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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Councillors do have a say under that scheme, by the way.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: What requirement is there from the Department that the part of the council that is held legally responsible has a role in selecting and overseeing those projects? Moreover, there is an audit committee in each local authority with at least two councillors on each audit committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: With respect, that can be very elastic. It can be used and interpreted in different ways. There is €200 million flowing from the Department to 31 local authorities. The members of local authorities are caught in a situation where they are completely sidelined. That is not true in all cases but councillors are completely sidelined and bypassed in many cases. They have no means of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: As long as I have been around, the word "community" has been used to paper over all sorts of stuff. It can be a great word and a great concept but it is a much abused one. It is one of those fluffy words. I do not mean to be disrespectful in any way to Ms Hurley, but I am trying to point out to her that there is a huge issue. On the basis of Votes from the Dáil Chamber, public funds...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: I do not mean this in any flippant way, but it might be useful to engage with the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: It is a good organisation that represents not just members but local authorities overall. Tommy Moylan and Liam Kenny are the officials in it. That would be a good piece of work to do. From their point of view, it has put them in a predicament. The councillors sometimes have information that officials do not have. The officials may not even live in the county whereas local authority...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Only two members of the LCDC are held accountable by the public, the two councillors that are on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: And what about the system there?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: It becomes dated. Under the rural regeneration fund subhead in 2021, there was €58 million in gross expenditure. However, there was €99 million allocated. This means that €41 million was not spent. The explanation for this, which people will understand, is that a lot of work could not be done under the scheme as a result of Covid. My understanding is that the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Is it only for community use?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Was there a good drawdown in respect of it? I have no idea; there might have been applications for a lot more than was spent. Was there a reasonably good uptake on it? Was it all spent?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: How many projects were done in 2021?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: What was the average spend on them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: This year, I understand a further 13 were announced through the town and village renewal scheme. Is that correct? It was specifically around vacant or derelict buildings, is that correct? In the current year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: And am I correct that it is to allow local authorities to buy up to three properties?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: What can they be used for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Could it be used to renovate old local authority properties such as an old courthouse or library? There are a few of those around the country.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Borris-in-Ossory is a case in point. There is some interesting work there with the old courthouse.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: It might be useful for the committee, and also for local authority members, to have a synopsis of all the different strands of funding and what they can be used for. More and more of these get announced. To be honest, if someone asked me, I would have to refer to something to find out which ones cover what. Could the Department supply the committee with the different funding streams for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development
Report of the Accounts of the Public Services 2021
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023) Brian Stanley: Is Ms Hurley familiar with the concept of community wealth building?