Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities.
9:30 am
Ms Fiona Quinn:
The latest audited accounts that we have for the local government sector are the 2021 accounts. The 2022 accounts are being finalised and are coming in at the moment. Of course, we have to remember that the 2021 accounts cover the period during Covid as well. There were 82% overall collection rates in housing loans, which had grown from 79% in 2020. The figure for housing rents was 87% in 2021 and for commercial rates, it was 89%. We are seeing an increase in general terms in all-----