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Local Government Fund

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2019

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Ceisteanna (251, 252)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

251. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of funding within the Local Government Fund in each of the years 1999 to 2018, in tabular form; and the details of each component of the funding in gross and percentage terms. [8650/19]

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Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of funding to the Local Government Fund in each of the years 1999 to 2018, in tabular form; and the details of gross increases or decreases in funding and the real terms percentage expression of year-on-year increase and decrease. [8651/19]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together.

The information sought is set out in the following table..

The Local Government Fund is audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General each year. The audited accounts of the Local Government Fund 2003-2017 are published on my Department's website at the following link;

https://www.housing.gov.ie/search/archived/archived/archived/current/type/publications?query=Local%20Government%20Fund%20Accounts.

Funding Provided

1999

€m

2000

€m

2001

€m

2002

€m

2003

€m

2004

€m

2005

€m

2006

€m

2007

€m

2008

€m

Motor Tax (net)

453.5

465.0

511.8

539.5

678.7

745.1

800.0

878.3

957.1

1,055.3

Exchequer Contribution 

342.8

400.0

475.2

419.6

451.1

465.7

500.6

532.6

537.1

548.7

Household Charge

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Local Property Tax

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Interest/Other

0.7

2.0

1.9

1.6

2.0

1.9

2.3

3.5

5.4

6.7

Total

797.0

867.0

988.9

960.7

1,131.8

1,212.7

1,302.9

1,414.4

1,499.6

1,610.7

Table cntd.

Funding Provided

2009

€m

2010

€m

2011

€m

2012

€m

2013

€m

2014

€m

2015

€m

2016

€m

2017

€m

2018

€m*

2019

€m**

Motor Tax (net)

1,056.3

1,021.4

1,011.6

1,052.8

1,135.5

1,157.6

1,122.0

1,049.9

1,019.9

0.0

0.0

Exchequer Contribution 

443.0

241.4

175.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

241.1

396.6

365.3

124.8

185.0

Household Charge

0.0

0.0

0.0

113.9

23.1

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Local Property Tax

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

491.4

469.2

463.4

476.5

470.0

470.0

Interest/Other

1.4

1.0

2.8

0.6

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total

1,500.7

1,263.8

1,189.4

1,167.3

1,158.8

1,649.5

1,832.5

1,909.9

1,861.7

594.8

655.0

Funding Provided

1999 %

2000 %

2001 %

2002 %

2003 %

2004 %

2005 %

2006 %

2007 %

2008 %

Motor Tax (net)

56.9

53.6

51.8

56.2

60.0

61.4

61.4

62.1

63.8

65.5

Exchequer Contribution 

43.0

46.1

48.1

43.7

39.9

38.4

38.4

37.7

35.8

34.1

Household Charge

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Local Property Tax

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Interest/Other

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.4

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Table cntd.

Funding Provided

2009 %

2010 %

2011 %

2012 %

2013 %

2014 %

2015 %

2016 %

2017 %

2018 %*

2019 %**

Motor Tax (net)

70.4

80.8

85.1

90.2

98.0

70.2

61.2

55.0

54.8

0.0

0.0

Exchequer Contribution 

29.5

19.1

14.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

13.2

20.8

19.6

21.0

28.2

Household Charge

0.0

0.0

0.0

9.8

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Local Property Tax

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

29.8

25.6

24.3

25.6

79.0

71.8

Interest/Other

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

*Accounts not yet finalised.

**Estimates for 2019

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