I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together.
The current cost guidelines for the acquisition of houses and apartments for social housing use were updated and issued to local authorities in May 2021. A copy of these, in tabular format will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. The guidelines are generally reviewed annually and the intention is to conduct a further review in Q2 of 2022.
It is not the case that social housing developments are delayed due to costs being above the Unit Cost Ceilings (UCCs) for social housing construction projects. The range of social housing developments being advanced will always include projects with costs that are, on occasion, below or above the Department’s issued UCCs. As UCCs are based on previously tendered social housing construction projects, they act as useful guide costs for local authorities and AHBs to benchmark their projects against.
However, it is understood by all involved in advancing social housing projects that a range of factors can impact on the costs for individual projects. Project-specific issues will always arise and will be central to how a project can be advanced and the costs for same. These factors are part of the regular engagement that happens between my Department and local authorities/AHBs which is focussed on facilitating the earliest possible delivery of new social homes that are both high quality and value for money.
To that end, as well as sharing UCCs with local authorities, my Department has previously shared outline specifications for new social housing and has also recently issued a new 'Design Manual' which will guide local authorities, AHBs and their Design Teams/consultants, on the design of social housing site layouts and the internal layouts of individual social homes.
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HOUSES
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APARTMENTS
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2 BED TOWNHOUSES
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3 BED HOUSES
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4 BED HOUSES
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1 BED APARTMENTS
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2 BED APARTMENTS
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LA
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Range - Low/High
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Average
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Range - Low/High
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Average
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Range - Low/High
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Average
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Range - Low/High
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Average
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Range - Low/High
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Average
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Carlow
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93,000
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199,200
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146,100
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119,500
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265,700
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192,600
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199,200
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292,200
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245,700
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71,800
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103,700
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87,750
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95,000
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181,300
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138,150
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Cavan
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85,100
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170,400
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127,750
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106,400
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201,300
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153,850
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128,700
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243,900
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186,300
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59,300
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74,200
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66,750
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74,200
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148,300
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111,250
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Clare
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101,300
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158,300
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129,800
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156,400
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247,000
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201,700
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171,000
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267,400
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219,200
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64,800
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97,100
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80,950
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90,700
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155,400
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123,050
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Cork City
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151,200
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265,900
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208,550
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175,300
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356,600
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265,950
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271,900
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414,800
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343,350
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113,200
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214,400
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163,800
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175,000
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245,000
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210,000
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Cork County
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106,900
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237,100
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172,000
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145,300
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331,200
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238,250
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197,500
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359,000
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278,250
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75,600
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197,500
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136,550
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87,200
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215,000
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151,100
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Donegal
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80,400
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168,800
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124,600
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88,800
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186,100
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137,450
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107,500
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212,700
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160,100
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50,600
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78,800
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64,700
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67,500
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135,000
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101,250
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Dublin City
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211,300
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526,700
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369,000
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320,600
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584,000
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452,300
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435,100
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704,200
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569,650
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173,500
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404,800
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289,150
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196,600
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474,200
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335,400
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Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown
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245,800
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547,500
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396,650
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337,900
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610,400
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474,150
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359,700
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692,200
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525,950
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201,100
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357,500
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279,300
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223,500
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381,600
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302,550
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Fingal
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188,300
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396,000
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292,150
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222,200
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466,600
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344,400
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288,900
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561,100
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425,000
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135,300
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304,400
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219,850
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169,100
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327,000
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248,050
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South Dublin
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189,100
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372,500
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280,800
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222,400
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406,400
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314,400
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316,900
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448,200
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382,550
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145,900
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277,900
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211,900
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175,200
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338,700
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256,950
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Galway
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135,900
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247,100
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191,500
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148,200
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308,800
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228,500
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210,000
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335,600
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272,800
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75,200
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188,000
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131,600
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94,000
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300,800
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197,400
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Kerry
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92,500
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200,400
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146,450
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105,700
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219,900
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162,800
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111,400
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266,000
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188,700
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56,300
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174,300
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115,300
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78,800
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219,300
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149,050
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Kildare
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136,900
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309,500
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223,200
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171,200
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386,000
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278,600
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319,500
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421,100
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370,300
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112,400
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174,800
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143,600
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121,300
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258,000
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189,650
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Kilkenny
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107,900
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177,000
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142,450
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119,900
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296,800
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208,350
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167,800
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325,400
