Thomas Gould
Question:664. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to the local government fund in 2009, 2015, 2020 and 2026. [6328/26]
View answerTuesday, 27 January 2026
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The Local Government Fund (LGF) is audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General each year. The audited accounts of the fund are published on my Department's website at the following link;
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/local-government-fund-accounts/
The main sources of funding to the LGF for the years requested is set out in the following table.
|
|
2009 |
2015 |
2020 |
2026 |
|
Motor Tax Income |
€1,056m |
€1,122m |
|
|
|
Local Property Tax |
|
€469m |
€482m |
T.B.C |
|
Exchequer Contribution |
€443m |
€241m |
€1,056m* |
€684m** |
* Increase due to Covid Rates Waiver in 2020.
** Provisional.