How Is Your Money Spent?

Wicklow

In 2024 Wicklow County Council has a budget of €160.1m or €1,028 per person. This is how they spend it:

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Housing (€58.33m or 36.4% of Budget)

Local Authority and Traveller Housing

Hap Programme:

€5.670.6%

Agency and Recoupable Services:

€0.000.0%

Housing Grants:

€38.603.8%

Housing Loans:

€9.400.9%

Rental Accommodation Scheme and Leasing Programme:

€178.4217.4%

Support to Housing Capital Programme:

€20.162.0%

Administration of Homeless Service:

€18.601.8%

Social Housing Administration and Development:

€16.381.6%

Maintenance of Local Authority Housing:

€87.048.5%

Roads (€30.12m or 18.8% of Budget)

Maintaining local roads, public lighting and parking facilities

Road Maintenance:

€149.3914.5%

Agency and Recoupable Services:

€0.880.1%

Support to Roads Capital Programme:

€9.390.9%

Car Parking:

€11.041.1%

Road Safety & Promotion:

€5.250.5%

Traffic Management:

€1.090.1%

Public Lighting:

€16.231.6%

Water (€6.62m or 4.1% of Budget)

Water supply and waste water management

Local Authority Water and Sanitary Services:

€3.110.3%

Agency and Recoupable Services:

€0.000.0%

Support to Water Capital Programme:

€0.400.0%

Administration of Group and Private Installations:

€3.710.4%

Public Conveniences:

€3.090.3%

Collection of Charges:

€0.080.0%

Waste Water Treatment:

€13.111.3%

Water Supply:

€19.001.8%

Development Management (€19.67m or 12.3% of Budget)

Planning, tourism and heritage, and local economic development

Agency and Recoupable Services:

€0.000.0%

Heritage & Conservation Services:

€3.160.3%

Property Management:

€1.820.2%

Enforcement & Building Control:

€9.220.9%

Unfinished Housing Estates:

€0.130.0%

Tourism Development & Promotion:

€4.790.5%

Development Management:

€21.722.1%

Local Economic Development:

€85.348.3%

Environmental Services (€18.25m or 11.4% of Budget)

Fire services, waste and litter management

Waste to Energy Facilities:

€0.000.0%

Climate Change and Flooding:

€11.581.1%

Water Quality, Air & Noise Pollution:

€5.780.6%

Fire Prevention:

€3.300.3%

Fire Services:

€44.554.3%

Safety of Structures & Places:

€3.500.3%

Burial Grounds Maintenance:

€4.600.4%

Waste Management Planning:

€1.950.2%

Waste Regulations, Monitoring & Enforcement:

€5.930.6%

Clean Streets:

€15.631.5%

Provision of Waste to Collection Services:

€0.290.0%

Recovery & Recycling Facilities:

€14.861.4%

Landfill Operation & Aftercare:

€5.160.5%

Recreation & Amenities (€12.28m or 7.7% of Budget)

Leisure services and libraries

Agency and Recoupable Services:

€0.170.0%

Arts Programme:

€8.520.8%

Community Sport & Recreational Development:

€8.840.9%

Outdoor Leisure Areas:

€19.301.9%

Libraries:

€38.113.7%

Leisure Facilities:

€3.860.4%

Other (€14.88m or 9.3% of Budget)

Administration of commercial rates and motor taxes, local representatives'' salaries and expenses

Agency and Recoupable Services:

€6.930.7%

Motor Taxation:

€3.770.4%

Local Representatives:

€24.462.4%

Malicious Damage:

€0.170.0%

Operation of Markets & Casual Trading:

€0.160.0%

Weighbridges:

€0.220.0%

Morgue & Coroner Expenses:

€1.770.2%

Franchise Costs:

€2.630.3%

Administration of Rates:

€22.932.2%

Land Drainage:

€0.000.0%

Machinery:

€14.701.4%

Educational Support Services:

€0.340.0%

Animal Welfare & Control:

€3.960.4%

Coastal Protection:

€1.870.2%

Piers & Harbours:

€10.571.0%

Provisions for Balance:

€0.960.1%