General purpose grants are my Department’s contribution towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. The table below details the final general purpose grant payments from the Local Government Fund to all local authorities for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
|
Local Authority Name
|
2011
€
|
2012
€
|
2013
€
|
|
Arklow Town Council
|
1,384,825
|
1,264,896
|
1,200,969
|
|
Athlone Town Council
|
1,385,905
|
1,309,067
|
1,231,467
|
|
Athy Town Council
|
620,231
|
576,589
|
543,047
|
|
Ballina Town Council
|
1,391,588
|
1,271,590
|
1,209,373
|
|
Ballinasloe Town Council
|
736,863
|
678,735
|
645,234
|
|
Birr Town Council
|
679,579
|
625,841
|
590,609
|
|
Bray Town Council
|
3,235,454
|
3,301,926
|
3,138,743
|
|
Buncrana Town Council
|
780,684
|
712,767
|
666,687
|
|
Bundoran Town Council
|
477,814
|
425,085
|
404,340
|
|
Carlow County Council
|
9,356,860
|
8,277,058
|
8,560,762
|
|
Carlow Town Council
|
1,460,551
|
1,332,400
|
1,265,988
|
|
Carrickmacross Town Council
|
515,563
|
467,219
|
442,918
|
|
Carrick-On-Suir Town Council
|
979,959
|
916,167
|
860,228
|
|
Cashel Town Council
|
564,104
|
517,402
|
490,624
|
|
Castlebar Town Council
|
809,302
|
739,496
|
693,522
|
|
Castleblaney Town Council
|
399,419
|
371,917
|
343,549
|
|
Cavan County Council
|
15,269,533
|
13,796,504
|
14,123,740
|
|
Cavan Town Council
|
718,591
|
654,077
|
621,373
|
|
Clare County Council
|
10,531,514
|
10,128,450
|
10,072,651
|
|
Clonakilty Town Council
|
521,171
|
474,382
|
450,662
|
|
Clones Town Council
|
514,330
|
472,439
|
441,092
|
|
Clonmel Borough Council
|
2,556,744
|
2,346,540
|
2,235,458
|
|
Cobh Town Council
|
1,046,319
|
952,382
|
904,763
|
|
Cork City Council
|
18,555,716
|
16,918,727
|
16,612,544
|
|
Cork County Council
|
36,601,888
|
32,632,715
|
32,216,090
|
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
|
28,349,944
|
25,654,823
|
24,772,291
|
|
Donegal County Council
|
33,334,869
|
29,677,041
|
30,995,092
|
|
Drogheda Borough Council
|
3,452,950
|
3,206,222
|
3,047,680
|
|
Dublin City Council
|
60,023,920
|
54,009,434
|
52,613,531
|
|
Dundalk Town Council
|
3,875,678
|
3,601,046
|
3,410,323
|
|
Dungarvan Town Council
|
784,693
|
708,685
|
673,294
|
|
Ennis Town Council
|
1,843,158
|
1,720,471
|
1,625,178
|
|
Enniscorthy Town Council
|
960,002
|
925,807
|
878,576
|
|
Fermoy Town Council
|
726,081
|
660,895
|
627,850
|
|
Fingal County Council
|
22,069,626
|
20,084,467
|
19,619,590
|
|
Galway City Council
|
6,492,158
|
5,907,178
|
5,750,549
|
|
Galway County Council
|
30,013,322
|
27,440,971
|
27,400,744
|
|
Kells Town Council
|
354,449
|
359,258
|
343,356
|
|
Kerry County Council
|
20,574,023
|
18,689,208
|
18,374,432
|
|
Kildare County Council
|
21,520,945
|
19,628,180
|
20,634,229
|
|
Kilkenny Borough Council
|
1,370,821
|
1,276,507
|
1,203,255
|
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
16,061,905
|
14,713,705
|
15,105,892
|
|
Killarney Town Council
|
1,451,204
|
1,325,831
|
1,251,767
|
|
Kilrush Town Council
|
527,452
|
487,944
|
461,460
|
|
Kinsale Town Council
|
344,812
|
313,856
|
298,163
|
|
Laois County Council
|
13,819,010
|
12,752,890
|
13,136,013
|
|
Leitrim County Council
|
12,480,094
|
11,597,455
|
11,952,743
|
|
Letterkenny Town Council
|
868,950
|
801,689
|
756,453
|
|
Limerick City Council
|
7,988,750
|
7,758,879
|
8,264,861
|
|
Limerick County Council
|
19,251,936
|
17,339,749
|
17,668,930
|
|
Listowel Town Council
|
608,783
|
555,720
|
533,911
|
|
Longford County Council
|
12,028,665
|
10,930,269
|
11,488,728
|
|
Longford Town Council
|
965,269
|
878,008
|
830,162
|
|
Louth County Council
|
9,956,317
|
8,809,684
|
9,090,024
|
|
Macroom Town Council
|
525,612
|
478,424
|
454,502
|
|
Mallow Town Council
|
951,776
|
866,328
|
823,011
|
|
Mayo County Council
|
29,938,016
|
27,276,247
|
27,650,043
|
|
Meath County Council
|
23,336,686
|
21,133,796
|
21,360,037
|
|
Midleton Town Council
|
486,711
|
443,016
|
420,864
|
|
Monaghan County Council
|
12,827,990
|
11,366,792
|
11,968,784
|
|
Monaghan Town Council
|
910,168
|
863,264
|
787,065
|
|
Naas Town Council
|
1,231,776
|
1,123,322
|
1,067,472
|
|
Navan Town Council
|
336,591
|
388,455
