Mayor’s Message
Chief Executive’s Message
B
F
udget 2019 will allow
ingal County Council’s
Fingal County Council
2019 Budget provides
continue to meet the
for an increased level of
growing demands of
investment in the social,
catering for a county that
economic and cultural
has the fastest growing
fabric of this County. The
and youngest population
overall aim of the Budget
in the country as well as a rapidly growing local economy.
is to maintain and build on the enhanced investment undertaken in recent years.
Fingal is a wonderful place to live, to visit, to work and to do business, and I am proud to represent
Meeting the demands for increased levels of
all the people of Fingal in my role as Mayor.
service and investment, in what is the fastest
Budget 2019 provides substantial investment
growing county in Ireland, remains a significant
across a range of different areas which will
challenge. This Budget will support the Council
ensure that Fingal County Council continues to
in maintaining and improving the services that
address the challenges we face in a progressive
we deliver to all of our key stakeholders.
and meaningful way. The 2019 Budget will also have an impact of Budget 2019 gives us more capacity to engage
€572m on the local economy, an increase of
and assist people that are homeless or who need
€61m since 2017. In simple terms this means
other assistance. The increased amount set aside
that for each €1 of Fingal County Council current
in this area will help us to do that, and I am very
and capital expenditure, there is resultant
proud of that.
economic output of €1.73 across the economy.
Fingal is the fastest growing region in the country,
Increased income from commercial rates and
with a diverse and engaged population, and
the Local Property Tax adjustment has been
Budget 2019 will allow us maintain and enhance
ring-fenced in the Budget for investment
the provision of services throughout the county.
in operations, tourism, events, community, and the arts, and also to assist with tackling
I want to commend my council colleagues,
homelessness. Fingal County Council will
and the management team at Fingal County
continue to invest in the social, economic and
Council, for their support and I look forward to
cultural fabric of this county to ensure that
representing the Council in 2019, which will be
Fingal is the place of choice to live, work, visit
the 25th anniversary of our establishment in
and do business.
1994. Cllr. Anthony Lavin
Paul Reid
Mayor Of Fingal
Chief Executive
€237m budget approved for 2019
F
ingal County Council will spend €237m , the
equivalent of €801 per head of population, in 2019 to provide services and investment which aim to improve the county as a place in which to live, work and invest. Since 2012, the revenue Budget has increased from
2019-2021 agreed in October,
ring-fenced for additional
€212m to €237, an increase
Fingal County Council will
investment in street cleaning,
of over 10 per cent. The 2019
spend a further €588.68m on
parks maintenance and other
budget includes a €10m
212 individual projects across
operational activities.
increase in expenditure on
the county.
2018 budget, which itself
Some €400,000 will be
contained a €10m spending
The €237m budget, agreed by
allocated to community
increase on 2017.
councillors, breaks down as
centres for remedial and
follows:
refurbishment works. A
Three key core objectives have
• €64.1m - Housing and
further €700,000 has been
been set out in the Budget
Building
allowed for enhanced
as Fingal County Council
• €27m - Road Transport and
investment in community
lays out its plan for the year
Safety
events and, facilities. The Arts
ahead. The main priority is
• €20m Water Services
Office will receive €0.25m for
to continue investment in
• €23m - Development
additional investment in arts
the Housing and Community
Management
facilities, grants and activities,
areas. Furthermore, it
• €45.1m - Environmental
while €850,000 has been
will maintain the Council’s
Services
earmarked for .enhanced
enhanced level of investment
• €44.9m Recreation and
expenditure in events,
to improve service delivery,
Amenity
tourism activities and heritage
as well as developing the
• €1.1m - Agriculture, Health,
properties
economic and community
Welfare and Education
plan for Fingal that supports
•€11.9m - Miscellaneous
In September, councillors
job creation, tourism and
Services
agreed to reduce the Local
sustainable communities.
Property Tax by 5% which has Councillors agreed to a two
allowed €2m to be set aside
Furthermore, under its three-
per cent commercial rates
for housing and homelessness
year Capital Programme
increase which will see €2.5m
and local services.
