Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 October 2015
207. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts of grants allocated to each local authority in each of the past three years; the basis on which these allocations were made; and if he will publish the criteria, data, or other factors which determined the amount awarded to each local authority. [35009/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including protecting the environment, providing necessary housing supports and fostering community and rural development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, as well as dedicated agencies, non-statutory bodies and individuals. Since 1 January 2013, some €1.7 billion has been transferred through the Vote of my Department to local authorities and a further €1.47 billion has been transferred to local authorities from the Local Government Fund. A breakdown of the funds transferred each year from my Department and from the Local Government Fund to local authorities is set out in the tables below.
The funding transferred from the Local Government Fund includes General Purpose Grant payments which formerly represented the Department’s contribution towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. The 2014 figures recognise the removal of water related costs from local authorities in 2014 and are therefore not directly comparable to previous years’ funding. In 2015, General Purpose Grants were replaced by Local Property Tax allocations. The Local Government Fund is also used to fund projects to improve the efficiency and quality of local authority services, shared service initiatives, and miscellaneous projects which support local government.
A more detailed breakdown of this expenditure than that provided in the tables is not readily available in my Department and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. If the Deputy wishes to put down a more specific question concerning funding for a specific purpose from my Department, I will endeavour to provide the information sought.
Tables below
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Funds disbursed to local authorities from DECLG’s programmes (2013, 2014 and to date in 2015) |
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Local Authority- Vote |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
|
Arklow Town Council |
0.032 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Athlone Town Council |
0.555 |
0.170 |
0.000 |
|
Athy Town Council |
0.387 |
0.021 |
0.000 |
|
Ballina Town Council |
0.001 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Ballinasloe Town Council |
0.091 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Birr Town Council |
0.365 |
0.057 |
0.000 |
|
Bray Town Council |
1.030 |
0.053 |
0.000 |
|
Buncrana Town Council |
0.233 |
0.061 |
0.000 |
|
Bundoran Town Council |
0.005 |
0.001 |
0.000 |
|
Carlow County Council |
11.896 |
13.001 |
6.201 |
|
Carlow Town Council |
0.054 |
0.014 |
0.000 |
|
Carrick-On-Suir Town Council |
0.843 |
0.091 |
0.000 |
|
Cashel Town Council |
0.345 |
0.106 |
0.000 |
|
Castlebar Town Council |
0.116 |
0.030 |
0.000 |
|
Cavan County Council |
15.185 |
8.186 |
5.295 |
|
Clare County Council |
13.425 |
15.412 |
5.330 |
|
Clonakilty Town Council |
0.011 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Clones Town Council |
0.129 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Clonmel Borough Council |
1.798 |
0.413 |
0.000 |
|
Cork City Council |
32.433 |
27.084 |
17.361 |
|
Cork County Council |
21.323 |
20.599 |
9.989 |
|
Cork North |
7.589 |
0.759 |
0.000 |
|
Cork South |
15.752 |
2.553 |
0.000 |
|
Cork West |
7.023 |
0.595 |
0.000 |
|
D.Laoire/Rathdown County Council |
19.851 |
15.855 |
6.481 |
|
Donegal County Council |
18.169 |
13.619 |
8.982 |
|
Drogheda Borough Council |
2.583 |
1.274 |
0.000 |
|
Dublin City Council |
176.470 |
143.101 |
52.200 |
|
Dundalk Town Council |
4.173 |
1.403 |
0.000 |
|
Dungarvan Town Council |
0.032 |
0.017 |
0.000 |
|
Ennis Town Council |
0.414 |
0.152 |
0.000 |
|
Enniscorthy Town Council |
0.045 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Fermoy Town Council |
0.684 |
0.021 |
0.000 |
|
Fingal County Council |
52.351 |
35.495 |
10.496 |
|
Galway City Council |
13.680 |
12.476 |
4.249 |
|
Galway County Council |
28.127 |
12.648 |
7.363 |
|
Kerry County Council |
23.003 |
13.274 |
4.303 |
|
Kildare County Council |
40.120 |
18.755 |
8.378 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
13.326 |
10.808 |
7.177 |
|
Killarney Town Council |
0.012 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Kilrush Town Council |
0.759 |
0.411 |
0.000 |
|
Laois County Council |
14.532 |
11.503 |
6.092 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
7.503 |
2.717 |
1.025 |
|
Letterkenny Town Council |
0.335 |
0.075 |
0.000 |
|
Limerick City Council |
47.603 |
4.535 |
0.000 |
|
Limerick City and County Council |
0.000 |
42.940 |
25.435 |
|
Limerick County Council |
16.715 |
1.610 |
0.000 |
|
Longford County Council |
14.332 |
5.991 |
2.531 |
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Local Authority- Vote |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
|
Longford Town Council |
0.004 |
0.003 |
0.000 |
|
Louth County Council |
9.342 |
12.335 |
9.763 |
|
Mayo County Council |
21.425 |
14.124 |
8.444 |
|
Meath County Council |
17.370 |
10.377 |
4.025 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
9.265 |
7.945 |
3.251 |
|
Monaghan Town Council |
0.148 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Nenagh Town Council |
0.154 |
0.032 |
0.000 |
|
New Ross Town Council |
0.223 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
17.333 |
2.579 |
0.000 |
|
Offaly County Council |
10.248 |
7.815 |
5.633 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
6.912 |
6.724 |
1.748 |
|
Sligo Borough Council |
2.972 |
0.915 |
0.000 |
|
Sligo County Council |
5.917 |
12.192 |
7.084 |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
12.751 |
1.720 |
0.000 |
|
Sth Dublin County Council |
44.333 |
39.375 |
8.621 |
|
Templemore Town Council |
0.613 |
0.091 |
0.000 |
|
Thurles Town Council |
0.350 |
0.060 |
0.000 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
0.000 |
14.778 |
11.404 |
|
Tipperary Town Council |
0.518 |
0.153 |
0.000 |
|
Tralee Town Council |
2.648 |
0.147 |
0.000 |
|
Tullamore Town Council |
0.050 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Waterford City Council |
11.518 |
2.789 |
0.000 |
|
Waterford City and County Council |
0.000 |
19.776 |
11.645 |
|
Waterford County Council |
12.714 |
1.087 |
0.000 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
11.373 |
9.944 |
5.526 |
|
Westport Town Council |
0.017 |
0.005 |
0.000 |
|
Wexford Borough Council |
1.220 |
0.084 |
0.000 |
|
Wexford County Council |
15.576 |
13.876 |
9.381 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
18.490 |
12.169 |
1.206 |
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Total |
