Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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434. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of motor tax which has been paid in each county or local authority area for each of the past five years, and to date in 2016; the amount collected online in each case; the amount collected directly by each local collecting authority; the way the money collected was spent, including a breakdown of the amount passed on as a subvention to Irish Water and the amounts returned to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/16]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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Motor tax receipts for each licensing authority from January 2011 to the end of March 2016 are set out in the following tables.

2016 ( to 31 March)

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

All Motor Tax income accrues to the Local Government Fund. Since 2014 t he Minister for Finance also pays an amount equivalent to that collected in Local Property Tax in the particular year to the Local Government Fund. All LPT proceeds are ultimately redistributed to the 31 local authorities. Audited accounts for the Local Government Fund are available on my Department’s website at the following link;

. The accounts for 2015 are under preparation.

The local government funding model changed considerably in 2014 due to the establishment of Irish Water and the introduction of Local Property Tax. Following the establishment of Irish Water, the water-related element of general purpose grants which previously went to local authorities was removed. As the 2014 figures (in the Table below) reflect the removal of water related costs from local authorities, they are not directly comparable to previous years’ funding figures. Irish Water received a subvention from the Local Government Fund of €439,112,119 and €399,000,000 in 2014 and 2015 respectively.