Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
493. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide separately the development levy balance held in each of the local authority areas; his views on the restrictions that local authorities face in spending these levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32455/14]
View answerDevelopment contributions allow local authorities to recoup some of the costs to public funds of servicing land for private development. They provide a mechanism by which developers can contribute to the cost of providing public infrastructure and facilities that benefit development in the area.
The payment of development contributions is a longstanding part of the planning system, dating back to the first Local Government (Planning and Development) Act in 1963. Since the Planning and Development Act 2000, each planning authority is required to have a development contribution scheme in place setting out how development contributions are to be applied in their area and outlining the major infrastructure projects to be funded by contributions received.
Information on the monetary value of development contributions collected at year end and not spent is not available in my Department. Local authorities are obliged to include, in Note 11 of their Annual Financial Statements, data showing the closing balances, on an accruals basis, for development contributions. Accordingly, these closing balances, details of which in respect of County and City Councils at end 2012 are set out in the following table, comprise both cash and debtors elements.
Development Levy Balances of County and City Councils as at 31 December 2012
|
County Councils |
€ |
|
Carlow |
4,879,598 |
|
Cavan |
1,669,063 |
|
Clare |
3,626,538 |
|
Cork |
33,123,615 |
|
Donegal |
11,398,390 |
|
Fingal |
88,890,737 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
100,712,033 |
|
Galway |
1,625,265 |
|
Kerry |
14,531,772 |
|
Kildare |
19,736,071 |
|
Kilkenny |
5,277,455 |
|
Laois |
12,970,235 |
|
Leitrim |
4,348,373 |
|
Limerick |
10,202,221 |
|
Longford |
2,693,263 |
|
Louth |
34,714,758 |
|
Mayo |
3,492,055 |
|
Meath |
16,724,381 |
|
Monaghan |
8,842,966 |
|
North Tipperary |
6,229,900 |
|
Offaly |
8,369,001 |
|
Roscommon |
6,067,833 |
|
Sligo |
619,487 |
|
South Dublin |
51,331,916 |
|
South Tipperary |
13,578,397 |
|
Waterford |
5,963,698 |
|
Westmeath |
6,724,734 |
|
Wexford |
36,276,766 |
|
Wicklow |
5,423,943 |
|
County Councils |
€ |
|
Cork |
8,040,883 |
|
Dublin |
47,400,718 |
|
Galway |
7,873,710 |
|
Limerick |
4,980,128 |
|
Waterford |
180,759 |