AMBITIOUS STRATEGY PROVIDES SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FINGAL TO THRIVE
F
ingal County Council has
key areas.
increased spending by
over €20m in the past two
“We also looked at rates,
years, bringing its overall
which had seen substantial
expenditure to €237m in
rates reductions in the
2019, as part of an ambitious
early part of the decade as
and far-reaching strategy to
we supported businesses
provide a solid foundation for
in a difficult economic
the region to thrive as a place
environment. The economy
to live, visit and do business.
has improved dramatically since then. This additional
That’s according to Head of
County Council has been
money was earmarked for
Finance Oliver Hunt, (pictured)
rebuilding its finances to
a number of projects such
who looks after the local
allow for greater and more
as public lighting, traffic,
authority’s purse strings on a
substantial investment in the
footpaths, remedial and
day to day basis, and who said
region. “In 2018, we increased
refurbishment works on
that Budget 2019 will maintain
our expenditure by €10m and
community centres and to
and build on the enhanced
in 2019, we have a further
provide funds for capital
investment undertaken in the
additional €10m to invest.”
works for our housing stock
2018 Budget.
including heating system Mr Hunt said: “Last year, we
upgrades and other remedial
Fingal County Council’s
began a two-year strategy
works.”
annual Budget has been
to provide for substantial
steadily increasing in recent
investment in the region.
And now in 2019, Fingal
years, rising from €216m in
We kicked off in 2018 with
County Council will continue
2017 to €237m this year, an
the LPT adjustment which
with the strategy, building
increase of 10 per cent.
provided for an additional
on that work through the
€2m in funding which was
LPT adjustment and rates
ring-fenced for a number of
increase, which will provide
Mr Hunt said that Fingal
for an additional €2.5m
areas and that was a very
overburdening the rate payer
in funding, which again
successful event during the
or the LPT payers. The LPT
has been ring-fenced for a
summer.
adjustment meant less than
number of key projects across the region .
a 50 cent per week rise for 80 Mr Hunt said: “The basis of
per cent of households in the
the strategy is to allow for
county. “
The money has been set aside
investment in the county,
for very specific activities
which is the fastest growing
Mr Hunt added that the
in the areas of housing and
in the country with the most
three-year capital plan sets
homelessness, community,
diverse and the youngest
out an investment of just
operations, tourism and
population in the State. It is
under €600m which is a
events, including our heritage
also the third largest county
substantial investment that
properties, as well as
from a population point of
will be bolstered by a €70m
libraries.
view.”
EIB facility.
He said: “These are key
Mr Hunt added: ‘Fingal
Concluding, he said Budget
areas from our citizens point
County Council continues to
2019 would maintain the
of view, they are forward-
have the lowest rates cost of
Council’s enhanced level of
facing type of activities. The
any of the four Dublin local
investment to improve service
feedback has been very
authorities so we are creating
delivery, as well as developing
positive as you could clearly
a very business friendly
the economic and community
see where the money was
environment. We’ve been
plan for Fingal that supports
spent. For example Flavours
able to secure the additional
job creation, tourism and
of Fingal was one of these
expenditure without
sustainable communities.
Library visits Economic and pass the one T million mark
ourism promotion and economic development is a key element of Fingal County Council’s annual budget as it continues to promote the region as a place to visit and do business.
O
ver one million visits were made to Fingal
Libraries last year as Fingal County Council
continues to invest heaviliy in this key area. In its 2017 Performance Indicators Report, NOAC (National Oversight & Audit Committee) records that Fingal spent €41.72 per head of population on providing library services in 2017 and a similar figure was recorded in 2018. This is 34% greater than the national average of €31 per person. This spend facilitates free access to books and to a wide range of electronic resources including newspapers, magazines and online courses, to a programme of activities and events which informs and entertains as well as access to spaces in which people meet, engage, create and learn. It’s major capital project is the Swords Civic and Cultural Centre which will include a new County Library alongside a Theatre. Capital funding is also in place in 2019 to start the extension and refurbishment to Skerries Library. Fingal Libraries operates a range of services through its 10 branches, four new mobile vans and its Local Studies and Archive section.
One of the most significant events is the annual Flavours of Fingal Festival, which last year attracted tens of thousands of people to Newbridge House. In fact, it is estimated that the two-day Flavours of Fingal event resulted in €3.1m of economic output in 2018.
Overall it is estimated that up to €0.5billion per year is spent by visitors in Fingal, which, in turn, supports 20,000 jobs. Fingal County Council is strongly committed to the economic development of Fingal through its Economic Enterprise and Tourism Development Department, which is solely focused on economic development. Indeed an additional sum of €850,000 has been ring-fenced to support enhanced expenditure in events, tourism activities and heritage properties within the county in 2019. Fingal County Council actively supports and promotes a broad range of arts activity in Fingal, in particular the funding of events and performances. The Council’s two Arts Centres, Draíocht in Blanchardstown and the Seamus Ennis Arts Centre in Naul, continue to prosper and €710,000 is provided for their continued support in 2019. These arts centres are beacons of culture and centres of excellence for the Arts in Fingal. In 2019 a sum of €150,000 is provided for Arts Grants which support a wide range of cultural activities throughout Fingal.
