199 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities that have adopted rates for 2011; and the rate that has been adopted and the increases that have taken place in relation to water charges in each county in tabular form. [1971/11]

Local authority annual rates on valuation (ARVs) are adopted as part of the annual budgetary process of local authorities. Local authorities are required by regulation to hold their annual budget meeting within a prescribed period. The prescribed period for County Councils ends on 13 January and for City, Borough and rating Town Councils on 15 January. As the annual budgetary process is still underway, my Department does not yet have information from all local authorities on the annual rates on valuation for 2011.

As of 12 January 2011, my Department had received copies of 12 adopted budgets containing ARVs in respect of 2011. This information is set out in table 1.

The 34 county and city councils are responsible for setting charges for water and waste-water services and are not required to notify my Department of the charges that they set. However, my Department collects information periodically on the level of charges. Again, as the annual budgetary process has not yet been completed in respect of 2011, I do not have information in respect of water charges for this year. The information regarding the charge per cubic metre (equivalent to 1,000 litres) for water services set by local authorities for 2010 is set out in table 2.

*Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council's ARV reflects the fact that a revaluation by the Valuation Office of all commercial and industrial property in the area took effect from 1 January 2011.