asked the Minister for Local Government the amount paid per head of the population in rates in respect of each county and county borough and the average for the whole country for the years 1962-1963 and 1963-1964.

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of 1962/63 was furnished by me in reply to a question by him on the 30th May, 1963. The information is not yet available in respect of 1963/64.

19.

asked the Minister for Local Government the amount of rates paid per capita in (a) urban and (b) rural areas for each of the five years ended 31st March 1963; and, if available, the estimated figures for the year ending 31st March 1964.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the information:—

*Estimates.