Clare Daly
Ceist:152. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received a request dated 17 February 2014 from the new Sligo county manager seeking a bailout of €15 million for Sligo County Council, to be paid by instalments of €1.5 million per annum over a ten-year period, to address the accumulated debts of the council; if it has been brought to his attention that the annual budgets drafted by senior council officials and presented to councillors for adoption have led to Sligo County Council having the highest overall deficit balance of all county and city councils as outlined in its annual financial statements; if it has been further brought to his attention that Sligo County Council had a deficit of €2,815,649 on its revenue account for the year ending 31 December 2008, a deficit of €3,232,961 for the year ending 31 December 2009, a deficit of €2,463,505 for the year ending 31 December 2010, a deficit of €2,973,000 for the year ending 31 December 2011 and a deficit of €2,455,000 for the year ending 31 December 2012; that according to the most recent auditors report released in November 2013, the council's total revenue-capital debt has grown to €94 million; if it is the intention of his Department to provide the additional €15 million bailout sought by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20803/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra