Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 19 Apr 1983

Vol. 341 No. 6

Written Answers . - Financial Allocations to Local Authorities .

672.

Mr. Molloy

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the 1983 financial allocations, under each heading, to local authorities.

673.

Mr. Molloy

asked the Minister for the Environment if he will give details of the financial allocation to each local authority; the method of assessing this allocation; whether a known shortfall exists affecting the continuation of normal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Spring)

: I propose to take Questions Nos. 672 and 673 together. The information sought is as follows:

Allocations for the various programmes/services are generally based on claims submitted by local authorities having regard to the financial provisions made available by the Government in the revised Public Capital Programme and the revised Estimates for Public Services. The amount allocated to individual authorities is assessed on a number of factors such as the demand for the service or project in the area, on-going programmes/projects in the area and general ability of the authority to proceed with the programme, and so on.

The allocations listed below are adequate for the continuation of normal services. In the case of local authority housing, the allocations cover commitments at 1 January 1983 and new starts up to the end of February. Additional allocations will be made later in the year to cover further housing starts. In the case of house purchase loans and sanitary services, the allocations will be kept under review during the year in the light of the demands in different areas.

Allocations to Local Authorities 1983.

Local Authority	Local Authority Housing	House Purchase and improvement loans and supplementary grants	Public Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes	Road Grants	Local Improvements Scheme	Environment Improvement Scheme	Domestic Rate Grant	Agricultural Grant
	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000	£000
Co. Councils
Carlow	750	1,200	288	1,430	12.5	68	660	1,962
Cavan	2,250	1,700	437	1,883	301	86	1,260	3,719
Clare	1,750	1,900	6,128	3,129	112	146	2,460	4,291
Cork North	1,900		1,232
Cork South	1,226	8,650	6,455	8,045	234	383	8,670	13,312
Cork West	380		1,158
Donegal	5,000	2,870	1,250	5,696	363	297	3,410	4,920
Dublin	18,000	2,000	15,803	14,061	11.5	341	37,260	3,105
Galway	2,600	3,000	2,053	3,870	264	351	3,355	6,621
Kerry	3,800	4,750	2,800	4,046	371	281	3,040	4,390
Kildare	2,600	1,530	472	6,962	11.5	142	2,625	3,114
Kilkenny	1,050	2,200	290	4,198	11.5	120	1,385	3,942
Laois	1,400	2,220	500	2,014	21	62	1,275	2,963
Leitrim	925	830	243	1,917	337	41	665	2,012
Limerick	3,250	3,200	478	3,583	38	180	2,870	6,206
Longford	1,150	1,230	372	1,600	69	55	770	2,110
Louth	110	630	641	1,820	19	193	1,070	1,957