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246,600
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107,900
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194,100
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151,000
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129,000
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232,200
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180,600
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Laois
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80,400
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155,500
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117,950
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111,400
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213,700
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162,550
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123,700
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252,600
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188,150
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64,700
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117,700
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91,200
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82,500
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135,400
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108,950
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Leitrim
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82,700
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133,600
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108,150
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107,500
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187,000
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147,250
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132,300
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247,000
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189,650
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57,200
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68,400
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62,800
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61,500
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114,500
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88,000
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Limerick
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92,500
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233,000
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162,750
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141,800
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291,200
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216,500
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189,800
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345,200
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267,500
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75,000
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125,000
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100,000
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100,000
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170,000
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135,000
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Longford
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73,800
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140,900
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107,350
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110,700
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190,100
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150,400
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118,000
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241,400
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179,700
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53,600
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80,500
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67,050
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60,400
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120,800
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90,600
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Louth
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96,600
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193,200
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144,900
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181,100
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332,000
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256,550
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217,400
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358,900
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288,150
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90,800
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125,000
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107,900
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103,700
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200,800
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152,250
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Mayo
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102,700
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181,100
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141,900
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111,400
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223,500
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167,450
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120,700
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265,700
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193,200
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82,500
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94,200
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88,350
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94,200
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170,900
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132,550
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Meath
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154,700
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240,800
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197,750
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192,600
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349,200
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270,900
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216,700
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389,800
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303,250
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80,300
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195,000
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137,650
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86,000
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229,300
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157,650
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Monaghan
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100,500
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177,200
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138,850
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117,900
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276,700
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197,300
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200,900
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301,000
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250,950
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60,800
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75,900
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68,350
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101,000
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173,000
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137,000
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Offaly
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98,800
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190,000
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144,400
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144,800
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229,200
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187,000
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165,600
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257,000
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211,300
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72,100
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100,900
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86,500
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79,300
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155,000
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117,150
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Roscommon
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86,600
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145,400
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116,000
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93,400
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181,800
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137,600
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119,900
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242,400
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181,150
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52,500
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65,000
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58,750
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66,600
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163,600
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115,100
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Sligo
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94,700
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172,000
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133,350
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101,300
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202,700
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152,000
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108,900
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270,300
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189,600
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55,000
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75,000
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65,000
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67,500
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172,000
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119,750
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Tipperary
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82,500
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198,600
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140,550
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90,200
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233,200
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161,700
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110,000
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263,600
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186,800
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64,500
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91,700
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78,100
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78,800
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149,000
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113,900
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Waterford
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93,700
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219,700
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156,700
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143,700
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281,900
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212,800
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201,100
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347,500
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274,300
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80,000
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140,000
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110,000
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90,400
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211,500
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150,950
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Westmeath
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110,000
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160,200
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135,100
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137,500
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249,900
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193,700
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168,000
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287,500
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227,750
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93,800
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128,300
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111,050
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109,300
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162,000
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135,650
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Wexford
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113,400
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189,000
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151,200
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123,800
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256,100
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189,950
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157,100
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280,300
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218,700
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72,100
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96,100
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84,100
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90,100
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162,200
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126,150
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Wicklow
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180,400
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337,800
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259,100
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228,500
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412,200
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320,350
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246,500
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532,500
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389,500
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91,600
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229,000
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160,300
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126,000
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320,600
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223,300
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1. High range thresholds are based on stock in primary County town(s)/areas
2. All recommendations are based on town based location acquistions in good condition