DLR County Council worst hit, suffering 8% cut in funding
Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Councillor, Neale Richmond, this evening (Friday) slammed Fianna Fáil and Green representatives in Dublin South and Dun Laoghaire for standing idly by and allowing Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to be the worst hit Council in terms of Budget cuts for 2010.
“Figures released to day by the Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government revealed that Dun Laoghaire Rathdown is the worst affected County Council in terms of Government Budget cuts, suffering almost twice the reduction in funding imposed on other Councils.
“In percentage terms, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown is being forced to take a cut of a staggering 7.34% to its funding. This far exceeds the average national cut of 4%.
“The total cut to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown in actual terms is €2,540,582. This compares to a cut of €702,717 to Wicklow County Council, €604,821to Fingal County Council and €386,656 to South Dublin County Council.
“It is difficult not to call into question the ability of the Government politicians in Dun Laoghaire & Dublin South to fight for those they are supposed to represent. As a result of these reductions services will be cuts, projects halted and the county will slip into further decline. In short, the Government has shafted the people of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown while local Fianna Fáil and Green Party representatives looked on idly.”