Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will get that in a moment. The local property tax figure for 2014 was €491 million and for 2015 it is to be €440 million. Some 80% of the local property tax is retained locally to fund various public services. The remaining 20% has been redistributed to provide additional funding to certain local authorities, as the Deputy is aware. There have been lower property tax bases due to variance in property values throughout the State. It is there to ensure no local authority received less funding than in the previous year. Authorities could work from this baseline. The issue has been raised in other forums and confusion arose at times. All local property tax proceeds are funding local authorities. I am quite categorical in that regard.