€15,000 in LPT funding to go towards district's Christmas lights
Cllr Daragh Fitzpatrick (FF) raised the issue at a recent Clane-Maynooth MD meeting
A total of €15,000 from LPT funding is to be distributed throughout the Clane-Maynooth municipal district towards Christmas lighting, following a decision made in a recent MD meeting.
The decision follows a motion by Cathaoirleach Cllr Daragh Fitzpatrick (FF), which asked “That the council provides funding under a Christmas Lights Grants Scheme for the current year in this municipal district.”
A report issued by the council stated that “there is currently no funding provision within the council's grant programmes for a dedicated Christmas Lights Grant and, accordingly, no funding is available to establish such a scheme.”
However, the report noted that members had allocated a sum of €15,000 from the Local Property Tax (LPT) fund for Christmas lighting purposes as part of their LPT deliberations.
The report further noted that this figure of €15,000 “has not been distributed among groups or organisations.”
The distribution of this €15,000 LPT funding is a matter for the elected members to decide upon, the report concluded.
A council official told councillors he had compiled a list “of what groups should be getting”, based on previous years' figures.
The allocations are as follows:
The distribution of the LPT funding for Christmas lights for the district was agreed by members.