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September 2020 Council Meeting Outturn 2020 Restart Grant Local Property Tax 2020 Works Completed with LPT
Outturn 2020
Income Expenditure
Goods & Services
Parking Charges €1.019m Covid Related Costs €1.0m
Planning Receipts €0.315m
Fire Safety Control €0.290m Expenditure Savings in
Other €0.100m following areas:
Goods & Services €1.7m IPB Dividend
Events Cancelled
LPT No Impact Payroll
Grants & Subsidies No Impact
Baseline - Projected Outturn ranging from Breakeven to
deficit of approximately €3M
Commercial Rates
Cash Impact / Irrecoverable €3m to €6.5m Severe - Projected Outturn Deficit of approximately up
Impact on Base Income €0.25m to €6.5M
Supports Available to Ratepayers:
– Restart Grant:
Equivalent to the Rates Bill for 2019 with a minimum payment of €2,000 and maximum payment of €10,000
– Restart Grant Plus:
Equivalent to the Rates Bill for 2019 with a minimum payment of €4,000 and maximum payment of €25,000
– 6 Month Rates Waiver
– Local Authority SME Scheme:
Equivalent to 9% of 2020 Rates Bill subject to maximum of €1,000 and available to Ratepayers with a 2020 rates bill of
less than €25,000
– Tourism Sector Support Scheme:
Equivalent to 4% of the total Rates including arrears, subject to a maximum limit of €5,000, for 2020 and available to
Ratepayers with a 2020 rates bill of greater than €25,000
– LEO Supports:
• New COVID Business Loan – max of €50K – first 6 months interest and repayment free – 4.5% Interest Rate
• Mentoring Programme
• €2,500 Trading Online Voucher Scheme
• Online trading and Webinars
Restart Grants – Key Statistics
Restart Grant 1 Restart Grant Plus
Grant Status
Total Grants Total Amount Total Grants Total Amount
Application Paid 1,662 €6,935,086 1186 €7,056,428
Application
Rejected
195 - 101 -
Applications
Approved but Not - - 117 €784,885
Paid
Applications
Received but Not 2 €8,000 848 €4,206,165
Approved
Total 1,859 €6,943,086 2,252 €12,047,478
Total Applications: 4,111 Total Amount: €18,990,564
Restart Grant Plus • Key Elements of Restart Grant Plus Scheme: – Available to businesses with turnover
Local Property Tax 2021 • The Public consultation process regarding the LPT was advertised both online and in the local media. • Submissions had to be received by the 19th August 2020. • Three submissions received via online questionnaire: 1 requesting no change on 2020 2 requesting a reduction by the maximum 15% • Prepare report for Council meeting, setting out the matters to which the Council must have regard in making a decision on the LPT including the financial position of Limerick City and County Council.
Property Valuation Bands
> €250,000 4.40%
€200,001 - €250,000 6.10%
€150,001 - €200,000 21.30%
€100,001 - €150,000 32.20%
€0 - €100,000 36.00%
Valuation
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Band
Valuation 0– 100,001 – 150,00– 200,00– 250,000– 300,001– 350,001 – 400,001– 450,001–
Band 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000 450,000 500,000
Base Rate
€90 €225 €315 €405 €495 €585 €675 €765 €855
P/Annum
Comparison Limerick vs. Dublin
89.50% of properties in Limerick 8.50% of properties in Limerick 2% of properties in Limerick City
City and County versus 53.40% City and County versus 25.10% and County versus 21.50% in
in Dublin City in the first 3 bands in Dublin City in the bands 4 & 5 Dublin City valued over €300k
36.00%
32.20%
21.30% 20.70% 21.50%
20.10%
16.20%
12.60%
8.90%
6.10%
2.40% 2.00%
€0 - €100,000 €100,001 - €150,000 €150,001 - €200,000 €200,001 - €250,000 €250,001 - €300,000 > €300,000
Limerick City and County Dublin City
Local Property Tax 2021 Summary
€
LPT 100% €15,932,749
LPT 20% towards Equalisation Funding €3,186,550
2021 Baseline €17,554,464
LPT Retained Locally (80%) €12,746,199
2021 Shortfall - €4,808,265
Distribution of Equalisation Funding €4,808,265
Total LPT Funding to be Provided in 2021 €17,554,464
Impact of Variation of LPT (Income)
€2,359,785.00
€1,573,190.00
€1,179,892.50
€786,595
€157,319
-15.00% -10.00% -7.50% -5.00% -1.00%
0.00%
+1.00% +5.00% +7.50% +10.00% +15.00%
(€157,319)
(€786,595)
(€1,179,892.50)
(€1,573,190.00)
(€2,359,785.00)5-Year Programme Funded by LPT Rate Variation
Service Per Annum Value 5 – Year Term Value
Local & Regional Roads / Traffic Management /
€768K €3.84K
Street Cleaning
Other Local Services (e.g. Fire / Library etc.) €442K €2.21M
Local Services funded from LPT Element
€1.21M €6.05M
Pre-2020
Capital Investment in New Plant to Deliver Efficient
€400K €2.0M
Local Services
Urban and Rural Regeneration Fund €550K €2.75M
GMA €200K €1M
Local Services funded from LPT
