Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 28 Apr 1987

Vol. 372 No. 1

Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Authority Finance.

18.

Mr. Quinn

asked the Minister for the Environment when he will confirm to each local authority the full amount of financial support which they will receive for the provision of services in 1987; and the amount of moneys they will receive for current account expenditure in 1987.

Mr. Flynn

Local authorities have been notified of their allocations for road grants, local improvements scheme, the grant in relief of domestic rates, the grant in lieu of rates on agricultural land and house purchase and improvement loans. I intend to notify the authorities of their other capital allocations as early as possible. The allocations to each local authority for current expenditure are in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated in the Official Report.

My Department's estimates include other grants and subsidies amounting to £297 million which are paid to local authorities on a recoupment basis at various times throughout the year. Following is the statement:

	Road Grants	Local Improvements Scheme	Grant in relief of Domestic Rates	Grant in Lieu of Rates on Agricultural Land
	£000	£000	£000	£000
County Councils
Carlow	1,569	—	610	1,966
Cavan	2,419	445	1,153	3,708
Clare	4,194	166	2,248	4,267
Cork	15,780	246	8,172	13,294
Donegal	5,745	537	3,147	4,896
Dublin	20,525	—	30,975	3,105
Galway	5,697	409	2,905	6,552
Kerry	5,693	549	2,776	4,378
Kildare	5,393	—	2,345	3,129
Kilkenny	3,858	—	1,263	3,941
Laois	2,412	—	1,149	2,961
Leitrim	2,425	499	608	2,005
Limerick	4,351	31	2,632	6,194
Longford	1,598	95	598	2,078
Louth	2,310	—	998	1,959
Mayo	5,297	549	3,012	6,021
Meath	3,474	—	1,920	5,695
Monaghan	2,658	218	848	2,897
Offaly	2,555	—	919	2,795
Roscommon	3,804	102	1,375	4,620
Sligo	3,477	154	812	2,455
Tipperary NR	2,955	—	1,056	3,533
Tipperary SR	4,046	—	1,047	4,980
Waterford	4,055	—	1,456	3,482
Westmeath	5,906	—	1,097	3,298
Wexford	4,224	—	1,859	4,689
Wicklow	5,523	—	2,076	2,995
County Boroughs
Cork	7,940	—	7,436	89
Dublin	10,785	—	32,269	139
Galway	3,232	—	2,578	85
Limerick	2,666	—	3,396	54
Waterford	3,523	—	2,142	157

	Road Grants	Grant in relief of Domestic Rates	Grant in lieu of Rates on Agricultural Land
	£000	£000	£000
Borough Corporations & UDCs
Arklow	95	256	11
Athlone	20	337	8
Athy	9	19	5
Ballina	60	379	13
Ballinasloe	15	173	28
Birr	11	98	19
Bray	54	1,275	17
Buncrana	19	78	4
Bundoran	12	86	8
Carlow	23	82	11
Carrickmacross	6	61	6
Carrick-on-Suir	44	119	22
Cashel	62	47	4
Castlebar	107	294	9
Castleblayney	6	12	3
Cavan	9	83	5
Ceanannus Mor	9	11	2
Clonakilty	15	14	9
Clones	6	32	7
Clonmel	22	489	19
Cobh	18	221	5
Drogheda	495	1,108	43
Dundalk	812	1,435	73
Dungarvan	110	103	16
Dun Laoire	2,594	4,099	44
Ennis	15	46	2
Enniscorthy	15	39	2
Fermoy	7	52	3
Kilkenny	63	412	10
Killarney	46	168	28
Kilrush	31	35	8
Kinsale	12	66	3
Letterkenny	15	231	15
Listowel	9	117	11
Longford	11	202	35
Macroom	40	48	18

Mr. Quinn

May I ask the Minister two questions? First, when will the balance of the money due to the local authorities be notified to them? Second, what is the approximate total sum involved?

Mr. Flynn

The total Exchequer grants and subsidies for 1987 are expected to reach about £800 million, £40 million or 5 per cent more than the 1986 outturn. Most of the allocations have been notified and I should like to think I could clear the rest in the very near future.