Council spends €4.4m maintaining public lights
S
ome €4.4m will be spent
traffic route lighting on the M1,
account to accelerate the LED
by Fingal County Council
M2 and N3 national primary
public lighting replacemetn
maintaining over 32,000 public
roads. Fingal County Council
programme which will now
lights across the region in 2019.
plans to spend €120,200 for
be completed in just over two
Included in this figure is energy
minor works. A sum of €2.4m
years as opposed to the original
provision for 2,400 lights and
has been provided in the capital
seven-year timeline.
tourism development backed
Community at the heart of all the council does
M
ore than one million people used Fingal
the county and some â‚Ź400,000 has been
County Council’s community centres in
ring-fenced in the 2019 Budget to allow the
the first nine months of 2018.
local authority provide additional funding for remedial and refurbishment works on
Fingal supports 31 community facilities across
community centres across the region.
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0871387216 6. Cllr. Tom O’Leary Fine Gael tom.oleary@cllrs.fingal.ie 0872459897
1. Cllr.Tony Murphy Independent Tony.Murphy@cllrs.fingal.ie 7. Cllr. Cathal Boland 0862772030 Independent 2. Cllr. Malachy Quinn Cathal.Boland@cllrs. Sinn Féin fingal.ie Malachy.Quinn@cllrs. 0862577672 fingal.ie 8. Cllr. Robert 0876727637 O’Donoghue 3. Cllr. Brian Dennehy Labour Party Fianna Fáil Robert.odonoghue@cllrs. Brian.Dennehy@cllrs. fingal.ie fingal.ie 0833227472 0852298201 4. Cllr. Grainne Maguire Independent Grainne.Maguire@cllrs. fingal.ie 0879436650 5. Cllr. Barry Martin People Before Profit Barry.Martin@cllrs.fingal.ie
Caisleán Cnucha/ Castleknock
9. Cllr. Natalie Treacy Sinn Féin Natalie.Treacy@cllrs. fingal.ie 0851285493
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10. Cllr. Roderic O’Gorman Green Party Roderic.OGorman@cllrs. fingal.ie 0874179777
Howard.Mahony@cllrs.fingal.ie 0870506146
11. Cllr. Eithne Loftus Fine Gael Eithne.Loftus@cllrs.fingal.ie 0876223419
16. Cllr. Cian O’Callaghan Social Democrats Cian.OCallaghan@cllrs. fingal.ie 0862866631
12. Cllr. Ted Leddy Fine Gael Ted.Leddy@cllrs.fingal.ie 0873276630 13. Cllr. Mags Murray Fianna Fáil Mags.Murray@cllrs.fingal.ie 0860651419 14. Cllr. Sandra Kavanagh Solidarity
Sandra.Kavanagh@cllrs. fingal.ie
0872635695 15. Cllr. Howard Mahony Fianna Fáil
Binn Éadair/ Mullach Íde
17. Cllr. Eoghan O’Brien Fianna Fáil Eoghan.OBrien@cllrs. fingal.ie 0868580562 18. Cllr. Daire Ní Laoi Sinn Féin Daire.NiLaoi@cllrs.fingal.ie 0863977719 19. Cllr. Jimmy Guerin Independent Jimmy.Guerin@cllrs.fingal.ie 0860143346
Do Chomhairleoirí
Balbriggan
Mulhuddart Howth / Malahide Swords
Castleknock
20. Cllr. Anthony Lavin Fine Gael Anthony.Lavin@cllrs. fingal.ie 0879931329 21. Cllr. David Healy Green Party David.Healy@cllrs.fingal.ie 0876178852 22. Cllr. Brian Mc Donagh Labour Party Brian.McDonagh@cllrs. fingal.ie 0863858979 23. Cllr. Keith Redmond Independent Keith.Redmond@cllrs. fingal.ie 0866992689
