Section 106 of the Local Government Act 2001 sets the framework for borrowing by local authorities. Borrowing by a local authority is a reserved function of the elected members who have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority.
The value of total loans outstanding by local authorities at the end of 2016 (the most recent year for which aggregated audited information is available) was €3. 858bn.
The total amount owed by each local authority, under each category of loan, is set out in the table.
Table detailing Loans payable by Local Authorities 31/12/2016
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Mortgage loans
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Non-Mortgage Loans
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Local Authority
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Asset/Grants
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Revenue Funding
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Bridging Finance
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Recoupable
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Shared Ownership – Rented Equity
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Balance @ 31/12/2016
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Carlow Co Co
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11,286,450.58
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7,029,765.28
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0.00
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5,300,300.00
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15,711,911.22
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722,634.07
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40,051,061.15
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Cavan Co Co
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3,486,363.49
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11,351,471.26
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0.00
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0.00
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5,853,853.25
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1,607,514.57
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22,299,202.57
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Clare Co Co
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7,253,080.78
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65,331,829.77
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3,218,573.60
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-0.48
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11,369,462.21
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4,292,477.15
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91,465,423.03
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Cork Co Co
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22,388,372.00
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43,020,923.00
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0.00
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28,380,682.00
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47,212,691.00
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4,238,853.00
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145,241,521.00
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Cork City Council
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53,093,689.48
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117,447,691.75
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0.00
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151,108,242.50
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66,578,243.78
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19,862,870.14
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408,090,737.65
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Donegal Co Co
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18,344,833.25
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58,712,362.90
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0.00
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1,903,830.51
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40,328,169.67
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7,813,041.02
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127,102,237.35
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Dublin City Council
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164,804,349.00
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8,486,488.00
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0.00
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73,872,753.00
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240,211,083.00
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68,615,229.00
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555,989,902.00
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Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Co Co
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9,745,399.39
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55,293,763.31
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0.00
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0.00
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67,377,029.06
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4,921,706.98
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137,337,898.74
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Fingal Co Co
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121,255,583.70
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76,984,387.71
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0.00
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58,692,968.91
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111,194,981.35
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6,371,037.99
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374,498,959.66
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Galway Co Co
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12,781,083.40
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37,302,261.59
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0.00
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5,004,809.88
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14,757,342.04
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661,980.50
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70,507,477.41
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Galway City Council
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19,965,878.22
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8,152,466.74
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0.00
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0.00
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18,898,213.40
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1,472,820.78
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48,489,379.14
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Kerry Co Co
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8,541,418.00
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49,226,814.95
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0.00
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857,663.98
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19,802,973.98
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2,753,222.81
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81,182,093.72
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Kildare Co Co
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16,432,505.95
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30,195,625.20
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0.00
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12,041,688.62
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37,026,901.40
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19,875,221.21
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115,571,942.38
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Kilkenny Co Co
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32,424,055.68
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13,735,552.94
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182,376.08
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0.00
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5,362,027.94
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3,930,368.40
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55,634,381.04
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Laois Co Co
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46,864,123.99
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8,274,370.35
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0.00
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11,674,867.50
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32,419,472.06
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11,078,676.54
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110,311,510.44
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Leitrim Co Co
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467,677.83
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1,548,563.68
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0.00
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0.00
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5,338,257.55
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168,700.02
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7,523,199.08
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Limerick Co Co
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10,667,784.35
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49,241,729.31
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0.00
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0.00
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23,804,681.67
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4,937,295.41
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88,651,490.74
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Longford Co Co
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6,314,827.13
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8,592,977.47
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250,357.77
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0.00
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21,445,633.72
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1,889,533.10
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38,493,329.19
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Louth Co Co
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13,794,579.96
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77,119,951.13
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0.00
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5,743,557.90
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59,505,484.88
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28,684.75
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156,192,258.62
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Mayo Co Co
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36,553,996.83
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59,167,902.08
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0.00
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6,504,480.44
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29,445,937.18
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993,442.35
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132,665,758.88
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Meath Co Co
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15,350,899.12
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53,357,229.90
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0.00
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0.00
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12,014,285.15
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3,285,439.19
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84,007,853.36
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Monaghan Co Co
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12,067,289.93
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2,686,134.43
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0.00
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0.00
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6,710,116.67
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711,086.92
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22,174,627.95
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Offaly Co Co
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5,078,585.90
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31,944,245.56
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0.00
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0.00
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18,823,531.87
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1,058,113.53
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56,904,476.86
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Roscommon Co Co
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1,260,594.98
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23,755,738.23
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0.00
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695,939.00
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4,312,678.62
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0.00
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30,024,950.83
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Sligo Co Co
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11,561,905.42
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59,383,441.00
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11,999,999.98
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0.00
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17,226,456.36
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3,733,401.99
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103,905,204.75
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South Dublin County Council
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44,933,512.85
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21,578,792.20
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0.00
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33,997,426.82
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103,383,684.49
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6,337,321.64
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210,230,738.00
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Tipperary Co Co
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12,201,217.14
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28,396,014.09
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0.00
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3,250,000.00
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57,001,787.73
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4,755,777.25
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105,604,796.21
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Waterford Co Co
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32,974,286.45
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51,533,509.70
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8,293,995.86
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6,103,513.00
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28,798,715.05
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10,745,465.86
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138,449,485.92
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Westmeath Co Co
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24,130,014.75
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42,595,817.00
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0.00
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11,558,763.00
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892,000.00
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1,417,121.99
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80,593,716.74
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Wexford Co Co
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42,883,952.00
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70,910,607.00
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0.00
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0.00
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20,902,800.00
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0.00
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134,697,359.00
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Wicklow Co Co
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13,272,060.48
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51,905,414.96
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0.00
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9,000,000.00
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4,921,932.33
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4,731,825.08
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83,831,232.85
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Total
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832,180,372.03
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1,224,263,842.49
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23,945,303.29
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425,691,486.58
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1,148,632,338.63
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203,010,863.24
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3,857,724,206.26
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