Written answers

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Expenditure

10:00 pm

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total annual spend, including all grants, by his Department on all structures of local Government here for 2011, and also for June 2011 to June 2012. [35682/12]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on Accounts of the Public Services 2010: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (Chapter 22) sets out detailed information relating to both the sources and application of funds from central government (including my Department) to local authorities in respect of the period 2007 to 2010.

The following table details some €1.96 billion provided by my Department to local authorities in the full year to end December 2011:

DECLG GRANTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES 2011
Expenditure Category2011
€ million
Housing
Social housing provision and support482
Local authority estate regeneration and remedial works174
Private housing grants68
Other supports4
Subtotal728
Environmental services
Water services462
Waste management10
Recycling12
Other environmental measures18
Subtotal502
Local services
Library service7
Fire and emergency services13
Miscellaneous services4
Subtotal24
Local Government Fund701
Total1,955

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