Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2012

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Ceisteanna (92)

Dara Calleary

Ceist:

92. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the amount of money allocated by her Department and agencies within her Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council between 1997 and 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43953/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

The amount of money paid by my Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Councils between 1998 and to date in 2012 is set out in the following table. There are no records available for 1997.

Town Council

Year	Expense Type	Ballina (€)	Castlebar (€)	Westport (€)
-	Water Charges	282	452	-
-	Refuse Charges	241	274	323
	Student Summer Job Scheme Sponsor	-	4,836	1,933
1998	1998 Totals:	523	5,563	2,255
-	Water Charges	306	484	-
-	Refuse Charges	274	291	484
-	Student Summer Job Scheme Sponsor	-	-	968
-	School Meals Scheme	1,733	-	-
1999	1999 Totals:	2,313	775	1,451
-	Water Charges	323	516	193
-	Refuse Charges	919	387	193
-	Student Summer Job Scheme Sponsor	-	-	968
2000	2000 Totals:	1,242	903	1,354
-	Water Charges	387	597	210
-	Refuse Charges	1,072	452	226
2001	2001 Totals:	1,459	1,049	436
-	Water Charges	366	520	190
-	Refuse Charges	1,270	532	254
2002	2002 Totals:	1,636	1,052	444
-	Water Charges	550	640	260
-	Refuse Charges	1,655	640	310
-	School Meals Scheme	2,035	-	-
2003	2003 Totals:	4,240	1,280	570
Year	Expense Type	Ballina (€)	Castlebar (€)	Westport (€)
-	Water Charges	550	640	280
-	Refuse Charges	1,730	335	330
-	School Meals Scheme	1,214	-	-
2004	2004 Totals:	3,494	975	610
-	Water Charges	585	640	300
-	Refuse Charges	1,900	360	355
-	School Meals Scheme	1,132	-	-
2005	2005 Totals:	3,617	1,000	655
-	Refuse Charges	1,900	360	355
-	School Meals Scheme	1,469	-	-
2006	2006 Totals:	3,369	360	355
-	Refuse Charges	1,808	-	-
2007	2007 Totals:	1,808	0	0
-	Refuse Charges	1,910	-	-
2008	2008 Totals:	1,910	0	0
-	Refuse Charges	2,302	-	-
2009	2009 Totals:	2,302	0	0
-	Refuse Charges	2,774	-	-
2010	2010 Totals:	2,774	0	0
-	Refuse Charges	2,350	-	-
2011	2011 Totals:	2,350	0	0
-	Refuse Charges	4,313	-	-
to date 2012	to date 2012 Totals:	4,313	0	0
-	Overall Totals:	37,350	12,957	8,130

The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Board, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. No money was paid by the Pensions Board, Office of the Pensions Ombudsman or the Social Welfare Tribunal to Ballina, Castlebar or Westport Town Councils between the years 1997 and 2007. Details of money paid by the Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle) are outlined in the following table.

Citizen Information Board

-	-	Town Council	Town Council	Town Council
Organisation	Year	Ballina (€)	Castlebar (€)	Westport (€)
-	2000	-	-	-
-	2001	-	-	-
-	2002	-	-	-
-	2003	-	-	-
-	2004	-	-	-
-	2005	-	-	-
Comhairle (established in June 2000)	2006	-	-	-
-	2007	485	-	-
-	2008	990	-	-
-	2009	720	-	-
-	2010	864	-	-
-	2011	228	-	-
Citizens Information Board (The Comhairle name was changed to Citizens Information Board in February 2007 under the Citizens Information Act 2007)	to date 2012	-	-	-
-	Totals:	3,287	0	0

Comhairle was established in June 2000 and was renamed the Citizens Information Board (CIB) in 2007. Other than the payments outlined in the response to Castlebar Town Council in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, no other payments were made by Comhairle/CIB since its establishment. Comhairle/CIB has never made any payments to either Ballina or Westport Town Councils.