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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 34

QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott

To ask the Chief Executive to advise if the Council will be outlining the additional services that will be provided using the increase of €3M in discretionary spending following the decision to reduce the Local Property Tax by 7.5% and not 15%. Specifically services that would not have been budgeted for if the full 15% cut had been applied.

REPLY:

At the July 2025 Council meeting, the Members of South Dublin County Council resolved to reduce the local adjustment factor by seven and a half percent in relation to the Local Property Tax. This adjustment results in an additional funding of €3,024,846, which will be incorporated into the overall resources available for the preparation of the 2026 Budget.

The 2026 Budget is currently in its preliminary stages. It will be developed in consultation with the Corporate Policy Group and will consider the preferences expressed by the Members, including discussions with various political groups scheduled for late September and early October. It is at this stage that the additional services that would not have been budgeted for if the full 15% cut had been applied may be identified. However, as highlighted in the Chief Executive's report on the "Consideration of Variation of the Basic Rates of the Local Property Tax," LPT funding will primarily be allocated towards enhanced services and urban regeneration. This includes initiatives to improve liveability for the county's growing population, such as the maintenance of new infrastructure, facilities, and amenities.