Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Government Departments' Savings. Funding for local authorities
Summary
Nolan asks what alternative financing local authorities will receive as they prepare their estimates. Bruton says this reinforces his point that the issue should be addressed by the Minister for the Environment.
What concerns the public most is the fact that in the budget statement of 21 July the Minister for Finance said that the Minister for the Environment was looking at the possibility of new means of funding local authorities. At this stage, when local authorities are preparing their estimates, they should be told by the Minister for Finance, or the Minister for the Environment, the type of finance they will get.