858.924 |
628.981 |
276.619 |
Tables continuing
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Funds disbursed to local authorities from Local Government Fund (2013, 2014 and to date in 2015) |
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Local Authority |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
LGF |
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
Arklow Town Council |
1.201 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Athlone Town Council |
1.231 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Athy Town Council |
0.543 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Ballina Town Council |
1.209 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Ballinasloe Town Council |
0.645 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Birr Town Council |
0.591 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Bray Town Council |
3.139 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Buncrana Town Council |
0.667 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Bundoran Town Council |
0.404 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Carlow County Council |
8.867 |
5.723 |
4.544 |
|
Carlow Town Council |
1.266 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Carrickmacross Town Council |
0.443 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Carrick-On-Suir Town Council |
0.860 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cashel Town Council |
0.491 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Castlebar Town Council |
0.694 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Castleblaney Town Council |
0.344 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cavan County Council |
17.795 |
12.979 |
7.665 |
|
Cavan Town Council |
0.621 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Clare County Council |
11.159 |
5.531 |
6.823 |
|
Clonakilty Town Council |
0.451 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Clones Town Council |
0.441 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Clonmel Borough Co |
2.235 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cobh Town Council |
0.905 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Cork City Council |
16.810 |
10.879 |
8.347 |
|
Cork County Council |
32.758 |
7.558 |
26.451 |
|
D.Laoire/Rathdown County Council |
25.224 |
5.851 |
32.325 |
|
Donegal County Council |
31.668 |
26.084 |
19.634 |
|
Drogheda Borough Co |
3.048 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Dublin City Council |
53.266 |
11.890 |
60.027 |
|
Dundalk Town Council |
3.410 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Dungarvan Town Council |
0.673 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Ennis Town Council |
1.625 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Enniscorthy Town Council |
0.879 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Fermoy Town Council |
0.628 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Fingal County Council |
21.406 |
3.991 |
27.614 |
|
Galway City Council |
5.821 |
2.589 |
6.040 |
|
Galway County Council |
30.577 |
18.729 |
12.400 |
|
Kells Town Council |
0.343 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Kerry County Council |
18.833 |
13.273 |
10.143 |
|
Kildare County Council |
21.417 |
10.538 |
15.963 |
|
Kilkenny Borough Co |
1.203 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
15.562 |
10.561 |
7.946 |
|
Killarney Town Council |
1.252 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Kilrush Town Council |
0.461 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Kinsale Town Council |
0.298 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Laois County Council |
13.511 |
8.506 |
6.514 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
12.402 |
9.195 |
6.985 |
|
Letterkenny Town Council |
0.756 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Local Authority |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
LGF |
€m |
€m |
€m |
|
Limerick City Council |
8.424 |
4.225 |
0.000 |
|
Limerick County Council |
18.760 |
3.093 |
0.000 |
|
Limerick City and County |
0.000 |
10.881 |
15.093 |
|
Listowel Town Council |
0.534 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Longford County Council |
11.623 |
8.821 |
6.790 |
|
Longford Town Council |
0.830 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Louth County Council |
9.447 |
8.865 |
7.445 |
|
Macroom Town Council |
0.455 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Mallow Town Council |
0.823 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Mayo County Council |
31.586 |
23.150 |
17.004 |
|
Meath County Council |
21.606 |
9.383 |
12.529 |
|
Midleton Town Council |
0.421 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
14.422 |
13.778 |
9.081 |
|
Monaghan Town Council |
0.787 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Naas Town Council |
1.067 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Navan Town Council |
0.473 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Nenagh Town Council |
0.806 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
New Ross Town Council |
0.742 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
15.597 |
5.060 |
0.000 |
|
Offaly County Council |
13.022 |
7.379 |
5.553 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
16.529 |
10.661 |
7.994 |
|
Skibbereen Town Council |
0.320 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Sligo Borough Co |
2.001 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Sligo County Council |
14.494 |
11.415 |
8.465 |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
17.545 |
6.462 |
0.000 |
|
Sth Dublin County Council |
16.430 |
2.567 |
24.874 |
|
Templemore Town Council |
0.480 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Thurles Town Council |
0.693 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
0.000 |
12.698 |
20.066 |
|
Tipperary Town Council |
0.599 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Tralee Town Council |
2.079 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Trim Town Council |
0.405 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Tullamore Town Council |
0.879 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Waterford City Council |
5.533 |
3.299 |
0.000 |
|
Waterford County Council |
18.308 |
7.063 |
0.000 |
|
Waterford City and County |
0.000 |
8.438 |
18.573 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
16.248 |
11.979 |
8.334 |
|
Westport Town Council |
0.581 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Wexford Borough Co |
1.685 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Wexford County Council |
16.473 |
13.456 |
10.342 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
15.013 |
8.173 |
11.820 |
|
Wicklow Town Council |
1.142 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Youghal Town Council |
0.835 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Total |
669.73 |
354.723 |
443.384 |
