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13 July 09 - Local Authority charges for photocopying planning documents

Appendix C - Comparison of Charges in 2004 & 2007 (Text)

 

County Council  Cost per A4 page 2004 Cost per A4 page 2007 Comparison

Carlow

25 cent

25 cent

Same

Cavan

25 cent

50 cent

100% increase

Clare 

50 cent

60 cent

20% increase

Cork County Council  €1

10 cent 

90% decrease

Donegal 

€1 

 0-5 pages - No charge
5+  pages - 20 cent per page

80% decrease

Dublin City 

0-30 pages - No charge
30-50 pages - €6

 0-30 pages - No charge
31-50 pages - €10
51- 100 pages - €15 

67% increase 

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown 

€1.20 for 5 pages

 50 cent per page or €1.20 per 5 pages

Same 

Fingal 

25 cent per page
Minimum charge €1.20

 25 cent per page  Same 
Galway County Council 

€5 for first page and 50 cent per page thereafter from the same file

€5 for first page and 50 cent per page thereafter from the same file 

 Same
Kildare 

15 cent Minimum charge €2

15 cent Minimum charge €1 

 Same 
Kerry 

€1 

50 cent

50% decrease

Kilkenny 

13 cent

13 cent

 Same 
Laois 

20 cent

 75 cent  275% increase

Leitrim 

15 cent

 15 cent Same 
Limerick 

65 cent
Minimum charge €2.50

 No charge for first two sheets and 80 cent thereafter. 23% increase 

Longford 

20 cent
Minimum charge €1 

 €1 for first page and 20 cent per page thereafter.  Same 
Louth 

€1 each for first 10 pages
50 cent each further page

 1-10 pages - €1.05 per page
11+ pages - 55 cent per page 		 5% increase  

Mayo 

13 cent

 10 cent  23% decrease
Meath 

€1.20 per 5 pages
15 cent per page

 15 cent per page  37% decrease
Monaghan 

25 cent

25 cent 

 Same 
North Tipperary 

20 cent
Minimum charge €3

20 cent
Minimum charge €3 

 Same 
Offaly 

30 cent

30 cent 

 Same 
Roscommon 

10 cent
Minimum charge €1

 €1.15 for the first page and 15 cent per page thereafter.



50% increase

 

Sligo 

10 cent 

1-5 pages - No charge
5+ pages - 20 cent per page 

 100% increase
South Dublin 

75 cent

75 cent
Fee is waived where charges are less than €5

 Same 
South Tipperary 

€1.20 per 5 pages 

50 cent
Multiples of 5 pages - €1.20 per 5 pages 

 Same
Waterford 

25 cent
Minimum charge €1

25 cent
Minimum charge €1 

 Same 
Westmeath 

€1

 20 cent  80% decrease
Wexford

€1

 50 cent 50% decrease
Wicklow 25 cent 25 cent Same

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