Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 December 2021

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary)

Photo of Thomas GouldThomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have a number of questions. I am hoping the Minister will keep things tight with his answers. As was the case last year, the Estimates come in after local authorities draw up their budgets. In Cork City Council, which the Minister referenced earlier, the loss of income and expenditure due to Covid-19 came in at approximately €4 million. This resulted in a shortfall of €1.5 million in that council's budget, which meant it had to cut services to deliver a balanced budget. Is the Minister saying the funding he has in place in the Supplementary Estimates means Cork City Council will recover the €4 million? Is the €1.5 million shortfall that resulted in cuts to services also included in the Supplementary Estimates? If it is, I welcome it. I just have those two points. I will have more questions after that.

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