Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
352. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money which has been allocated to Galway City Council and Galway County Council under the local government fund and any other funding scheme which allocates funding to the local authorities for each of the years 2002 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27115/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraLocal authorities receive a substantial part of their annual funding from a range of central Government Departments and agencies. My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including providing necessary housing and planning supports and fostering community 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 local authorities. Total funding provided by my Department to Galway City and Galway County Councils in the years 2007- 2015 is set out in the table. Information in respect of the years prior to 2007 is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.
|
Year |
Galway City |
Galway County |
|
2007 |
57,072,943.57 |
141,881,988.41 |
|
2008 |
52,149,975.77 |
111,505,877.81 |
|
2009 |
42,802,592.19 |
88,449,676.01 |
|
2010 |
35,934,349.03 |
89,994,511.05 |
|
2011 |
29,147,213.94 |
86,844,670.45 |
|
2012 |
25,483,100.68 |
51,767,835.08 |
|
2013 |
19,857,842.93 |
59,838,382.94 |
|
2014 |
15,180,995.46 |
31,559,260.64 |
|
2015 |
15,757,011.34 |
31,579,401.65 |
|
2016 (to Aug 31 ) |
10,868,971.39 |
19,977,623.60 |
As a result of the introduction of Local Property Tax and the establishment of Irish Water, the local government funding model has changed considerably, particularly in terms of removal of water related expenditures previously incurred by local authorities. Accordingly, direct year on year comparisons are not practicable. In addition, the provision of specific funding for individual projects can result in increases in funding in some years, again limiting the capacity to make valid year on year comparisons.
Total allocations from the Local Government Fund for the years 2007-2015 to each local authority area, which are included in the above figures, are available on my Department’s website at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/payments_to_local_authorities_from_the_local_government_fund_2007-2015.pdf.
and General Purpose Grant payments from the Local Government Fund from 1998 to 2015 are available at the following link:
http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/general_purpose_grants_and_local_property_tax_payments_1998-2015.xlsx.