1.15M 5.75M
Element 2020
Total Investment €2.36M €11.80MNew Purchased Machinery (LPT Funds)
Cost
€960K
New Gritting Truck
Roads
Council staff with new
Former Mayor Michael Sheahan
Tractor Unit
with the new Road Sweepers
Second new Tractor Unit Second new Gritting Truck
Council staff working with the new
Velocity Patcher in Newcastle West Council staff with new Chip SpreaderRefurbished Machinery (LPT Funds)
Refurbished Grader
Roads
Refurbished Vibromax Roller
Cost
€16,250
Council staff working with refurbished Roller
Refurbished
Pneumatic RollerMachinery In Build (LPT Funds)
Bitumen Sprayer Trailer
due for Delivery
Roads
Gritting Truck – In Build
Gritting Truck – Build
Commencing
CMAR Hot Pressure Cost
Washer due for Delivery
€765K
Velocity Patcher due for DeliveryGulley Inlets
Roads
Drainage Works, Newcastle West
Drainage Works, Kilmihill
The increase in the LPT has facilitated an increase in the amount of Gully Inlet
works being carried out on Regional & Local Roads throughout the four Municipal
Districts. This has allowed removal and discharge of surface water from the road
network throughout the district resulting in a safer road networkSurface
Dressing
Works
Roads
Macadam Overlay & Footpath Works
Paver Reconstruction Works, Rathpalatine Road
Road Planning, BallyagranRoads Footpath Upgrades
Croom Graveyard
Key areas such as Footpath Repairs / Upgrades are not
specifically grant aided and are funded from general
maintenance / own resources. Consequently the increased
money from LPT in 2020 has facilitated footpath repairs and
Adare footpath works ancillary to road improvements that
O’Connell Avenue
otherwise would not have been possible.Street Cleaning
In order to maintain the city centre streets we
employ an external contractor who applies a
combination of high heat and lance power jetting
to remove gum and grime from the streets.
Roads
Our street sweepers were deployed to the
approach roads on a number of occasions, as
well as to private estates. This was additional
work to their normal work loadGMA Strategic Projects - LPT
NCW Metro
5 Year GMA Strategic Projects €45,000 €65,000 5 Year GMA Strategic
22.50% 32.50%
E.G. Match Funding for Projects
Abbeyfeale Town Park E.G. LCN = Public Realm
Improvements Ballynanty
LCE = Community Park,
Castleconnell
LCW= Patrickswell
Community Centre
Combined = Peoples Park
Cappamore – Kilmallock Adare – Rathkeale
5 Year GMA Strategic Projects €45,000 €45,000 5 Year GMA Strategic Projects
E.G. Match Funding for Lough 22.50% 22.50% E.G. Adare Fountain
Gur & Clare Glens
Metro Adare-Rathkeale Cappamore-Kilmallock Newcastle WestUrban and Rural Regeneration Fund
• Investment of €2.75M over 5 years required for the following:
Urban and Rural Regeneration
– Dereliction / Vacancy
– Match Funding for Transformational Regeneration
Projects e.g. Greenways, Waterfronts, Sports
Facilities, Feasibility Studies
– Museum Extended Opening
– Public Realm Projects/Plans
– Trade & Investment Executive
– Festivals & Events Manager
– Community & Tourism Project Manager
– Lough Gur Manager
– Great Southern Greenway• Bruff Public Realm Plan:
Urban and Rural Regeneration
– Approx. €17K
• Match Funding Grant Applications:
– E.G. €80K for restoration of the Fountain in
Adare.
• Promotion & Marketing of Great Southern Greenway.
– €80K plus VAT. To ensure value derived from capital investment,
consultants appointed to deliver a suite of marketing and promotional
material and campaigns. Includes brochures, signage, looped routes for
towns on Greenways. This will be used as basis to make a funding
application for 500k in current call for applications under Outdoor
Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. This is viewed as a city/county wide
strategic project that benefits all.Dereliction, Vacancy and Reuse
Key Statistics for 2020
Urban and Rural Regeneration
383 204 60 47 25
Inspections Statutory Properties Properties put Properties
Notices added to forward for Compulsory
Issued Derelict Site Compulsory Acquired
Register AcquisitionPaint Scheme 2020
Urban and Rural Regeneration
Churchtown
BruffUrban and Rural Regeneration
Elm Park, Croom
Knockane,
Newcastle West
Horizon Mall, Dublin RoadCompulsory Acquisitions 2020
Urban and Rural Regeneration
Askeaton
Grennan VillasEstates Taken in Charge
No. of Estates Taken in Charge No. of Houses Within Estates Taken in Charge
2020 2 Estimated additional 3 estates by year-end 2020 61
2019 18 2019 568
2018 15 2018 861
2017 14 2017 960
2016 7 2016 652
2015 28 2015 2,387
2014 36 2014 2,311
Total Number of Estates Taken in Charge: 120 Total Number of Houses in Estates Taken in Charge: 26
