Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1406. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the annual cost, number and location of social housing units in respect of which local authorities pay property management fees by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36734/18]
View answerThe payment of property management fees by local authorities is an operational matter for each individual local authority and my Department does not hold such information.
My Department does not allocate specific funding for property management purposes. Local authorities receive income from a variety of sources, including grants from Central Government, Local Property Tax, commercial rates and other locally-raised charges. Each authority is mandated to determine its own spending priorities, including the level of funding to be provided for property management, while having regard to locally identified needs and available resources.
