Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When planning contributions are made, they are not ring-fenced for work to be done. In some cases, they might be but that would be unusual. Planning contributions go to the local authority and are used in the overall budget for the development of services. One cannot say that if a local authority receives funding because planning permission was granted for 100 houses in an area that that would be directly used in that specific area.

The financial management which is being done is a co-ordinated effort to ensure that both local authorities can develop the services that are required as areas grow and new developments occur.