Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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711. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of payments made to Dublin City Council in the period 2010 to date in 2015. [34276/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including protecting the environment, providing necessary housing supports and fostering community and rural development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, dedicated agencies and non-statutory bodies, as well as to individuals.

In this regard, some €1.06 billion has been transferred through the Vote of my Department to Dublin City Council in the period from 2010 to 2015 and some €307.9m from the Local Government Fund ; in that context, a more detailed breakdown of expenditure is not readily available in my Department and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. If the Deputy wishes to put down a more specific question concerning funding for a specific purpose from my Department, I will endeavour to provide the information sought. In addition, some €308m has been provided to Dublin City Council in the period 2010-2014 in respect of General Purpose Grants. A breakdown of the funds transferred each year from my Department and from the Local Government Fund to Dublin City Council is shown below.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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712. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the €17 million for Ballymun regeneration works has not been paid to Dublin City Council. [34277/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The sum referred to is largely in respect of projects which were part of the Ballymun regeneration programme and which are at ‘final account’ stage. My Department has been working with Dublin City Council to resolve outstanding balances on these projects so that all appropriate budgetary amounts claimed in respect of approved projects can be processed as soon as possible.

My Department is currently finalising determinations of final accounts on a number of the larger Ballymun regeneration projects and will meet with Dublin City Council shortly on the matter. A number of further final accounts and other supporting material are awaited from the Council.