Mayo	3,300	5,400	4,855	3,854	371	238	3,320	6,039
Meath	2,100	2,500	1,434	2,571	11.5	104	2,160	5,671
Monaghan	1,150	1,400	766	2,917	122	69	935	2,906
Offaly	1,900	1,700	770	1,694	31.5	93	1,005	2,797
Roscommon	1,700	2,250	1,218	2,579	101	63	1,500	4,633
Sligo	1,000	1,670	335	2,109	103.5	102	905	2,462
Tipperary NR	1,050	1,280	1,735	2,041	11.5	75	1,150	3,549
Tipperary SR	1,350	1,560	929	2,429	11.5	140	1,130	4,982
Waterford	1,275	1,760	2,121	2,076	14.5	77	1,595	3,482
Westmeath	1,200	1,560	1,139	4,946	11.5	81	1,200	3,298
Wexford	2,500	2,050	513	3,270	22	186	2,040	4,692
Wicklow	2,600	1,170	185	1,689	12.5	157	2,265	3,024
Co. Boroughs
Cork	9,630	2,500	1,396	5,169	—	347	7,795	84.8
Dublin	50,000	4,025	4,300	6,690	—	3,173	34,585	133.2
Limerick	3,375	300	509	1,380	—	149	3,635	51.8
Waterford	2,600	570	600	3,903	—	89	2,270	157.8
Urbans
Arklow	1,050	—	73	10.2	—	—	353	10.1
Athlone	1,000	340	—	62.5	—	—	362	8.4
Athy	380	—	137	5.4	—	—	103	5.3
Ballina	800	—	561.7	16.4	—	—	432	12.5
Ballinasloe	190	—	800	9.6	—	—	239	28.1
Birr	50	—	28.5	6.7	—	—	170	19.0
Bray	1,350	340	—	65.7	—	—	1,368	17.1
Buncrana	200	—	—	12.2	—	—	122	3.9
Bundoran	9	—	356	7.5	—	—	97	5.6
Carlow	735	—	106	7.5	—	—	439	10.8
Carrickmacross	90	—	89.3	3.2	—	—	106	5.4
Carrick-on-Suir	500	—	105.4	9.6	—	—	182	22.0
Cashel	300	—	57	23.2	—	—	84	3.9
Castlebar	650	—	82.7	29.4	—	—	344	7.5
Castleblayney	—	—	55	1.7	—	—	72	1.8
Cavan	100	—	30.2	5.4	—	—	158	4.6
Ceannanus Mor	30	—	8	1.7	—	—	56	1.9
Clonakilty	—	—	49.5	15.2	—	—	82	9.2
Clones	55	—	48.4	8.2	—	—	109	6.5
Clonmel	2,080	195	139	116.5	—	—	531	19.4
Cobh	400	—	50	11.4	—	—	299	4.8
Drogheda	1,690	400	154.7	768	—	—	1,220	42.4
Dundalk	2,100	1,300	83	839	—	—	1,549	69.2
Dungarvan	430	—	405	12.5	—	—	283	15.1
Dún Laoghaire	3,325	134	50	331.3	—	111	4,777	32.5
Ennis	950	—	1,000	9.6	—	—	254	2.3
Enniscorthy	1,380	—	54.7	9.6	—	—	165	1.8
Fermoy	33	—	—	9.4	—	—	121	2.8
Galway	3,500	210	269.3	793	—	—	2,965	35.1
Kilkenny	135	200	93	103.2	—	—	444	9.3
Killarney	375	—	34.2	49.6	—	—	373	22.2
Kilrush	75	—	1,229	6.7	—	—	82	8.5
Kinsale	90	—	59	12.5	—	—	80	3.6
Letterkenny	70	—	211.8	9.6	—	—	301	14.6
Listowel	271	—	70.9	30.4	—	—	162	11.5
Longford	160	—	54.4	2.3	—	—	168	7.4
Macroom	—	—	44	18	—	—	100	17.9
Mallow	200	—	936	9.6	—	—	291	17.4
Midleton	65	—	150	9.4	—	—	118	4.4
Monaghan	370	—	61.4	28.7	—	—	376	20.5
Naas	—	—	100	12.5	—	—	293	25.9
Navan	—	—	—	7.2	—	—	122	2.6
Nenagh	90	—	70.5	6.7	—	—	213	20.0
New Ross	1,050	—	130	6.7	—	—	217	3.6
Skibbereen	—	—	30	6.7	—	—	98	8.0
Sligo	1,600	180	165	120.7	—	—	837	31.8
Templemore	165	—	51.7	5.4	—	—	88	8.5
Thurles	950	—	336.5	6.7	—	—	255	10.2
Tipperary	450	—	50	4.4	—	—	194	8.1
Tralee	1,300	—	61.3	65.7	—	—	754	45.2
Trim	—	—	—	13.7	—	—	77	0.9
Tullamore	760	—	141.9	12.5	—	—	329	13.6
Westport	440	—	80	36.4	—	—	211	18.3
Wexford	1,300	300	84	13.2	—	—	461	5.9
Wicklow	500	—	17.8	9.6	—	—	203	5.8
Youghal	290	—	872	9.6	—	—	279	17.5