asked the Minister for the Environment in respect of each year from 1983 to 1989 the amount of the rates support grants to Dún Laoghaire Corporation; and the total number of staff employed by the corporation for each such year.
Written Answers. - Dún Laoghaire Corporation Grant Allocation.
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The information requested is set out in a tabular statement which I propose to have circulated in the Official Report.
STATEMENT.
Dún Laoghaire Corporation — Rate Support Grants/Numbers Employed 1983-1989.
|
Year |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
|
Rate Support Grants |
£4.794m |
£4.835m |
£4.956m |
£4.811m(Note 1) |
£4.293m(Note 1) |
£3.914m |
£3.788m(Note 2) |
|
Numbers Employed (Note 3) |
486 |
521 |
552 |
603 |
544 |
(Note 3.) |
Note 1:
Dún Laoghaire Corporation were authorised to use £1.6 million of internal capital resources as part of their rate support grant allocation for 1986 and £150,000 as part of the allocation for 1987.
Note 2:
The rate support grant allocation for 1989 incorporates an amount for the contribution in lieu of rates on State property which was formerly paid separately.
Note 3:
Information on the total numbers employed by local authorities is obtained from returns furnished to my Department showing the position at 31 December each year.