Local Authorities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022

Thursday, 8 September 2022

Ceisteanna (569, 570, 571)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

569. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the gross expenditure by each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [42820/22]

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

570. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the totality of grant aid and-or subsidy provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 (details supplied). [42831/22]

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

571. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the totality of commercial rates levied by each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the amount of commercial rates collected in each local authority in the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [42839/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

I propose to take Questions Nos. 569 to 571, inclusive, together.

Gross expenditure data, grant and subsidy data and rates income data are published annually by Local Authorities (LA) in their Annual Financial Statements (AFS).

2020 is the latest year for which audited LA AFS data are available. The data for 2022 is not yet available in my Department and the figures for 2021 are currently been audited.

However, data relating to gross expenditure and grant and subsidies figures per LA for 2019 and 2020 is attached.

Details of the breakdown on grants and subsidies by government departments for the amalgamated 31 local authorities can be found on my Departments website at the following link: gov.ie - Local Authority Annual Financial Statements (www.gov.ie) Appendix 3 page 41.

The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority.  The annual rate on valuation, which is applied to the valuation for each property determined by the Valuation Office, to obtain the amount payable in rates, is decided by the elected members of each local authority during the annual budget process. A detailed summary of rates accrued and collected by each local authority for 2019 and 2020 can also be found at Appendix 12 from the following links.

www.gov.ie/en/publication/ea801-overview-of-the-work-of-the-local-government-audit-service-year-ended-31-december-2019/ 

www.gov.ie/en/publication/e51a8-overview-of-the-work-of-the-local-government-audit-service-year-ended-31-december-2020/

Question No. 570 answered with Question No. 569.

Question No. 571 answered with Question No. 569.

Question No. 572 answered with Question No. 568.