Central Government funding to local authorities presents a complicated picture, with transfers coming from a wide range of Departments and Offices, not solely from my Department, for a variety of purposes. Some streams of funding are delivered directly from funding departments to local authorities, while others are routed through departmental agencies. The Comptroller and Auditor General reports on the Central Government funding of local authorities as part of his Annual Report which provides an overview of the funds flowing from and through central government sources to local authorities and the purposes for which funds have been provided. The most recent report is available at the following link: http://www.audgen.gov.ie/documents/annualreports/2014/report/en/10%20central%20government%20funding%20of%20local%20authorities.pdf.
My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including protecting the environment, providing necessary housing supports and fostering community and rural development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local authorities. A summary of the funding provided by my Department directly to local authorities to date in 2015, is set out in the Table below. If the Deputy wishes to put down a more specific question concerning funding for a specific purpose from my Department, I will endeavour to provide the information sought.
Local Authority
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Funds disbursed to local authorities
from DECLG’s programmes (Vote)
Total (Year to Date)
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Funds disbursed to local authorities
from the Local Government Fund
Total (Year to Date)
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Funds disbursed to local authorities
From the Environment Fund
Total (Year to Date)
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Total
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Carlow County Council
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6,210,148.30
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4,543,582.96
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198,140.00
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10,951,871.26
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Cavan County Council
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5,698,102.94
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7,726,438.38
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355,622.00
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13,780,163.32
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Clare County Council
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5,834,031.57
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6,843,428.49
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665,964.00
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13,343,424.06
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Cork County Council
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10,202,423.28
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26,451,221.07
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927,048.00
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37,580,692.35
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Cork City Council
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19,898,460.98
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8,983,605.79
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263,216.00
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29,145,282.77
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Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council
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6,688,488.45
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32,325,472.67
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487,819.00
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39,501,780.12
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Donegal County Council
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9,077,215.29
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19,634,437.04
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286,589.00
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28,998,241.33
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Dublin City Council
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58,184,926.04
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60,175,118.67
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1,304,814.47
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119,664,859.18
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Fingal County Council
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11,222,451.71
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28,421,429.87
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361,332.00
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40,005,213.58
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Galway County Council
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7,584,292.27
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12,399,946.45
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164,119.00
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20,148,357.72
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Galway City Council
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4,314,908.57
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6,040,225.68
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113,254.00
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10,468,388.25
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Kerry County Council
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5,211,381.72
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10,143,292.99
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141,476.00
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15,496,150.71
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Kildare County Council
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9,863,050.83
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15,962,645.80
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174,698.00
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26,000,394.63
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Kilkenny County Council
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8,877,633.87
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7,945,749.50
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190,962.00
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17,014,345.37
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Laois County Council
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7,548,623.09
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6,514,174.60
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188,635.00
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14,251,432.69
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Leitrim County Council
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1,300,897.04
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6,985,125.55
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90,197.00
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8,376,219.59
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Limerick City and County Council
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29,924,540.21
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15,654,024.80
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492,683.00
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46,071,248.01
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Longford County Council
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2,772,292.62
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6,790,157.06
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224,950.00
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9,787,399.68
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Louth County Council
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10,341,336.87
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7,446,329.45
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229,763.00
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18,017,429.32
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Mayo County Council
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9,373,876.89
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17,004,297.60
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234,384.00
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26,612,558.49
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Meath County Council
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4,592,127.93
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12,688,976.71
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330,229.00
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17,611,333.64
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Monaghan County Council
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3,364,528.41
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9,080,642.74
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241,023.00
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12,686,194.15
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Offaly County Council
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6,160,007.58
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5,553,035.00
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290,774.00
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12,003,816.58
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Roscommon County Council
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1,985,040.70
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7,994,199.31
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253,335.50
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10,232,575.51
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Sligo County Council
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7,334,301.98
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8,601,560.68
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209,764.00
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16,145,626.66
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Sth Dublin County Council
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9,600,985.59
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25,153,035.85
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192,038.00
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34,946,059.44
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Tipperary County Council
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11,687,355.08
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20,122,624.47
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300,489.00
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32,110,468.55
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Waterford City and County Council
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14,406,469.61
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18,574,467.15
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353,881.00
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33,334,817.76
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Westmeath County Council
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6,014,467.06
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8,334,041.30
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194,619.00
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14,543,127.36
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Wexford County Council
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9,917,691.42
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10,363,226.19
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328,924.50
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20,609,842.11
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Wicklow County Council
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8,851,132.49
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11,819,883.65
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539,846.00
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21,210,862.14
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Totals
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314,043,190.39
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446,276,397.47
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10,330,588.47
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770,650,176.33
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