Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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1024. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the central funding released to each local authority, by total released; by category; by total spend, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37163/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Central Government funding to local authorities presents a complicated picture, with transfers coming from a wide range of Departments and Offices, not solely from my Department, for a variety of purposes. Some streams of funding are delivered directly from funding departments to local authorities, while others are routed through departmental agencies. The Comptroller and Auditor General reports on the Central Government funding of local authorities as part of his Annual Report which provides an overview of the funds flowing from and through central government sources to local authorities and the purposes for which funds have been provided. The most recent report is available at the following link: .

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. A summary of the funding provided by my Department directly to local authorities to date in 2015, is set out in the Table below. 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.