Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 January 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funds
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 7: The Housing Agency’s Revolving Acquisition Fund
9:30 am
Mr. Paul Hogan:
My apologies, it was March of last year. We have obviously experienced a very significant migration shock in terms of population since then. Having said that, the under-provision means that the average does get added to as time goes on, so there is a higher figure when we look at an average for the years ahead, and that is needed.
Obviously, it has pushed up beyond the 33,000 as a result of that.