asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the financial allocations made to local authorities for 1979, 1980 and 1981.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Financial Allocations.
Allocations to local authorities are made in respect of capital for (i) local authority housing, (ii) house purchase, low-rise mortgage and reconstruction loans and supplementary grants and (iii) water and sewerage schemes. Allocations are also made in respect of grants for (i) road works, (ii) environmental works and (iii) the local improvements scheme.
The following tabular statement sets out the allocations to local authorities for 1979, 1980 and 1981:
Allocations.
Local Authority |
Capital Allocations for Local Authority Housing |
Capital Allocations for House Purchase, Low-Rise Mortgage and Reconstruction Loans and Supplementary Grants |
Capital Allocations for Water and Sewerage Schemes |
||||||
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
|
Co. Councils |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
Carlow |
295 |
800 |
1,170 |
961 |
1,878 |
1,585 |
100 |
219 |
178 |
Cavan |
510 |
280 |
865 |
1,043 |
2,072 |
2,835 |
673 |
930 |
848 |
Clare |
1,150 |
1,550 |
1,700 |
525 |
1,335 |
2,040 |
763 |
1,302 |
1,557 |
Cork |
3,080 |
3,355 |
5,255 |
3,550 |
6,743 |
8,840 |
5,916 |
6,269 |
8,394 |
Donegal |
2,555 |
2,450 |
2,915 |
937 |
2,161 |
3,070 |
986 |
1,284 |
1,371 |
Dublin |
10,500 |
12,050 |
15,750 |
5,567 |
3,987 |
5,640 |
3,808 |
6,749 |
10,000 |
Galway |
1,700 |
1,880 |
2,875 |
1,275 |
1,954 |
3,290 |
1,466 |
1,273 |
1,318 |
Kerry |
1,670 |
2,700 |
2,825 |
1,533 |
2,081 |
4,080 |
977 |
1,656 |
1,957 |
Kildare |
1,560 |
1,800 |
2,305 |
1,780 |
3,173 |
5,090 |
1,160 |
630 |
1,444 |
Kilkenny |
1,175 |
1,240 |
1,270 |
1,570 |
2,601 |
3,720 |
989 |
926 |
1,057 |
Laois |
1,200 |
1,655 |
1,675 |
1,033 |
1,741 |
2,455 |
542 |
761 |
1,082 |
Leitrim |
550 |
770 |
900 |
397 |
564 |
1,150 |
140 |
279 |
294 |
Limerick |
1,030 |
2,530 |
2,600 |
1,919 |
3,181 |
3,950 |
2,590 |
3,750 |
4,108 |
Longford |
675 |
825 |
1,975 |
580 |
934 |
2,155 |
433 |
840 |
647 |
Louth |
605 |
494 |
550 |
1,025 |
1,139 |
1,425 |
241 |
526 |
487 |
Mayo |
2,505 |
2,600 |
3,475 |
2,815 |
4,263 |
6,855 |
2,291 |
1,982 |
6,075 |
Meath |
1,315 |
1,469 |
1,426 |
2,180 |
2,691 |
3,465 |
429 |
507 |
441 |
Monaghan |
800 |
460 |
811 |
1,197 |
1,838 |
2,490 |
113 |
401 |
100 |
Offaly |
990 |
1,060 |
1,455 |
1,407 |
1,757 |
2,675 |
308 |
197 |
279 |
Roscommon |
1,090 |
1,080 |
1,120 |
1,235 |
2,232 |
3,620 |
1,121 |
750 |
1,175 |
Sligo |
345 |
490 |
920 |
550 |
856 |
1,140 |
111 |
600 |
461 |
Tipperary NR |
785 |
770 |
1,170 |
622 |
1,259 |
1,750 |
529 |
526 |
842 |
Tipperary SR |
865 |
1,140 |
1,270 |
992 |
1,441 |
1,605 |
1,335 |
921 |
1,643 |
Westmeath |
465 |
615 |
1,060 |
2,185 |
2,135 |
3,005 |
845 |
583 |
188 |
Wexford |
1,880 |
2,070 |
2,785 |
1,240 |
2,357 |
2,600 |
370 |
379 |
1,046 |
Wicklow |
1,245 |
2,020 |
3,583 |
1,060 |
1,108 |
1,615 |
128 |
265 |
405 |
Waterford |
450 |
650 |
950 |
977 |
1,368 |
2,100 |
275 |
555 |
1,293 |
Allocations.
