Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide all occasions where he has requested a payment from the Local Government Fund under the provisions of S6 (2C) of the Local Government Act 1998 as amended, indicating the dates the request(s) were made; the amounts requested; the dates such moneys transferred; his plans to seek further funds in this manner before the end of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/14]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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It is important to highlight to the Deputy that the below figures do not take into consideration the significant levels of funding received by the Local Government Fund from the Exchequer on an annual basis.

Under section 6 subsection (2C) of the Local Government Act 1998 as amended by the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2012, a total of €46.5 million was transferred from the local government fund to the Exchequer during 2012. This was made up of two separate transfers. The first was for a sum €23.5 million and was received into the Exchequer on the 20^thof September that year. The second transfer was for €23.0 million and was received into the Exchequer on the 13^thof December 2012. These monies reflect additional revenues generated from increases to motor tax announced in Budget 2012.