7,800Taken In Charge Summary 2019 / 2020
Estate No. of Houses Cost for an Average Estate of 50 Houses
1 Cois Teampaill, Newcastle West 38
2 The Bracken, Newcastle West 4 Service Comment Cost
3 An Curran, Pallaskenry 26
4 Knocklyon, Clonmacken 46 20 lights at approx.
Public Lighting €2,000
5 Kylemore, Monaleen (Phase 3) 50 €100 p/light
Estates Taken in Charge
6 The Gardens, Pennywell 18
Grass Cutting - €1,000
7 Bushes Court, Glin 8
8 The Glebe, Monagea 32 Gully Cleaning in 40 gullies, twice/year
€640
9 Caisleann na hAbhainn Castletroy
55
Estates at €8 p/gully
(Phase 3)
Potholes, draining,
10 Cairnsfort, Golf Links Road, Castletroy 53 General Roads €2,000
speed ramps, footpaths
11 The Paddocks, Bruree 13
12 Asgard Cove, Loughill 7 Weed Spraying - €150
13 Derrynane, Old Cork Road 82
14 The Elms, North Circular Road 7 Line Marking /
- €200
15 Beechfield, Monaleen 32 Signage
16 Cherryfield, Monaleen 20 General Tree cut-backs, hedges
€300
17 Oakfield, Monaleen 34 Maintenance etc.
18 Thornfield, Monaleen 43
19 Ait Ailinn, Bruree 3
Average Cost of Minor Maintenance €6,290
20 Castlepark, Caherconlish 58 27Parks, Pitches & Open Spaces
We were able to implement an extensive weed maintenance
programme throughout all the council housing estates , as well as
Parks, Pitches and Open Spaces
on the public roads, footpaths, kerbs etc.
LCCC currently manage approximately 600 acres of green space, with
the majority of the grass-cutting works carried during the summer
months.
Tree lopping, Bruff Line
LCCC manages 12
playgrounds, 6 MUGA’s
(Multi-Use Games Areas) and
6 sets of Adult Exercise
equipment, all of which
requires regular maintenance,
servicing and parts
replacement.Maintained Services
Throughout Lockdown
Library Service
Contact & Collect service at Dooradoyle, Kilmallock,
Watch House Cross and Newcastle West Libraries
Increased promotion of eResources
• Improvement of online services to meet the demand of
Limerick Library users during Covid-19 lockdown.
• Enhanced social media presence on Twitter, Facebook.
Online eBooks & eAudio Online Newspapers & Magazines • Library eServices promoted to all cocooners in Limerick City
and County through Limerick Covid-19 Community Response
team
An increase of 67.5% in Limerick users of Borrowbox (eBooks
Online Classes Online Language Classes and eAudio) since January 2020
€7,000 investment in eResources to meet demand.Promotional Events €10,000
Library Service
Launch of Old Limerick Journal,
FREE – GLIN LIBRARY Granary Library
Decade of Commemoration online
exhibition for the 1920 Local Elections
Memories of the past: Phelan’s Mill
Recalled at Newcastle West LibraryLibrary Service
Summer Stars Reading Programme 2020
launched in branch Libraries and online.
Over 3,000 children take part in the
programme each year.
Watch House Cross Community
Online Story time from Limerick Library won “Best Library in Ireland”
Library Services at Chambers Ireland Awards, for its
Autism Programme2021 Proposals for LPT Funding
• Bookfund
– The National recommended standard is now €4 per capita. Our spend in 2020 was €1.25
per capita. An increase in the book fund is required in order to retain current readers
Library Service
and attract new readers.
• Library Buildings
– The 16 no. public Library branches face increased annual maintenance and operational
costs. In order to meet increased heat, light and maintenance charges an increased
budget is required.
• I.T. Services
– Our City and County wide I.T. facilities need to be continually upgraded in order to meet
customer demand.
• Activities
– A quality programme of cultural and community events for public of all ages in our
branches requires additional funding to deliverBreathing Appartus Refresher Training
in Clonmel, Retained Fire Staff
Fire Service
€25K
Equipment Maintenance and Replacement
Programme
€27K€48K
Fire Service
Cappamore
Kilmallock
Health & Safety,
Maintenance and
Upgrades to Fire
Stations
Metro Newcastle WestSpotlight Limerick by using personalities and
experiences only the city and county can offer
Tourism Development & Promotion
84,712 entries from counties across Ireland
and abroad (including USA, UK,
France, Spain, Germany,
Netherlands, Australia, Dubai and
Canada)
412,478 Audience Reach
Explore and win one of 50 unique and fun-
filled ways to spend the most memorable of 43,155 Users of Limerick.ie
holidays in Limerick
12% Rise in Visitors to Limerick.ie
8 week multi-media campaign across social, digital, print,
local and national radio advertising
151,027 Page Views on Limerick.ie
80 partners across the city and county involved• Summary
– Projections included in Report accompanying agenda item include
variation of LPT by 15% which means no change in LPT charge for
2021.
– Annual Value of LPT Variation of 15% is €2.4m
– Proposed Budget 2021 Statutory Meeting is 27th November 2020You can also read
