Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 March 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 8: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Local Government Fund Financial Statement 2016
Special Report No. 97 of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Administration and Collection of Motor Taxes

9:00 am

Mr. Ray O'Leary:

In the first instance, it is a matter for a local authority to prioritise what projects it has identified that it wants to progress in its area. I must say again I wish we were in a position to fund many more projects than we will be for a while. Essentially, the local authorities will prioritise and we will engage with them. We try to prioritise by having consideration for two or three key issues. One is projects that may be associated with industrial or other investment, perhaps releasing land for employment development. We also look at projects that might be involved in releasing land for wider development. Other projects might have the potential to enhance significantly the amenity of particular urban areas. A number of serious issues will feed into the consideration, and we will also go through a formal appraisal process. Perhaps Mr. Mullaney wants to add something to this.

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