In 2025 Galway County County Council has a budget of €193.6m or €1,001 per person. This is how they spend it compared to the national average:
VS National Average
Local Authority and Traveller Housing
€164.24
€600.07
Maintaining local roads, public lighting and parking facilities
€319.88
€275.11
Water supply and waste water management
€87.80
€79.20
Planning, tourism and heritage, and local economic development
€107.31
€148.39
Fire services, waste and litter management
€145.15
€205.42
Leisure services and libraries
€68.62
€134.31
Administration of commercial rates and motor taxes, local representatives'' salaries and expenses
€108.21
€106.14