Local Authorities
Dail Éireann — 2022-09-28
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Peter Burke (FG), Longford-Westmeath

We are working hard to support local authorities for 2023, which will be a difficult year. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has secured an unprecedented increase in housing for the homeless, with over €250 million, which will be a significant asset for Dublin City Council and other councils, protecting the most vulnerable. It is important for the State to do so. In the programme for Government, Our Shared Future, we have the move to 100% retention of the local property tax, which will take place in 2023. This will increase surpluses for authorities like Dublin City Council. Dublin City Council could potentially retain about €40.3 million of its local property tax for its own use in 2023. We are currently engaging with the sector about energy costs and other costs in response to the acute increase in inflation, at about 8%. I assure Deputy Hourigan that we are engaging solidly and we will support local authorities in any way we can, including Dublin City Council.

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Sitting date: 2022-09-28