I assume the Question refers to General Purpose Grants paid to local authorities from the Local Government Fund. General Purpose Grants 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.
Local variations in expenditure and in income sources are an inherent feature of the local government system and reflect local circumstances, priorities and decisions of local authorities. General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are structured to bring about equalisation, over time, so that each authority will have sufficient resources, either from central grants or from its local income base, to provide a reasonable level of day to day services to its customers. For the purposes of allocations, a range of factors is taken into account, including each local authority's expenditure on, and income from, each service, and the overall amount of funding available for distribution.
It is a matter for each local authority to prioritise its spending, within the resources available to it, across the range of services it provides. Equally, local authorities must ensure full value for money for the resources invested, and seek the maximum efficiency across their operations. The 2011 general purpose grant payment in respect of each local authority is set out in the table. In addition, local authorities will retain some €85 million in pension related deductions in 2011 .
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Local Authority
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2011 payments
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€
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Carlow County Council
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9,319,519
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Cavan County Council
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15,381,808
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Clare County Council
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10,762,263
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Cork County Council
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36,381,937
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Donegal County Council
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33,570,767
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Fingal County Council
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22,472,627
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D.Laoire/Rathdown Co Co
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28,323,120
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Galway County Council
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30,405,607
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Kerry County Council
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20,660,244
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Kildare County Council
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21,604,877
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Kilkenny County Council
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16,189,481
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Laois County Council
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14,018,331
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Leitrim County Council
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12,629,306
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Limerick County Council
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19,427,980
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Longford County Council
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12,033,108
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Louth County Council
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9,976,131
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Mayo County Council
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29,685,902
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Meath County Council
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23,604,137
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Monaghan County Council
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12,746,531
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Tipp NR County Council
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15,235,676
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Offaly County Council
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13,035,084
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Roscommon County Council
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17,213,351
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Sligo County Council
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14,121,597
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Sth Dublin County Council
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18,087,797
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Tipp SR County Council
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18,860,749
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Waterford County Council
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19,345,029
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Westmeath County Council
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17,354,945
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Wexford County Council
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17,413,069
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Wicklow County Council
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15,847,851
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Cork City Council
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18,968,770
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Dublin City Council
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60,211,447
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Galway City Council
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6,440,990
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Limerick City Council
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8,204,778
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Waterford City Council
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5,486,422
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Clonmel Borough Council
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2,585,210
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Drogheda Borough Council
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3,524,508
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Kilkenny Borough Council
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1,391,511
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Sligo Borough Council
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2,313,539
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Wexford Borough Council
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1,948,097
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Arklow Town Council
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1,388,868
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Athlone Town Council
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1,424,138
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Athy Town Council
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628,010
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Ballina Town Council
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1,398,588
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Ballinasloe Town Council
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746,185
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Birr Town Council
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683,013
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Bray Town Council
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3,629,819
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Buncrana Town Council
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770,995
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Bundoran Town Council
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467,601
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Carlow Town Council
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1,464,060
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Carrickmacross Town Council
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512,215
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Carrick-on-suir Town Council
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994,816
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Cashel Town Council
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567,385
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Castlebar Town Council
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802,028
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Castleblayney Town Council
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397,300
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Cavan Town Council
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718,591
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Clonakilty Town Council
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521,171
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Clones Town Council
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510,103
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Cobh Town Council
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1,046,319
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Dundalk Town Council
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3,943,890
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Dungarvan Town Council
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778,635
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Ennis Town Council
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1,879,448
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Enniscorthy Town Council
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1,016,035
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Fermoy Town Council
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726,081
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Kells Town Council
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397,076
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Killarney Town Council
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1,447,614
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Kilrush Town Council
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533,658
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Kinsale Town Council
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344,812
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Letterkenny Town Council
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874,805
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Listowel Town Council
|
617,445
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Longford Town Council
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960,046
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Macroom Town Council
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525,612
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Mallow Town Council
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951,776
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Midleton Town Council
|
486,711
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|
Monaghan Town Council
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910,206
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Naas Town Council
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1,234,484
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Navan Town Council
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430,976
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Nenagh Town Council
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931,619
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New Ross Town Council
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857,575
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Skibbereen Town Council
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370,292
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Templemore Town Council
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554,945
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Thurles Town Council
|
801,681
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Tipperary Town Council
|
693,230
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Tralee Town Council
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2,404,057
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Trim Town Council
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468,025
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Tullamore Town Council
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1,016,077
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Westport Town Council
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672,286
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Wicklow Town Council
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1,320,599
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Youghal Town Council
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965,305
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Total
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704,570,302
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