Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State said: "A local government funding baseline review group was also established to consider the methodology to determine local authority funding baselines and to inform the distribution of any additional funding that could become available for general operational purposes, for example as a result of the implementation of recommendations in the LPT review." Is this extra funding where people are not currently paying rates but are paying local property tax and would be brought into line? Alternatively is it a proposed increase the Minister of State thinks will happen due to the review of the LPT? It would appear that the Minister of State is suggesting there will be extra funding coming in as a result of the review of the LPT.