8066899 25. Cllr.David McGuinness Independent David.McGuinness@cllrs. fingal.ie 0876415403 26. Cllr. Edmond Lukusa Sinn Fein Edmond.Lukusa@cllrs. fingal.ie 0876355110 27. Cllr. Kieran Dennison Fine Gael Kieran.Dennison@cllrs. fingal.ie 0872595949
Mullach Eadrad/ Mulhuddart
28. Cllr. Mary McCamley Labour Party Mary.McCamley@cllrs. fingal.ie 0876501441
24. Cllr. Paul Donnelly Sinn Fein Paul.Donnelly@cllrs.fingal.ie 0871341514 or (01)
29. Cllr. Lorna Nolan Independent Lorna.Nolan@cllrs.fingal.ie 0879048885
30. Cllr. Matthew Waine Solidarity matthew.waine@cllrs. fingal.ie 0876684616 31. Cllr. Tania Doyle Independent Tania.doyle@cllrs.fingal.ie 085 780 9292
SORD/ SWORDS
32. Cllr. Philip Lynam Sinn Féin Philip.Lynam@cllrs.fingal.ie 0851259902 33. Cllr. Darragh Butler Fianna Fáil Darragh.Butler@cllrs. fingal.ie 0879595378 34. Cllr. Joe Newman Independent Joe.Newman@cllrs.fingal.ie 0872457729 35. Cllr. Adrian Henchy Fianna Fáil
Adrian.Henchy@cllrs. fingal.ie 0876814485 36. Cllr. Eugene Coppinger Solidarity Eugene.Coppinger@cllrs. fingal.ie 0872327412 37. Cllr. Justin Sinnott Independent Justin.Sinnott@cllrs.fingal.ie 0868426545 38. Cllr. Paul Mulville Social Democrats Paul.Mulville@cllrs.fingal.ie 0863787395 39. Cllr. Anne Devitt Independent Anne.Devitt@cllrs.fingal.ie (01)8409728/ 0868123435 40. Cllr. Duncan Smith Labour Party Duncan.Smith@cllrs. fingal.ie 0879862686
Sháraigh líon na gcuairtenna ar leabharlanna milliún cuairt sa bhlian 2018
T
ugadh níos mó na milliún cuairt ar Leabharlanna Fhine Gall anuraidh, agus leanann Comhairle
Contae Fhine Gall le hinfheistíocht mhór a dhéanamh sa réimse tábhachtach seo. Chuir an Coimisiún Náisiúnta Maoirseachta agus Iniúchóireachta (CNMI) ar taifead, ina thuarascáil bhliantúil ar tháscairí feidhmíochta don bhliain 2017, gur chaith Fine Gall €41.72 an duine chun seirbhísí leabharlainne a chur ar fáil sa bhliain 2017, agus taifeadadh figiúr cosúil leis sin sa bhliain 2018. Tá sé seo 34% níos airde ná an meánlíon náisiúnta €31 an duine. Éascaíonn an caiteachas seo rochtain shaor ar leabhair agus réimse leathan acmhainní leictreonacha, nuachtáin, irisí agus cúrsaí ar líne ina measc, agus ar chlár gníomhaíochtaí agus imeachtaí a chuireann daoine ar an eolas agus a dhéanann siamsa dóibh. Cuirtear spásanna ar fáil chomh maith inar féidir le daoine teacht le chéile, cumarsáid a dhéanamh, cruthú agus foghlaim. Is é an tIonad Cultúir agus Pobail sa Sord an mórthionscadal caipitil atá ar siúl, áit a mbeidh Leabharlann Chontae nua chomh maith le hAmharclann. Tá cistiú caipitil curtha ar fáil sa bhliain 2019 le tús a chur le síneadh agus athchóiriú Leabharlann na Sceirí. Cuireann Leabharlanna Fhine Gall réimse seirbhísí ar fáil ag na deich mbrainse agus ceithre leabharlann taistil atá acu, chomh maith lena rannóg um Staidéar Áitiúil agus Cartlann.
