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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 14, 2014

QUESTION NO.9

QUESTION: Councillor Paul Foley

To ask the Chief Executive how does the SDCC ARV for commercial rates compare with nearby councils - DLR, Fingal, DCC, Wicklow and Kildare?

REPLY:

The following table reflect the details as outlined in Table A of each authorities 2014 adopted budget:

2014	Annual Rate on Valuation	Net Effective Valuation	Projected Commercial Rates 2014	Other notes
South Dublin Co. Co.	0.162	€758,000,000	€122,796,000	Revalued 2007 with 2005 economic rental reference date
Fingal Co. Co.	0.144	€821,237,100	€118,258,142	Revalued 2009 with 2005 economic rental reference date
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Co.	0.1666	€498,617,047	€83,069,600	Revalued 2010 with 2005 economic rental reference date
Dublin City Council	0.257	€1,332,049,058	€342,336,608	Revalued 2013 with 2011 economic rental reference date
Wicklow Co. Co.	76.78	€230,863	€17,725,661
Kildare Co. Co.	68.95	€691,233	€47,660,515
Meath Co. Co.	69.6245	€378,263	€26,336,372

Notes:

1. South Dublin, Fingal and Dun Laoghaire were valued by the Valuation Office between 2007 and 2010 and the same economic assessment (property rental) reference date was applied to each of the three authorities so the annual rate on valuation (ARV) and effective valuations are comparable.
2. The Dublin City Council rating area was valued in 2013 (the new valuations became effective in 2014) but the property rental reference date used for the revaluation of the city differs from the county so the ARV for 2014 is not comparable with the other Dublin local authorities.
3. Wicklow, Kildare and Meath have not yet been valued by the Valuation Office in accordance with section 19 of the Valuation Act 2001.
4. The Wicklow, Kildare and Meath details relate to the county council and do not include the rates for their respective Town Councils (e.g. Naas, Bray, Navan, Trim, Kells, Athy etc.)