Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011
376 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason South Dublin County Council believes it is discriminated against as per the motion passed on 10 October 2011; and the action he will take to address the matter. [31301/11]
View answerI have received a copy of the motion passed by South Dublin County Council on 10 October 2011. General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are my contribution to meeting the difference between the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of day to day services and the income available to them from local sources and from specific grants. These grants are allocated having regard to a range of factors including the overall funding available for the grants, the cost to each local authority of providing its services, the income available to each local authority from local sources and specific grants, and the need to ensure that each local authority receives a baseline allocation that will provide financial stability.
The 2012 allocations will be based on an analysis of these factors at individual local authority level and the level of overall funding available to me. It will be my objective to ensure that General Purpose Grant funding continues to make a significant contribution towards enabling local authorities to continue to provide a reasonable level of services to the public.
