Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised)
5:10 pm
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source
We are putting in €458 million to the fund this year instead of €440 million, so we are putting in €18 million as a top-up of the €440 million. The difference is between €491 million in 2014 to €458 million this year. The Deputy asked about motor tax and funding arising from that. Motor tax has always been paid to the Central Fund. There have been questions about triple taxation and motor tax being used to fund 34 local authorities and their water services.
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