Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding under the local government fund that was paid to each local authority for the years 2007 and 2008 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32991/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The amount of funding paid to local authorities by way of general purpose grant for 2007 and in the period from 1 January to 30 September 2008 is set out in the table. General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are my contribution to meet the difference between the cost to local authorities of providing an acceptable level of day to day services and the income available to them from local sources and from specific grants. These grants are allocated having regard to a range of factors including the overall funding available for the grants, the cost to each local authority of providing its services, the income available to each local authority from local sources and specific grants and the need to ensure that each local authority receives a baseline allocation that will provide financial stability.