Clare Daly
Ceist:167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been drawn 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; and that according to the most recent auditor's report released in November 2013, the council's total revenue-capital debt has grown to €94 million; if it has been drawn to his attention that according to the most recent annual financial statement dated 1 July 2014, the council incurred a further deficit of €1.9 million for the year ending 31 December 2013; if it has been further brought to his attention that despite the additional €1 million funding provided by his Department to the county council this year, that concern is now growing that the council will incur a further deficit in the current year; if it is the intention of his Department to provide the €15 million bailout sought by the chief executive of the council on 17 of February 2014 in order to address the council's accumulated and growing debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43488/14]
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