COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 10, 2012

QUESTION NO.5

QUESTION: Councillor T. Gilligan

To ask that the Manager outlines how much this Council will get from central government this year and how much SDCC received last year?

REPLY:

Grants totalling €35,795,457 were received by South Dublin County Council for a wide range of activities and projects during the period 1 January to 25 August 2012.  These included €5,078,556 received for capital projects and €30,716,900 received for projects and schemes delivered via the 2012 operational budget.  Details regarding the final value of 2012 grant receipts are not yet available.  State funding is received for a wide range of activities including:

·         direct recoupment of costs such as the rental accommodation scheme,

·         recoupment of loan repayments made on behalf of voluntary housing associations,

·         capital claims for infrastructural projects,

·         road grants,

·         community employment schemes,

·         higher education grants

·         the local government fund

Grants totalling €142,797,542 were received by South Dublin County Council in 2011.  These included €81,833,590 (of which €45,340,925 relates to M50 improvements/third lane) received for capital projects and €60,963,952 received for projects and schemes which were provided via the operational budget in 2011.

Details of the 2012 Adopted Revenue Budget available here