Tacaíodh le forbairt I s cuid lárnach de bhuiséad bliantúil Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall é cur chun cinn turasóireachta agus forbairt eacnamaíochta, fad a leanann an Chomhairle den réigiún a chur chun cinn mar áit le cuairt a thabhairt uirthi agus gnó a dhéanamh inti. Tá an fhéile bhliantúil Blas Fhine Gall nó Flavours of Fingal ar cheann de na himeachtaí is mó. Mheall an fhéile na deicheanna míle duine go dtí Teach Dhroichead Nua anuraidh. Go deimhin, meastar gur féidir aschur eacnamaíochta de €3.1 milliún sa bhliain 2018 a nascadh leis an bhféile dá lá seo. Ar an iomlán, meastar go gcaitear suas le €0.5 billiún sa bhliain ag cuairteoirí i bhFine Gall, caiteachas a thacaíonn le 20,000 post. Tá Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall tiomanta go láidir d’fhorbairt eacnamaíochta Fhine Gall trína Roinn Forbartha Eacnamaíochta, Fiontraíochta agus Turasóireachta, roinn a dhíríonn go huile is go hiomlán ar fhorbairt eacnamaíochta. Go deimhin, imfhálaíodh €850,000 sa bhreis le tacú le caiteachas níos airde ar imeachtaí, gníomhaíochtaí turasóireachta agus ionaid réadmhaoine oidhreachta sa chontae sa bhliain 2019. Tacaíonn Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall go gníomhach le, agus cuireann sí chun cinn, réimse leathan gníomhaíochta ealaíon i bhFine Gall, go háirithe trí imeachtaí agus léirithe a mhaoiniú. Tá an dá Ionad Ealaíon de chuid na Comhairle, Draíocht i mBaile Bhlainséir agus an tIonad Cultúir Seamus Ennis san Aill, faoi bhláth go fóill agus cuirfear €710,000 ar fáil le tacú leo sa bhliain 2019.
Caith an Chomhairle €4.4 milliún le cothabháil a dhéanamh ar shoilsiú poiblí
C
aithfear thart ar €4.4 milliún
príomhbhóithre náisiúnta M1,
athsholáthair maidir le soilsiú
ag Comhairle Contae Fhine
M2 agus M3 san áireamh leis an
poiblí LED a luathú.
Gall le cothabháil a dhéanamh
méid seo. Beartaíonn Comhairle
Cuirfear an clár i gcrích laistigh
ar os cionn 32,000 solas poiblí ar
Contae Fhine Gall €120,200 a
de thréimhse atá díreach os
fud an réigiúin sa bhliain 2019.
chaitheamh ar mhionoibreacha.
cionn dhá bhliain, seachas
Tá soláthar fuinnimh do 2,400
Cuireadh €2.4 milliún ar fáil sa
seacht mbliana de réir mar a
solas agus soilsiú tráchta ar na
chuntas caipitil chun an clár
beartaíodh ar dtús
eacnamaíochta agus turasóireachta
Is eiseamláirí cultúir agus ionaid barr feabhais do na healaíona i bhFine Gall iad na hionaid ealaíon seo.
Sa bhliain 2019, cuirfear €150,000 ar fáil le haghaidh Deontais Ealaíon a thacaíonn le réimse leathan gníomhaíochtaí cultúir ar fud Fhine Gall.
An pobal ag croílár gach rud a dhéanann an chomhairle
D
úsáid os cionn milliún duine ionaid phobail de
chontae, agus imfhálaíodh thart ar €400,000 i
chuid Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall sa chéad
mbuiséad na bliana 2019 le deis a thabhairt don
naoi mí den bhliain 2018.
údarás áitiúil cistiú breise a chur ar fáil le haghaidh oibreacha leasúcháin agus athchóirithe ar ionaid
Tacaíonn Fine Gall le 31 áis phobail ar fud an
phobail ar fud an réigiúin.
LEAGANN STRAITÉIS UAILLMHIANACH BONN LÁIDIR LE BORRADH A CHUR FAOI FHINE GALL
M
héadaigh Comhairle
sa bhreis de mhaoiniú ar fáil.
Contae Fhine Gall
Imfhálaíodh an t-airgead sin do
caiteachas faoi €20 milliún sa
roinnt réimsí tábhachtacha.
dá bhliain roimhe seo, agus is ionann agus €237 milliún an
“Chaitheamar súil ar rátaí
caiteachas iomlán sa bhliain
chomh maith. Laghdaíodh
2019. Rinneadh é seo mar
rátaí go suntasach go luath sna
chuid de straitéis uaillmhianach agus forleathan chun bonn
2010idí nuair a thacaíomar le méadú 10 faoin gcéad é sin.
láidir a leagan ionas go
cuideachtaí le linn tréimhse dheacair eacnamaíochta.
bhfásfaidh an réigiún mar áit le
Dúirt an tUasal Hunt go raibh
Tá feabhas mór tagtha ar
cónaí ann, cuairt a thabhairt air
Comhairle Contae Fhine
an ngeilleagar ó shin i leith.
agus gnó a dhéanamh ann.
