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Local Authority Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2018

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Ceisteanna (293, 294)

Jonathan O'Brien

Ceist:

293. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the overall level of funding to local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46281/18]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Jonathan O'Brien

Ceist:

294. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of funding to each of the local authorities in each of the years 2011 to 2017, inclusive, and to date in 2018. [46282/18]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 294 together.

My Department has a broad agenda, including providing necessary housing and planning supports in partnership with local authorities. To deliver on this agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to local authorities.   

The table below details funding to local authorities from my Department as it was configured in each year from 2011 to 31st October 2018. The figures include funding from the Departmental Vote, the Local Government Fund and, from 2011 to October 2016, the Environment Fund, before it transferred to the responsibility of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment.  

Central Government funding of local government is a complex matter, with transfers coming from a wide range of Departments and Offices, not solely from my Department, for a variety of purposes. Some streams of funding are delivered directly from funding departments to local authorities, while others are routed through departmental agencies. Some elements of funding are project-specific, giving rise to changes in funding from one year to another, depending on a project's progression. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) reports on the Central Government funding of local authorities as part of his Annual Report, which provides an overview of the funds flowing from and through central government sources to local authorities and the purposes for which funds have been provided. The relevant part of the most recent report can be viewed at the link below.

 https://www.audit.gov.ie/en/Find-Report/Publications/2018/2017-Annual-Report-Chapter-04-Central-government-funding-of-local-authorities1.pdf.

