Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
1108. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the totality of grant-aid and or subsidy provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 (details supplied). [42835/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Social Protection (DSP) provides funding to a number of local authorities in respect of the Urban School Meals Scheme, Community Employment (CE) and Job Initiative (JI).
The Urban School Meals Scheme is for primary schools only. It is operated and administered by the local authorities and is part-financed by my department.
CE and JI are delivered through CE sponsoring authorities and JI managing agents, including some local authorities, who receive state funding from my department to cover the cost of remuneration, training and material costs.
Table A below shows the funding provided by DSP to local authorities for the Urban School Meals Scheme.
Table B below shows the funding provided by DSP to local authorities for the CE and JI schemes.
Table A
Urban School Meals Scheme Payments to Local Authorities 2019-2022
|
Local Authority name |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Carlow County Council |
€7,500.00 |
€5,646.77 |
€6,652.69 |
€1,911.59 |
|
Cork City Council |
€79,093.80 |
€75,364.12 |
€70,345.58 |
€69,550.02 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€399,171.00 |
€274,639.00 |
€242,584.70 |
€357,371.30 |
|
Dun-Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
€13,734.79 |
€14,874.13 |
€15,109.35 |
€14,055.75 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€22,337.91 |
€19,877.98 |
€31,204.98 |
€28,516.48 |
|
Kerry County Council |
€4,096.93 |
€2,945.55 |
€2,195.74 |
€4,437.80 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€1,693.00 |
€874.98 |
€1,185.10 |
€0.00 |
|
Limerick City Council |
€51,808.34 |
€34,330.56 |
€34,823.33 |
€32,990.38 |
|
Louth County Council |
€10,679.06 |
€9,884.69 |
€10,934.11 |
€9,461.29 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€2,741.30 |
€1,412.80 |
€1,698.07 |
€129.53 |
|
Meath County Council |
€2,373.18 |
€1,833.66 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
|
South Dublin County Council |
€36,645.39 |
€36,347.11 |
€32,390.87 |
€24,957.92 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€3,848.16 |
€623.85 |
€2,037.52 |
€1,793.28 |
|
Waterford County Council |
€12,996.08 |
€12,583.13 |
€12,179.85 |
€7,797.72 |
|
Wexford County Council |
€27,321.10 |
€18,057.52 |
€23,948.80 |
€7,111.72 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€16,979.43 |
€11,357.35 |
€11,066.31 |
€13,768.33 |
|
Total |
€693,019.47 |
€520,653.20 |
€498,357.00 |
€573,853.11 |