Local Authority |
Capital Allocations for Local Authority Housing |
Capital Allocations for House Purchase, Low-Rise Mortgage and Reconstruction Loans and Supplementary Grants |
Capital Allocations for Water and Sewerage Schemes |
||||||
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
|
Co. Boroughs |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
Cork |
3,900 |
7,250 |
10,675 |
980 |
1,570 |
2,750 |
416 |
584 |
1,105 |
Dublin |
30,000 |
35,000 |
52,610 |
6,580 |
5,093 |
7,155 |
1,034 |
1,000 |
1,585 |
Limerick |
2,800 |
2,893 |
2,120 |
200 |
330 |
300 |
755 |
1,095 |
1,450 |
Waterford |
1,750 |
1,750 |
2,800 |
678 |
855 |
1,395 |
514 |
1,290 |
1,316 |
Boroughs and UDC's |
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Arklow |
535 |
225 |
237 |
— |
— |
— |
46 |
103 |
94 |
Athlone |
275 |
175 |
580 |
272 |
313 |
500 |
— |
12 |
34 |
Athy |
295 |
155 |
200 |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
35 |
75 |
Ballina |
150 |
229 |
970 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
107 |
1,920 |
Ballinasloe |
265 |
263 |
150 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
42 |
51 |
Birr |
175 |
97 |
142 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bray |
275 |
310 |
1,145 |
148 |
182 |
340 |
12 |
— |
18 |
Buncrana |
120 |
90 |
186 |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
— |
70 |
Bundoran |
43 |
145 |
61 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
425 |
Carlow |
305 |
690 |
690 |
— |
— |
— |
346 |
140 |
109 |
Carrickmacross |
— |
200 |
545 |
— |
— |
— |
40 |
57 |
39 |
Carrick-on-Suir |
435 |
161 |
560 |
— |
— |
— |
37 |
55 |
6 |
Cashel |
30 |
61 |
1,000 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Castlebar |
520 |
187 |
110 |
— |
— |
— |
571 |
894 |
301 |
Castleblayney |
33 |
25 |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
60 |
Cavan |
235 |
130 |
330 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
60 |
Ceananus Mor |
45 |
56 |
85 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
Clonakilty |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Clones |
30 |
64 |
270 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Clonmel |
695 |
410 |
1,350 |
146 |
30 |
205 |
31 |
39 |
40 |
Cobh |
23 |
180 |
875 |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
— |
64 |
Drogheda |
1,175 |
1,220 |
1,125 |
708 |
840 |
800 |
225 |
65 |
274 |
Dundalk |
790 |
950 |
780 |
1,262 |
1,678 |
1,750 |
271 |
648 |
346 |
Dungarvan |
150 |
70 |
250 |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
234 |
75 |
Dun Laoire |
700 |
2,300 |
1,930 |
45 |
20 |
40 |
10 |
— |
15 |
Ennis |
385 |
830 |
405 |
— |
— |
— |
658 |
550 |
883 |
Enniscorthy |
255 |
617 |
235 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
22 |
3 |
Fermoy |
25 |
— |
20 |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
123 |
Galway |
1,150 |
1,163 |
2,600 |
80 |
20 |
230 |
797 |
1,540 |
1,568 |
Kilkenny |
225 |
530 |
645 |
50 |
20 |
270 |
— |
10 |
15 |
Killarney |
410 |
260 |
330 |
— |
— |
— |
30 |
27 |
79 |
Kilrush |
195 |
80 |
70 |
— |
— |
— |
24 |
— |
24 |
Kinsale |
— |
230 |
135 |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
49 |
6 |
Letterkenny |
260 |
250 |
130 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
48 |
Listowel |
95 |
40 |
30 |
— |
— |
— |
70 |
50 |
46 |
Longford |
50 |
61 |
437 |
— |
— |
— |
17 |
16 |
37 |
Macroom |
205 |
90 |
46 |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
10 |
20 |
Mallow |
275 |
291 |
681 |
— |
— |
— |
42 |
250 |
1,013 |
Midleton |
7 |
28 |
280 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
Monaghan |
37 |
45 |
455 |
— |
— |
— |
160 |
75 |
57 |
Naas |
475 |
260 |
625 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
50 |
634 |
Navan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
180 |
— |
Nenagh |
71 |
265 |
280 |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
10 |
14 |
New Ross |
80 |
477 |
590 |
— |
— |
— |
112 |
458 |
850 |
