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Appendix C - Comparison of Charges in 2004 & 2007

County Council Cost per A4 page 2004Cost per A4 page 2007Comparison
Carlow25 cent25 centSame
Cavan25 cent50 cent100% increase
Clare 50 cent60 cent20% increase
Cork County Council €110 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 pages50 cent per page or €1.20 per 5 pagesSame 
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 €215 cent Minimum charge €1 Same 
Kerry €1 50 cent50% decrease
Kilkenny 13 cent13 centSame 
Laois 20 cent75 cent 275% increase
Leitrim 15 cent15 centSame 
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 cent10 cent 23% decrease
Meath €1.20 per 5 pages
15 cent per page
15 cent per page 37% decrease
Monaghan 25 cent25 cent Same 
North Tipperary 20 cent
Minimum charge €3
20 cent
Minimum charge €3 
Same 
Offaly 30 cent30 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 cent75 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 €120 cent 80% decrease
Wexford€150 cent50% decrease
Wicklow25 cent25 centSame