Written answers

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Local Government Fund

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding within the Local Government Fund in each of the years 1999 to 2018, in tabular form; and the details of each component of the funding in gross and percentage terms. [8650/19]

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding to the Local Government Fund in each of the years 1999 to 2018, in tabular form; and the details of gross increases or decreases in funding and the real terms percentage expression of year-on-year increase and decrease. [8651/19]

Photo of John Paul PhelanJohn Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together.

The information sought is set out in the following table..

The Local Government Fund is audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General each year. The audited accounts of the Local Government Fund 2003-2017 are published on my Department's website at the following link;

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Funding Provided1999

€m
2000

€m
2001

€m
2002

€m
2003

€m
2004

€m
2005

€m
2006

€m
2007

€m
2008

€m
Motor Tax (net)453.5465.0511.8539.5678.7745.1800.0878.3957.11,055.3
Exchequer Contribution 342.8400.0475.2419.6451.1465.7500.6532.6537.1548.7
Household Charge0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Local Property Tax0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Interest/Other0.72.01.91.62.01.92.33.55.46.7
Total797.0867.0988.9960.71,131.81,212.71,302.91,414.41,499.61,610.7

Table cntd.

Funding Provided2009

€m
2010

€m
2011

€m
2012

€m
2013

€m
2014

€m
2015

€m
2016

€m
2017

€m
2018

€m*
2019

€m**
Motor Tax (net)1,056.31,021.41,011.61,052.81,135.51,157.61,122.01,049.91,019.90.00.0
Exchequer Contribution 443.0241.4175.00.00.00.0241.1396.6365.3124.8185.0
Household Charge0.00.00.0113.923.10.20.00.00.00.00.0
Local Property Tax0.00.00.00.00.0491.4469.2463.4476.5470.0470.0
Interest/Other1.41.02.80.60.20.40.20.00.00.00.0
Total1,500.71,263.81,189.41,167.31,158.81,649.51,832.51,909.91,861.7594.8655.0

Funding Provided1999 %2000 %2001 %2002 %2003 %2004 %2005 %2006 %2007 %2008 %
Motor Tax (net)56.953.651.856.260.061.461.462.163.865.5
Exchequer Contribution 43.046.148.143.739.938.438.437.735.834.1
Household Charge0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Local Property Tax0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Interest/Other0.10.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.40.4
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Table cntd.

Funding Provided2009 %2010 %2011 %2012 %2013 %2014 %2015 %2016 %2017 %2018 %*2019 %**
Motor Tax (net)70.480.885.190.298.070.261.255.054.80.00.0
Exchequer Contribution 29.519.114.70.00.00.013.220.819.621.028.2
Household Charge0.00.00.09.82.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Local Property Tax0.00.00.00.00.029.825.624.325.679.071.8
Interest/Other0.10.10.20.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
*Accounts not yet finalised.

**Estimates for 2019

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