Skibbereen |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18 |
— |
— |
Sligo |
895 |
1,108 |
1,170 |
75 |
89 |
100 |
— |
570 |
648 |
Templemore |
215 |
150 |
75 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
30 |
Thurles |
34 |
— |
100 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
300 |
650 |
Tipperary |
465 |
569 |
965 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
132 |
Tralee |
675 |
975 |
1,260 |
— |
— |
— |
115 |
45 |
80 |
Trim |
40 |
11 |
10 |
— |
— |
— |
45 |
17 |
33 |
Tullamore |
280 |
455 |
1,222 |
— |
— |
— |
183 |
194 |
233 |
Westport |
180 |
85 |
925 |
— |
— |
— |
177 |
295 |
195 |
Wexford |
800 |
289 |
1,120 |
120 |
128 |
570 |
41 |
— |
— |
Wicklow |
74 |
21 |
330 |
— |
— |
— |
21 |
51 |
16 |
Youghal |
120 |
476 |
540 |
— |
— |
— |
500 |
455 |
320 |
Allocations.
Local Authority |
Grant Allocations for Road Works |
Grant Allocations for Local Improvements Scheme |
Grant Allocations for Environmental Improvements Scheme |
||||||
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1979 |
1980† |
1981 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
|
Co. Councils |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
Carlow |
763 |
883 |
1,162 |
18 |
14 |
21 |
50 |
44 |
26* |
Cavan |
960 |
1,115 |
1,401 |
280 |
196 |
261 |
68 |
43 |
35* |
Clare |
1,588 |
1,844 |
2,564 |
100 |
73 |
98 |
95 |
78 |
58* |
Cork |
3,307 |
3,898 |
5,730 |
205 |
144 |
193 |
153 |
138 |
142* |
Donegal |
2,337 |
2,898 |
4,475 |
310 |
235 |
314 |
252 |
163 |
180* |
Dublin |
5,162 |
6,292 |
9,222 |
4 |
3 |
25 |
154 |
122 |
160* |
Galway |
1,605 |
1,880 |
3,140 |
236 |
171 |
229 |
197 |
197 |
143* |
Kerry |
1,682 |
1,959 |
2,652 |
310 |
230 |
305 |
179 |
128 |
117* |
Kildare |
2,033 |
3,399 |
6,323 |
15 |
11 |
20 |
74 |
77 |
55* |
Kilkenny |
1,227 |
1,504 |
2,237 |
16 |
10 |
14 |
71 |
73 |
37* |
Laois |
957 |
1,123 |
1,723 |
37 |
27 |
36 |
52 |
65 |
22* |
Leitrim |
598 |
739 |
1,284 |
275 |
207 |
277 |
55 |
38 |
22* |
Limerick |
1,490 |
1,691 |
2,533 |
33 |
24 |
31 |
100 |
71 |
55* |
Longford |
845 |
957 |
1,402 |
70 |
51 |
61 |
57 |
45 |
20* |
Louth |
743 |
856 |
1,068 |
35 |
25 |
33 |
137 |
102 |
82* |
Mayo |
1,862 |
2,204 |
2,831 |
332 |
242 |
321 |
170 |
121 |
110* |
Meath |
1,078 |
1,354 |
2,182 |
16 |
8 |
14 |
89 |
100 |
45* |
Monaghan |
991 |
1,142 |
1,616 |
104 |
75 |
101 |
57 |
52 |
29* |
Offaly |
939 |
1,154 |
1,268 |
57 |
41 |
55 |
66 |
49 |
34* |
Roscommon |
1,291 |
1,516 |
2,137 |
90 |
65 |
89 |
57 |
40 |
28* |
Sligo |
1,025 |
1,220 |
2,224 |
92 |
67 |
90 |
83 |
68 |
42* |
Tipperary NR |
1,087 |
1,211 |
1,806 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
71 |
75 |
37* |
Tipperary SR |
1,147 |
1,459 |
2,133 |
9 |
5 |
27 |
86 |
117 |
48* |
Waterford |
898 |
1,154 |
1,351 |
26 |
19 |
25 |
56 |
48 |
31* |
Westmeath |
941 |
1,271 |
2,387 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
68 |
54 |
31* |
Wexford |
1,700 |
2,232 |
2,838 |
40 |
29 |
39 |
116 |
52 |
80* |
Wicklow |
1,076 |
1,265 |
1,657 |
20 |
15 |
21 |
99 |
75 |
63* |
Co. Boroughs |
|||||||||
Cork |
1,708 |
2,221 |
3,547 |
— |
— |
— |
292 |
71 |
112* |
Dublin |
3,412 |
3,991 |
6,992 |
— |
— |
— |
1,149 |
1,312 |
1,016 |
Limerick |
655 |
790 |
824 |
— |
— |
— |
113 |
73 |
65* |
Waterford |
830 |
900 |
1,183 |
— |
— |
— |
66 |
37 |
39* |
* Allocation from Employment Guarantee Fund.
†Includes £2.3 million from Employment Guarantee Fund and £50,000 from Dublin Inner City Group Fund.
Allocation
Local Authority |
Grant Allocations for Road Works |
Grant Allocations for Local Improvements Scheme |
Grant Allocations for Environmental Improvements Scheme |
||||||
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1979 |
1980† |
1981 |
1979 |
1980† |
1981 |
|
Boroughs and UDC's |
|||||||||
Arklow |
57 |
27.6 |
8.3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Athlone |
8.4 |
52.1 |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Athy |
4.2 |
4 |
