Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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273. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to the following query regarding the distribution of monies collected from the household charge (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21352/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Local Government Management Agency is administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. I am advised that, as of 2 May 2013, in excess of €12 5 m has been raised in respect of the Household Charge. The proceeds of the Charge are being re-distributed on an equalised basis to local authorities within the context of the annual allocations of general purpose grants.

Queries concerning local road maintenance programmes and the usage of general purpose grants should be directed to the relevant local authority, in this instance Fingal County Council. However, I am satisfied that in all local authorities, including Fingal, general purpose grants a re making an essential contribution to the funding of local services.