Press release
Funding of €2.8m announced for Clare County Council
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, and the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke TD, have announced the provision of €2.8 million in 2022 for Clare County Council. This is additional to €2.5 million allocated for 2021.
This allocation is to mitigate losses due reduced rate receipts from Moneypoint power station which, before its gradual wind down, represented approximately 25% of the rates income for Clare County Council.
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Darragh O'Brien TD, said:
“The Government recognises the important work of the Local Authorities, and the sustained pressure they have been under due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Additional pressure has been felt in Clare due to the gradual decommissioning and loss of income from Moneypoint, the largest rate payer in the County.
Today I can confirm funding of €2.8m to Clare County Council in 2022 in recognition and support of these pressures. This funding is intended to mitigate the significant loss of rates income for the coming year.”
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