In 2025 Galway City County Council has a budget of €144.1m or €1,707 per person. This is how they spend it compared to the national average:
VS National Average
Local Authority and Traveller Housing
€774.57
€600.07
Maintaining local roads, public lighting and parking facilities
€197.51
€275.11
Water supply and waste water management
€25.33
€79.20
Planning, tourism and heritage, and local economic development
€180.71
€148.39
Fire services, waste and litter management
€188.57
€205.42
Leisure services and libraries
€259.74
€134.31
Administration of commercial rates and motor taxes, local representatives'' salaries and expenses
€80.69
€106.14