Joan Collins
Question:788. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the operational expenditure and capital expenditure costs to councils in the past three years. [39530/17]
View answerWednesday, 20 September 2017
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Current expenditure (sometimes referred to as revenue expenditure) covers the service provision costs of local authorities, including staff salaries, housing maintenance, pensions, etc. Current expenditure is funded through a combination of commercial rates, charges for goods and services, specific Government grants, and Local Property Tax.
Capital expenditure results in the creation or acquisition by a local authority of an asset that has a use beyond the year in which it is provided e.g. road construction, building or purchase of houses, swimming pools, libraries, etc. Capital expenditure is funded through a combination of Government grants, borrowings and income from other sources.
An amalgamated Annual Financial Statement for the local government sector is prepared and published by my Department following the receipt of the audited annual financial statements of the local authorities. This document sets out the results for all of the local authorities under a number of revenue and capital headings and is published on the Department's website at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/search/archived/archived/archived/current/type/publications?query=Local%20Authority%20Financial%20Statement.
Total local authority Current and Capital expenditure over the years 2013-2015 (the most recent year for which complete audited figures are available) are set out in the following table.
|
- |
2013 €m |
2014 €m |
2015 €m |
|
Current |
4,524 |
3,881 |
3,962 |
|
Capital |
1,511 |
1,070 |
1,315 |
|
Total |
6,035 |
4,951 |
5,277 |