CITY / COUNTY COUNCIL

2011 €

2012 €

2013 €

2014 €

CARLOW

34,263,148.50

30,195,251.06

22,387,022.00

18,956,112.32

CAVAN

32,118,654.13

28,114,786.05

34,031,343.12

21,581,645.00

CLARE

36,617,901.17

27,766,033.56

28,761,263.88

22,142,471.92

CORK CITY

57,652,004.53

52,194,154.74

49,685,381.48

38,246,297.21

CORK COUNTY

121,299,921.17

106,132,251.44

91,800,189.14

33,143,384.94

DONEGAL

87,580,656.16

56,005,369.56

52,647,318.64

40,160,006.92

DUN LAOIGHAIRE / RATHDOWN

60,034,754.90

65,832,792.92

45,956,379.07

22,309,977.15

DUBLIN CITY

267,559,048.25

245,157,120.42

232,877,786.22

156,084,315.38

FINGAL

93,966,322.77

74,685,490.77

74,597,101.92

39,872,772.51

SOUTH DUBLIN

68,788,394.78

64,416,298.47

61,203,054.41

42,184,410.07

GALWAY CITY

29,147,213.94

25,483,100.68

19,857,842.93

15,180,995.46

GALWAY COUNTY

86,844,670.45

51,767,835.08

59,838,382.94

31,559,260.64

KERRY

59,830,683.60

50,799,605.42

48,721,269.93

26,885,121.86

KILDARE

88,413,616.58

74,963,114.93

63,825,198.28

29,501,197.62

KILKENNY

36,679,125.54

35,245,728.39

30,398,286.51

21,574,873.15

LAOIS

31,578,208.74

25,940,553.69

28,307,196.33

20,213,998.26

LEITRIM

21,095,129.25

19,326,004.89

20,048,340.49

12,030,473.17

LIMERICK

115,006,662.52

94,745,777.03

92,536,278.18

68,056,183.71

LONGFORD

27,280,472.53

26,493,663.33

27,065,525.62

15,090,852.42

LOUTH

40,346,515.80

41,324,544.22

33,254,495.40

24,827,303.62

MAYO

65,741,775.71

56,142,537.24

56,129,137.94

37,832,735.80

MEATH

50,459,868.49

45,028,842.42

40,703,223.20

20,109,398.72

MONAGHAN

37,055,444.11

25,816,895.25

26,954,471.97

23,079,895.38

OFFALY

42,649,428.46

28,255,622.50

25,579,520.94

15,589,024.73

ROSCOMMON

32,890,927.72

28,115,994.26

23,830,433.52

17,657,261.50

SLIGO

45,032,243.03

33,403,741.65

25,694,556.69

24,767,582.61

TIPPERARY

78,009,333.96

78,916,259.76

74,794,852.25

39,734,204.79

WATERFORD

64,332,599.33

63,877,342.82

49,532,703.00

42,847,985.42

WESTMEATH

34,306,260.87

29,143,483.16

29,694,545.45

22,307,706.34

WEXFORD

53,126,746.58

46,653,589.02

37,684,069.73

27,885,223.41

WICKLOW

53,495,716.76

45,940,094.16

41,309,124.04

20,997,011.35

TOTALS

1,953,203,450.33

1,677,883,878.89

1,549,706,295.22

992,409,683.38

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CITY / COUNTY COUNCIL

2015 €

2016 €

2017 €

31 Oct 2018 ACTUALS €

CARLOW

17,274,626.90

19,513,494.75

25,514,940.08

22,397,546.60

CAVAN

23,079,036.45

20,158,514.53

23,880,377.44

21,588,687.12

CLARE

25,830,710.00

21,077,157.26

36,290,369.59

27,318,248.39

CORK CITY

65,059,060.21

72,200,029.82

65,116,893.14

67,658,069.57

CORK COUNTY

53,141,916.54

69,348,563.03

85,481,710.04

70,224,710.64

DONEGAL

39,168,728.53

39,991,834.12

52,548,180.06

36,656,298.97

DUN LAOIGHAIRE / RATHDOWN

54,918,560.21

54,483,987.06

75,840,394.06

53,231,004.30

DUBLIN CITY

227,518,276.84

277,002,869.15

350,321,114.01

298,584,476.86

FINGAL

75,922,698.42

53,273,520.07

97,173,196.07

82,971,953.46

SOUTH DUBLIN

43,900,266.87

71,833,084.13

86,252,371.20

87,889,906.42

GALWAY CITY

15,757,011.34

18,657,333.82

25,772,357.96

22,351,602.36

GALWAY COUNTY

31,579,401.65

33,513,224.68

33,657,218.14

33,817,907.90

KERRY

28,317,913.78

33,453,847.31

41,365,574.45

44,468,545.61

KILDARE

47,961,092.45

60,061,842.34

81,612,662.38

86,758,595.73

KILKENNY

26,728,044.93

28,513,875.49

37,754,532.70

35,004,663.16

LAOIS

20,361,005.75

20,564,372.83

27,497,644.18

18,238,465.55

LEITRIM

11,625,850.19

14,156,826.66

12,418,006.98

12,196,374.17

LIMERICK

76,794,896.72

125,209,375.02

239,023,688.93

290,588,982.12

LONGFORD

14,442,713.10

15,410,859.91

16,726,316.82

14,336,553.54

LOUTH

29,533,062.56

33,353,650.19

31,692,082.20

27,397,610.69

MAYO

38,201,068.16

44,846,520.59

45,545,927.74

35,309,921.96

MEATH

29,007,585.88

43,508,138.00

45,553,095.77

45,108,420.37

MONAGHAN

21,516,274.19

23,980,152.58

31,740,875.90

22,063,302.58

OFFALY

17,383,752.19

18,254,465.69

20,571,914.51

17,878,746.38

ROSCOMMON

16,613,650.94

18,937,936.55

22,616,421.15

14,012,012.90

SLIGO

25,087,142.14

25,553,121.36

28,728,546.29

21,987,983.11

TIPPERARY

50,464,778.18

55,151,864.36

62,051,935.59

54,797,462.80

WATERFORD

48,936,723.01

48,025,153.87

44,992,439.75

43,222,244.46

WESTMEATH

20,224,801.05

25,166,944.73

28,144,126.30

25,917,897.01

WEXFORD

30,650,897.13

35,565,585.22

46,181,329.32

48,104,433.55

WICKLOW

33,747,830.68

31,047,151.98

27,107,000.21

45,778,068.67

TOTALS

1,260,749,376.99

1,451,815,297.10

1,849,173,242.96

1,727,860,696.95

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