Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Public Accounts Committee
2023 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2023
Chapter 2 - Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 11 - Exceptional State Funding of the Peter McVerry Trust
Chapter 12 - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
Local Government Fund - Account 2023
2:00 am
Mr. Paul Benson:
The Deputy will be aware that we received an additional €715 million earlier this year. That was because the Government recognises that there are funding challenges arising from the last NDP. Last year we dealt with that funding shortfall by way of a Supplementary Estimate, as the Deputy is probably aware. This year the Government has given us an extra €715 million. We made the Government aware that additional funding will be required but it is not required immediately. It will be required later in the year so that we can meet commitments-----
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