Local Authority Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018

Friday, 7 September 2018

Ceisteanna (1333)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

1333. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the allocation to each local authority for estate management functions in 2017 and 2018. [35416/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

My Department does not allocate specific funding for estate management purposes as this is a matter for each individual local authority.

Local authorities receive income from a variety of sources, including grants from Central Government, Local Property Tax, commercial rates and other locally-raised charges. Each authority is mandated to determine its own spending priorities, while having regard to locally identified needs and available resources.