Written answers
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Government Fund
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated to each local authority from the local government fund in 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/14]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I assume that the Question refers to general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. General purpose grants are a contribution , from my Department, towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. The following table details the general purpose grant allocations from the Local Government Fund to all local authorities for 2012 and 2013.
| Local Authority Name | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| € | € | |
| Carlow County Council | 8,532,829 | 8,560,762 |
| Cavan County Council | 14,200,854 | 14,123,740 |
| Clare County Council | 10,176,044 | 10,072,651 |
| Cork County Council | 33,495,626 | 32,048,612 |
| Donegal County Council | 30,945,838 | 30,840,363 |
| Fingal County Council | 20,455,071 | 19,619,590 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 25,780,316 | 24,772,291 |
| Galway County Council | 28,105,841 | 27,400,744 |
| Kerry County Council | 19,005,401 | 18,374,432 |
| Kildare County Council | 20,127,482 | 20,634,229 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 15,113,016 | 15,105,892 |
| Laois County Council | 13,189,788 | 13,070,064 |
| Leitrim County Council | 11,809,261 | 11,952,743 |
| Limerick County Council | 17,683,768 | 17,668,930 |
| Longford County Council | 11,252,795 | 11,488,728 |
| Louth County Council | 9,130,490 | 9,044,372 |
| Mayo County Council | 27,800,750 | 27,650,043 |
| Meath County Council | 21,684,996 | 21,251,612 |
| Monaghan County Council | 11,902,168 | 11,968,784 |
| Tipperary North County Council | 14,267,841 | 14,504,742 |
| Offaly County Council | 12,164,815 | 12,095,491 |
| Roscommon County Council | 15,967,965 | 15,828,208 |
| Sligo County Council | 13,553,783 | 13,584,307 |
| South Dublin County Council | 16,963,904 | 16,285,348 |
| Tipperary South County Council | 17,472,862 | 17,302,006 |
| Waterford County Council | 17,888,261 | 18,176,169 |
| Westmeath County Council | 16,016,846 | 16,055,537 |
| Wexford County Council | 16,229,752 | 15,912,433 |
| Wicklow County Council | 14,625,057 | 14,357,641 |
| Cork City Council | 17,265,785 | 16,612,544 |
| Dublin City Council | 54,805,761 | 52,613,531 |
| Galway City Council | 5,990,156 | 5,750,549 |
| Limerick City Council | 7,968,166 | 8,264,861 |
| Waterford City Council | 5,223,860 | 5,415,345 |
| Clonmel Borough Council | 2,353,114 | 2,235,458 |
| Drogheda Borough Council | 3,208,084 | 3,047,680 |
| Kilkenny Borough Council | 1,266,584 | 1,203,255 |
| Sligo Borough Council | 2,105,833 | 2,000,541 |
| Wexford Borough Council | 1,773,200 | 1,684,540 |
| Arklow Town Council | 1,264,178 | 1,200,969 |
| Athlone Town Council | 1,296,281 | 1,231,467 |
| Athy Town Council | 571,629 | 543,047 |
| Ballina Town Council | 1,273,025 | 1,209,373 |
| Ballinasloe Town Council | 679,194 | 645,234 |
| Birr Town Council | 621,693 | 590,609 |
| Bray Town Council | 3,303,940 | 3,138,743 |
| Buncrana Town Council | 701,776 | 666,687 |
| Bundoran Town Council | 425,621 | 404,340 |
| Carlow Town Council | 1,332,619 | 1,265,988 |
| Carrickmacross Town Council | 466,229 | 442,918 |
| Carrick-on-Suir Town Council | 905,503 | 860,228 |
| Cashel Town Council | 516,446 | 490,624 |
| Castlebar Town Council | 730,023 | 693,522 |
| Castleblayney Town Council | 361,631 | 343,549 |
| Cavan Town Council | 654,077 | 621,373 |
| Clonakilty Town Council | 474,381 | 450,662 |
| Clones Town Council | 464,307 | 441,092 |
| Cobh Town Council | 952,382 | 904,763 |
| Dundalk Town Council | 3,589,814 | 3,410,323 |
| Dungarvan Town Council | 708,731 | 673,294 |
| Ennis Town Council | 1,710,714 | 1,625,178 |
| Enniscorthy Town Council | 924,817 | 878,576 |
| Fermoy Town Council | 660,894 | 627,850 |
| Kells Town Council | 361,427 | 343,356 |
| Killarney Town Council | 1,317,649 | 1,251,767 |
| Kilrush Town Council | 485,747 | 461,460 |
| Kinsale Town Council | 313,856 | 298,163 |
| Letterkenny Town Council | 796,266 | 756,453 |
| Listowel Town Council | 562,011 | 533,911 |
| Longford Town Council | 873,855 | 830,162 |
| Macroom Town Council | 478,423 | 454,502 |
| Mallow Town Council | 866,327 | 823,011 |
| Midleton Town Council | 443,015 | 420,864 |
| Monaghan Town Council | 828,489 | 787,065 |
| Naas Town Council | 1,123,654 | 1,067,472 |
| Navan Town Council | 392,283 | 472,669 |
| Nenagh Town Council | 847,980 | 805,581 |
| New Ross Town Council | 780,583 | 741,554 |
| Skibbereen Town Council | 337,047 | 320,195 |
| Templemore Town Council | 505,123 | 479,867 |
| Thurles Town Council | 729,707 | 693,222 |
| Tipperary Town Council | 630,993 | 599,444 |
| Tralee Town Council | 2,188,225 | 2,078,813 |
| Trim Town Council | 426,006 | 404,706 |
| Tullamore Town Council | 924,856 | 878,613 |
| Westport Town Council | 611,929 | 581,332 |
| Wicklow Town Council | 1,202,037 | 1,141,936 |
| Youghal Town Council | 878,642 | 834,709 |
| Local Authority Name | 2014 |
|---|---|
| € | |
| Carlow County Council | 5,352,469 |
| Cavan County Council | 8,458,415 |
| Clare County Council | 2,646,284 |
| Cork County Council | 2,951,435 |
| Donegal County Council | 22,720,760 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 5,724,579 |
| Fingal County Council | 454,714 |
| Galway County Council | 12,506,381 |
| Kerry County Council | 11,043,837 |
| Kildare County Council | 9,686,924 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 9,356,019 |
| Laois County Council | 7,631,324 |
| Leitrim County Council | 8,282,319 |
| Limerick County Council | 6,175,333 |
| Longford County Council | 8,119,493 |
| Louth County Council | 8,243,835 |
| Mayo County Council | 17,492,594 |
| Meath County Council | 8,799,199 |
| Monaghan County Council | 10,247,882 |
| North Tipperary County Council | 9,832,046 |
| Offaly County Council | 6,663,642 |
| Roscommon County Council | 9,107,439 |
| Sligo County Council | 8,993,352 |
| South Dublin County Council | 923,906 |
| South Tipperary County Council | 12,923,064 |
| Waterford County Council | 12,125,219 |
| Westmeath County Council | 10,115,479 |
| Wexford County Council | 11,888,576 |
| Wicklow County Council | 6,846,310 |
| Cork City Council | 8,544,374 |
| Dublin City Council | 2,667,330 |
| Galway City Council | 1,626,429 |
| Limerick City Council | 8,449,826 |
| Waterford City Council | 4,399,212 |
Robert Flynn
Posted on 17 Mar 2014 12:43 am (Report this comment)
Why did Castlebar get such a low amount compare to other towns of it size