Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
155. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the occasions when he has requested a payment from the local government fund under the provisions of section 6(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1998, as amended, including the dates the requests were made, the amounts requested and the dates the moneys were transferred; if he will seek further funds before the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45987/15]
View answerThe following table sets out full details regarding payments from the Local Government Fund, under the provisions of section 6(2)(c) of the Local Government Act 1998 as amended.
|
Year |
Request date |
Amount Requested |
Transfer date |
Amount received |
|
2014 |
16 December 2014 |
€520 million |
31 December 2014 |
€520 million |
|
2015 |
4 September 2015 |
€250 million |
18 September 2015 |
€250 million |
In terms of further requests in 2015, I would point out that on 11 December 2015, I wrote to the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Alan Kelly, T.D., requesting an amount of €231 million to be transferred from the Local Government Fund to the Exchequer before the year end. This will bring the total amount transferred from the Local Government Fund to the Exchequer in 2015 to €481 million.
