Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department will be taking to offset the loss of commercial rates from Moneypoint power station for Clare County Council (details supplied). [50630/21]

Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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The Government recognises the important work of local authorities, and the importance of commercial rates as a source of income to support the delivery of services.

As part of Budget 2022, Government has announced an allocation of €2.8m to Clare County Council to mitigate the impact of the gradual decommissioning of the Moneypoint power station.