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
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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On the commercial rates owed, the €255 million, where are there as regards making sure that that does not escalate further? I know that businesses had a difficult time during Covid. There were various programmes put in place. At what stage will a local authority end up having to do a right-off, and what will be the extent of that right-off? Likewise, with rents and loans as well.