,080.13 | 1,339,876.36 | 1,361,814.17 |
| Bundoran | 583,385 | 677,149 | 725,469 | 761,877.38 | 811,826.99 | 852,588.17 | 863,100.67 | 941,924.10 | 1,006,647.17 | 1,051,282.93 |
| Carlow | 2,367,879 | 2,676,794 | 2,845,144 | 3,093,389.00 | 3,677,004.15 | 4,202,978.71 | 4,887,294.41 | 5,262,389.04 | 5,536,477.09 | 5,579,975.71 |
| Carrick on Suir | 428,281 | 435,777 | 556,833 | 525,754.01 | 590,858.19 | 626,797.43 | 718,344.52 | 699,702.60 | 716,879.42 | 778,445.00 |
| Carrickmacross | 653,740 | 820,599 | 938,448 | 976,334.19 | 1,083,942.39 | 1,131,942.45 | 1,191,676.24 | 1,266,880.73 | 1,312,356.84 | 1,333,079.53 |
| Cashel | 251,685 | 268,438 | 285,340 | 331,739.15 | 383,454.07 | 444,160.04 | 486,273.88 | 556,162.05 | 591,652.57 | 607,955.33 |
| Castlebar | 1,236,454 | 1,504,215 | 1,981,234 | 2,114,915.58 | 2,395,208.73 | 2,546,041.21 | 3,050,958.55 | 3,322,143.59 | 3,644,316.98 | 3,764,681.92 |
| Castleblayney | 410,274 | 389,416 | 438,065 | 535,764.49 | 580,430.27 | 606,344.33 | 633,822.86 | 740,791.44 | 790,132.60 | 807,784.52 |
| Cavan | 931,764 | 1,030,508 | 1,127,968 | 1,255,084.00 | 1,309,618.93 | 1,436,052.10 | 1,514,041.96 | 1,588,469.02 | 1,783,623.00 | 1,996,081.46 |
| Clonakility | 565,195 | 655,792 | 686,168 | 859,521.00 | 928,884.00 | 1,071,907.00 | 1,167,969.00 | 1,227,039.00 | 1,312,772.00 | 1,322,273.00 |
| Clones | 243,626 | 272,375 | 286,385 | 359,119.40 | 386,058.10 | 402,766.80 | 415,014.29 | 417,866.92 | 449,860.41 | 447,869.33 |
| Cobh | 368,493 | 424,851 | 456,693 | 532,321.00 | 635,346.00 | 685,772.00 | 780,830.00 | 818,820.00 | 858,990.00 | 893,276.00 |
| Dundalk | 6,146,866 | 6,689,305 | 7,596,525 | 8,398,693.00 | 9,515,880.59 | 10,175,193.50 | 11,026,702.42 | 12,315,208.25 | 13,589,894.33 | 14,095,551.09 |
| Dungarvan | 1,397,582 | 1,512,052 | 1,633,355 | 1,901,589.01 | 1,971,903.63 | 2,261,861.32 | 2,441,373.48 | 2,731,675.73 | 2,896,755.90 | 3,092,323.14 |
| Ennis | 1,966,888 | 2,091,404 | 2,318,709 | 2,763,415.98 | 3,254,573.39 | 3,688,952.75 | 4,291,811.29 | 4,620,786.02 | 4,914,257.52 | 5,187,101.79 |
| Enniscorthy | 731,835 | 825,786 | 909,216 | 978,585.00 | 1,059,138.00 | 1,125,537.00 | 1,274,596.00 | 1,356,688.00 | 1,516,601.00 | 1,633,836.00 |
| Fermoy | 565,197 | 586,999 | 637,203 | 697,526.00 | 842,162.00 | 890,362.00 | 941,370.00 | 1,002,362.00 | 1,075,654.00 | 1,087,537.00 |
| Kells | 333,301 | 351,179 | 381,185 | 428,900.00 | 460,575.96 | 554,976.81 | 584,605.02 | 526,295.68 | 481,648.35 | 627,254.67 |
| Killarney | 3,009,292 | 3,315,906 | 3,579,743 | 4,509,050.63 | 4,732,741.64 | 5,264,078.62 | 5,780,146.47 | 6,475,241.26 | 7,011,858.69 | 7,135,609.16 |
| Kilrush | 320,940 | 410,744 | 345,774 | 449,086.25 | 507,898.69 | 520,760.88 | 545,929.01 | 564,768.19 | 611,573.59 | 702,980.51 |
| Kinsale | 537,348 | 647,227 | 680,373 | 695,340.00 | 829,804.00 | 864,798.00 | 956,712.00 | 1,035,118.00 | 1,085,610.00 | 1,083,929.00 |
| Letterkenny | 1,408,576 | 1,559,213 | 1,912,811 | 2,252,528.17 | 3,755,225.56 | 3,535,444.96 | 4,451,641.77 | 4,734,906.75 | 5,755,868.90 | 5,693,021.47 |
| Listowel | 992,015 | 1,117,693 | 1,134,715 | 1,198,660.89 | 1,280,176.88 | 1,394,296.58 | 1,496,101.14 | 1,571,399.19 | 1,520,075.27 | 1,601,635.27 |