4.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ballina |
37.7 |
33.4 |
89.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ballinasloe |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Birr |
4.5 |
4.9 |
18.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bray |
10.7 |
31.6 |
62.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Buncrana |
8.3 |
9 |
9.9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bundoran |
5.2 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Carlow |
5.2 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Carrickmacross |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Carrick-on-Suir |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cashel |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Castlebar |
23 |
28.3 |
43.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Castleblayney |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cavan |
3.7 |
4 |
4.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ceananus Mor |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Clonakilty |
7 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Clones |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Clonmel |
111.2 |
12.2 |
13.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Cobh |
7.7 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drogheda |
513 |
493 |
500.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Dundalk |
455 |
398 |
799.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Dungarvan |
8.4 |
9.1 |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Dun Laoire |
391 |
385 |
398.0 |
— |
— |
— |
98 |
71 |
52* |
Ennis |
8.6 |
7.1 |
67.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Enniscorthy |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Fermoy |
3 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Galway |
413 |
482 |
753.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Kilkenny |
65.3 |
9.8 |
10.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Killarney |
30.5 |
37.1 |
37.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Kilrush |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Kinsale |
5.2 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Letterkenny |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Listowel |
23.7 |
4 |
34.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Longford |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Macroom |
8.9 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mallow |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Midleton |
3 |
3.3 |
73.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Monaghan |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Naas |
10.6 |
9.1 |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Navan |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Nenagh |
4.5 |
4.9 |
15.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
New Ross |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Skibbereen |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Sligo |
34.1 |
95.3 |
66.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Templemore |
3.7 |
4 |
4.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Thurles |
4.5 |
4.9 |
55.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Tipperary |
3 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Tralee |
10.7 |
11.6 |
12.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Trim |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Tullamore |
11.4 |
9.1 |
40.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Westport |
7.7 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wexford |
29 |
9.8 |
10.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wicklow |
36.5 |
17.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Youghal |
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
*Allocation from Employment Guarantee Fund.
† Includes £2.3 million from Employment Guarantee Fund and £50,000 from Dublin Inner City Group Fund.