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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 12, 2012

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

That it is the view of this Council that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government was not justified in deciding, as advised to the County Manager by letter of 18th July 2012, to cut the allocation from the Local Government Fund to South Dublin County Council by almost two million Euro, almost a 12% cut in the Councils LGF grant of 17 million Euro, which in terms of the population of the County was already the lowest LGF Allocation in the Country, that this Council calls on the Minister to restore the Council's allocation to its original level, and that this Council is seriously concerned about the approach of the Government to the whole question of introducing a Property Tax and or a "Council Charge" to partially fund local authorities, and reiterates its previously expressed view that any new Property Tax and/or revised household charge should be fair and equitable, should not discriminate against householders in South Dublin and Dublin in general, and must have regard to ability to pay.

REPORT:

Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government circular Fin 11/2012 confirmed an adjustment of €475,210 to the Local Government Fund (LGF) Allocation for 2012. The circular also noted that a further adjustment, not exceeding €84,820, will be made to the South Dublin LGF allocation in November if Household Charge compliance for the county does not match or exceed 65% by mid November 2012.  The total number that have paid to the 6th of November is 51,154, leaving a total of 30,241 still to pay, representing a compliance rate of 63.04%.

If this motion is passed the terms of the motion will be conveyed to the Minister for Environment, Community & Local Government.