|
472,669
|
|
Nenagh Town Council
|
926,797
|
850,869
|
805,581
|
|
New Ross Town Council
|
816,997
|
751,766
|
741,554
|
|
North Tipperary County Council
|
15,242,399
|
13,917,192
|
14,504,742
|
|
Offaly County Council
|
12,810,146
|
11,749,160
|
12,217,139
|
|
Roscommon County Council
|
17,051,277
|
15,521,073
|
15,828,208
|
|
Skibbereen Town Council
|
370,292
|
337,048
|
320,195
|
|
Sligo Borough Council
|
2,269,402
|
2,095,433
|
2,000,541
|
|
Sligo County Council
|
13,916,896
|
13,307,871
|
13,584,307
|
|
South Tipperary County Council
|
18,800,334
|
17,004,654
|
17,302,006
|
|
South Dublin County Council
|
17,693,997
|
16,485,014
|
16,370,168
|
|
Templemore Town Council
|
555,357
|
505,117
|
479,867
|
|
Thurles Town Council
|
790,197
|
732,863
|
693,222
|
|
Tipperary Town Council
|
682,415
|
624,759
|
599,444
|
|
Tralee Town Council
|
2,403,950
|
2,184,323
|
2,078,813
|
|
Trim Town Council
|
432,192
|
427,582
|
404,706
|
|
Tullamore Town Council
|
1,007,722
|
970,006
|
878,613
|
|
Waterford City Council
|
5,443,471
|
5,093,262
|
5,415,345
|
|
Waterford County Council
|
19,387,525
|
17,462,467
|
18,176,169
|
|
Westmeath County Council
|
17,331,141
|
15,627,759
|
16,055,537
|
|
Westport Town Council
|
671,160
|
612,196
|
581,332
|
|
Wexford Borough Council
|
1,945,116
|
1,773,199
|
1,684,540
|
|
Wexford County Council
|
17,405,370
|
15,704,965
|
15,912,433
|
|
Wicklow County Council
|
15,796,015
|
14,359,096
|
14,357,641
|
|
Wicklow Town Council
|
1,306,799
|
1,210,118
|
1,141,936
|
|
Youghal Town Council
|
965,305
|
878,641
|
834,709
|
The audited accounts of the Local Government Fund are available on my Department’s website at www.environ.ie. The estimated expenditure from the Local Government Fund in 2013, as set out in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2013 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, is €1.21 billion, including
- €640.9 million for General Purpose Payments to local authorities;
- €407.9 million for Road and Public Transport Infrastructure payments, the allocation of which is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport; and
- €61.5 million relating to other miscellaneous schemes including Group Water Scheme subsidies, Water and Waste Water projects, operating costs for the Vehicle Registration Unit of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and a residual amount for other priority national projects benefitting local authorities.
The table below sets out the amounts paid to date in 2013 to each local authority from the Local Government Fund for purposes other than (i) General Purpose Grants (which are already outlined above) and (ii) Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport allocations to local authorities in respect of roads and public transport infrastructure (details of which are not available in my Department).
|
County
|
2013 total to date
€
|
|
Carlow County Council
|
239,670
|
|
Cavan County Council
|
3,161,727
|
|
Clare County Council
|
412,574
|
|
Cork City Council
|
151,540
|
|
Cork County Council
|
428,040
|
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
|
425,630
|
|
Donegal County Council
|
379,740
|
|
Dublin City Council
|
600,530
|
|
Fingal County Council
|
1,745,530
|
|
Galway City Council
|
45,050
|
|
Galway County Council
|
2,188,157
|
|
Kerry County Council
|
390,428
|
|
Kildare County Council
|
619,208
|
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
267,256
|
|
Laois County Council
|
346,267
|
|
Leitrim County Council
|
272,280
|
|
Limerick City Council
|
91,478
|
|
Limerick County Council
|
401,090
|
|
Longford County Council
|
80,780
|
|
Louth County Council
|
276,393
|
|
Meath County Council
|
208,467
|
|
Monaghan County Council
|
599,821
|
|
North Tipperary County Council
|
419,468
|
|
Offaly County Council
|
218,120
|
|
Roscommon County Council
|
603,382
|
|
Sligo County Council
|
392,911
|
|
South Tipperary County Council
|
203,400
|
|
South Dublin County Council
|
12,800
|
|
Waterford City Council
|
68,600
|
|
Waterford County Council
|
115,613
|
|
Westmeath County Council
|
121,400
|
|
Wexford County Council
|
297,597
|
|
Wicklow County Council
|
509,990
|
