COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2013

QUESTION NO.1

QUESTION: Councillor M. Devine

To ask the Manager for an update on the Property Tax received to date and list what additional services this revenue will provide to the residents of SDCC?

REPLY:

The Revenue Commissioners provided the following preliminary data as at 23rd of July 2013 relating to collection of the Local Property Tax :

23-Jul-13	LPT Declared	LPT Paid
South Dublin Co Co	€15,326,162	€10,739,591

The Government has committed the revenue from the local property tax to support the provision of local services in 2014.   Traditionally the local government fund has been allocated to support a range of services including the following - public parks; libraries; open spaces and leisure amenities; planning and development; fire and emergency services; maintenance and cleaning of streets; provision of footpaths and street lighting.  A broad range of user groups benefit from these services including: local citizens, local communities, local businesses and visitors to South Dublin.  The Annual Budget process for 2014 will propose expenditure on services based on the funds available to the Council from a range of sources including the allocation to South Dublin from projected 2014  local property tax income.  Details about the proposed 2014 services including additional services will be discussed with the members as part of the 2014 Budget process.