Written answers
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Local Authorities
Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount collected by local authorities through commercial rates for 2019. [42575/21]
Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount collected by local authorities through non-commercial rates for 2019. [42576/21]
Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together.
The funding system for local authorities is complex, with authorities deriving their income from a variety of sources.
In 2019, local authorities had total revenue income of €5.3billion. This included income collected from commercial rates totalling €1.55 billion.
In addition to commercial rates, local authorities have powers to charge for the services they provide, including housing rents, waste charges, parking charges and planning application fees. Income collected from goods and services in 2019 totalled €1.40 billion.
Income collected from other sources in 2019 are included in the Local Authority Annual Financial Statement 2019, which is published on my Department's website, at www.gov.ie/en/collection/e103b-local-authority-annual-financial-statements.
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