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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2024

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Questions (204)

Violet-Anne Wynne

Question:

204. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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]

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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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