Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2019
253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding provided to local government by funding from the Local Government Fund, commercial rates and other sources of funding in both gross and percentage terms. [8652/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn 2017, the most recent year for which audited accounts are available, sources of revenue (current) funding to local authorities were as follows:
Table of Revenue Income 2017
|
Revenue account |
2017 |
|
Income |
€4.515bn |
|
Revenue Income sources € |
2017 |
|
Goods & Services |
€1.290bn |
|
Commercial rates |
€1.476bn |
|
Income from Grants and subsidies |
€1.251bn |
|
Contributions from other authorities |
€105m |
|
LPT |
€393m |
|
Total |
€4.515bn |
|
Revenue Income sources % |
2017 |
|
Goods & Services |
28% |
|
Commercial rates |
33% |
|
Income from Grants and Subsidies |
28% |
|
Contributions from other authorities |
2% |
|
Local Property Tax allocations (via the Local Government Fund)* |
9% |
*Local Property Tax receipts are paid into the Local Government Fund and from there, allocated to local authorities.
