Local Authority Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2019

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

Ceisteanna (540)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

540. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the allocation to each local authority for estate management functions in 2018 and 2019. [38340/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for 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.