| Longford | 994,918 | 1,168,159 | 1,261,531 | 1,424,345.09 | 1,704,533.42 | 1,816,575.88 | 2,271,362.69 | 2,562,851.01 | 2,769,357.01 | 3,075,264.40 |
| Macroom | 412,373 | 432,146 | 457,375 | 488,897.00 | 569,529.00 | 622,827.00 | 635,861.00 | 700,879.00 | 896,033.00 | 898,580.00 |
| Mallow | 1,304,380 | 1,393,096 | 1,466,096 | 1,576,456.00 | 1,830,562.00 | 2,001,196.00 | 2,135,978.00 | 2,401,835.00 | 2,378,853.00 | 2,147,329.00 |
| Midleton | 756,099 | 779,288 | 942,922 | 988,127.00 | 1,138,123.00 | 1,289,865.00 | 1,499,648.00 | 1,647,842.00 | 1,730,463.00 | 1,846,256.00 |
| Monaghan | 1,467,251 | 1,671,120 | 1,838,928 | 2,132,887.29 | 2,296,078.63 | 2,544,402.05 | 2,867,248.44 | 3,015,230.92 | 3,209,566.32 | 3,264,821.28 |
| Naas | 2,441,998 | 2,609,376 | 3,163,761 | 2,914,778.26 | 3,676,389.18 | 4,732,327.66 | 5,351,713.00 | 5,931,410.06 | 6,044,809.89 | 6,351,335.50 |
| Navan | 1,086,392 | 1,227,190 | 1,377,410 | 1,553,654.06 | 1,454,250.15 | 1,718,511.09 | 1,793,910.74 | 2,080,818.10 | 2,293,923.61 | 2,145,852.10 |
| Nenagh | 1,411,751 | 1,535,021 | 1,716,071 | 1,981,852.00 | 2,354,684.22 | 2,596,764.46 | 2,772,218.46 | 3,107,066.22 | 3,224,826.58 | 3,343,844.46 |
| New Ross | 633,180 | 732,617 | 785,978 | 863,026.00 | 929,609.00 | 980,868.00 | 1,002,918.00 | 1,127,873.00 | 1,067,133.00 | 1,144,256.00 |
| Skibbereen | 468,353 | 525,391 | 582,065 | 613,679.00 | 776,254.00 | 848,976.00 | 950,255.00 | 1,001,181.00 | 1,056,417.00 | 1,075,348.00 |
| Templemore | 176,784 | 231,173 | 237,776 | 324,323.58 | 343,193.90 | 360,544.45 | 360,499.30 | 408,362.32 | 437,822.00 | 444,672.39 |
| Thurles | 961,008 | 1,131,534 | 1,323,944 | 1,685,638.00 | 1,795,082.12 | 1,904,739.86 | 2,043,419.56 | 2,145,040.10 | 2,251,242.29 | 2,255,258.23 |
| Tipperary | 732,231 | 770,524 | 869,902 | 887,310.06 | 962,547.03 | 1,003,510.37 | 1,078,755.55 | 1,196,383.37 | 1,246,894.51 | 1,285,139.42 |
| Tralee | 4,094,433 | 4,498,736 | 5,304,933 | 5,336,770.22 | 6,465,259.94 | 6,794,839.77 | 7,448,375.80 | 7,858,000.76 | 8,311,012.51 | 6,711,316.23 |
| Trim | 316,589 | 349,609 | 386,295 | 444,311.48 | 423,452.61 | 485,827.69 | 552,972.69 | 699,965.00 | 672,224.47 | 747,750.87 |
| Tullamore | 1,762,424 | 1,878,845 | 2,053,995 | 2,133,882.32 | 2,426,454.29 | 2,898,725.78 | 3,653,586.19 | 4,223,210.61 | 4,351,714.16 | 4,326,334.35 |
| Westport | 1,289,754 | 1,446,201 | 1,671,838 | 1,929,718.97 | 2,135,228.82 | 2,278,756.34 | 2,497,912.38 | 2,681,714.36 | 2,725,636.22 | 2,844,497.66 |
| Wicklow | 607,194 | 703,711 | 759,289 | 761,937.00 | 937,567.00 | 1,056,994.00 | 1,250,844.27 | 1,375,903.94 | 1,443,851.00 | 1,672,387.85 |
| Youghal | 634,276 | 708,289 | 741,174 | 864,370.00 | 1,074,934.00 | 1,190,129.00 | 1,285,564.00 | 1,334,841.00 | 1,404,330.00 | 1,393,276.00 |
| * | Total Rates income is shown inclusive of amounts netted off by local authorities against town charges in respect of non-rating town councils. | |||||||||
| These amounts are shown as a separate line item in the Financial Outturn Publications as 'Misc. Body Rates Income'. |
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