Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Local Authorities
Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complaints that have been submitted to the Ombudsman in respect of local authorities, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37032/24]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Office of the Ombudsman has provided me with a breakdown of complaints by Local Authority for the period 2019 to 2024.
| Council | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (to-date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow County Council | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 12 |
| Cavan County Council | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 19 |
| Clare County Council | 29 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 36 |
| Cork City Council | 69 | 53 | 101 | 78 | 152 | 115 |
| Cork County Council | 43 | 42 | 49 | 65 | 43 | 54 |
| Donegal County Council | 42 | 40 | 28 | 39 | 33 | 33 |
| Dublin City Council | 125 | 97 | 227 | 200 | 189 | 163 |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | 37 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 43 | 14 |
| Fingal County Council | 40 | 35 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
| Galway City Council | 42 | 21 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 29 |
| Galway County Council | 43 | 38 | 53 | 56 | 47 | 27 |
| Kerry County Council | 25 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 42 | 22 |
| Kildare County Council | 47 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 51 | 39 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 10 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| Laois County Council | 24 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 12 |
| Leitrim County Council | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Limerick City & County | 62 | 49 | 70 | 86 | 88 | 52 |
| Longford County Council | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
| Louth County Council | 26 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 40 | 28 |
| Mayo County Council | 34 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 32 |
| Meath County Council | 33 | 42 | 48 | 60 | 49 | 60 |
| Monaghan County Council | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Offaly County Council | 9 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 31 |
| Roscommon County Council | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 |
| Sligo County Council | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| South Dublin County Council | 37 | 43 | 58 | 62 | 107 | 84 |
| Tipperary County Council | 27 | 24 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 32 |
| Waterford City & County | 30 | 30 | 53 | 25 | 40 | 33 |
| Westmeath County Council | 15 | 24 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 24 |
| Wexford County Council | 29 | 29 | 39 | 32 | 48 | 32 |
| Wicklow County Council | 50 | 41 | 51 | 69 | 33 | 27 |
| TOTALS | 990 | 889 | 1290 | 1269 | 1430 | 1116 |
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