Data centre operators are contributing a significant amount to local authority budgets through commercial rates, a new investigation has found.

Councils receive an estimated €62.5m each year from data centre operators as part of their collection of commercial rates, based on this year’s calculations.

The Journal Investigates has previously mapped all of Ireland’s data centres believed to be in operation by examining over 25 years of planning records.

The team used this data and cross-referenced it with property valuations provided by state agency Tailte Éireann.

Conor O’Carroll from The Journal Investigates joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.

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