Gall ag atógáil a cuid cúrsaí
Cuireadh an t-airgead breise
airgeadais le deis a thabhairt
ar leataobh le haghaidh roinnt
Sin a dúirt an Ceannasaí
chun infheistíocht níos mó
tionscadal, cosúil le soilsiú
Airgeadais Oliver Hunt atá
agus níos suntasaí a dhéanamh
poiblí, trácht, cosáin, oibreacha
i mbun an sparáin don
sa réigiún. “Sa bhliain 2018,
feabhais agus athchóirithe
údarás áitiúil go laethúil.
mhéadaíomar ár gcaiteachas
ar ionaid phobail, agus chun
Dúirt sé chomh maith go
faoi €10 milliún agus beidh €10
cistiú a chur ar fáil d’oibreacha
gcoimeádfaidh Buiséad 2019
milliún sa bhreis le hinfheistiú
caipitiúla ar ár soláthar
an infheistíocht mhéadaithe
againn sa bhliain 2019.
tithíochta, feabhsúcháin ar
a rinneadh i mBuiséad 2018, agus go gcuirfidh sé léi.
chórais téimh agus oibreacha Dúirt an tUasal Hunt: “An
eile feabhais ina measc.”
bhliain seo caite, chuireamar Tá Buiséad bliantúil Chomhairle
tús le straitéis dhá bhliain
Sa bhliain 2019, leanfaidh
Contae Fhine Gall ag dul i méid
chun infheistíocht shuntasach
Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall
go leanúnach le blianta beaga
a dhéanamh sa réigiún.
ar aghaidh leis an straitéis
anuas. Mhéadaigh an buiséad
Thosaíomar sa bhliain 2018 trí
sin. Cuirfimid leis an obair sin
ó €216 milliún sa bhliain 2017
Cháin Mhaoine Áitiúil (CMÁ) a
tríd an athrú ar CMÁ agus an
go €237 milliún i mbliana, ar
athrú, rud a chuir €2 milliún
méadú ar rátaí a chuirfidh €2.5
milliún sa bhreis de mhaoiniú
réimsí sin. Ba imeacht é sin
CMÁ. Ní raibh ach méadú a bhí
ar fáil. Déanfaimid an t-airgead
a raibh rath mór air i rith an
níos lú na 50 cent in aghaidh
sin a imfhálú le haghaidh roinnt
tsamhraidh.
na seachtaine i gceist do 80
tionscadal tábhachtach sa réigiún.
faoin gcéad de theaghlaigh Dúirt an tUasal Hunt: “Is é
mar gheall ar an athrú ar cháin
bunús na straitéise seo ná
mhaoine áitiúil. “
Cuireadh an t-airgead
infheistíocht a dhéanamh sa
ar leataobh le haghaidh
chontae seo, ar an contae is
Dúirt an tUasal Hunt chomh
gníomhaíochtaí ar leith i
mó atá ag fás sa tír é agus a
maith go leagann an plean
réimsí a bhaineann le tithíocht
bhfuil an daonra is éagsúla
caipitil trí bliana amach
agus easpa dídine, an pobal,
agus is óige sa Stát aige. Is é
infheistíocht atá beagnach
oibríochtaí, turasóireacht
an tríú contae is mó sa tír é,
€600 milliún. Is infheistíocht
agus imeachtaí, ár n-ionaid
ó thaobh daonra de, chomh
shuntasach í seo a threiseofar
réadmhaoine oidhreachta san
maith.”
ag Saoráid €70 milliún ón
áireamh, agus ár leabharlanna.
mBanc Eorpach Infheistíochta. Dúirt an tUasal Hunt chomh
Dúirt sé: “Is réimsí
maith: “Tá na rátaí atá ag
Mar fhocal scoir, dúirt sé
tábhachtacha iad sin, de
Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall
go gcoimeádfaidh Buiséad
réir muintir an réigiúin, agus
fós i measc na rátaí is ísle
2019 leibhéal méadaithe
is gníomhaíochtaí iad ina
atá ag aon cheann de na
infheistíochta na Comhairle
bhféachaimid chun cinn.
ceithre údarás áitiúla i mBaile
chun soláthar seirbhíse a
Fuaireamar aiseolas an-
Átha Cliath. Mar sin, cuirimid
fheabhsú, chomh maith leis an
dearfach go dtí seo, mar is
timpeallacht atá an-fhabhrach
bplean eacnamaíochta agus
léir do dhaoine cén áit ar
do ghnó ar fáil. Bhíomar ábalta
pobail d’Fhine Gall a fhorbairt,
caitheadh an t-airgead. Mar
caiteachas sa bhreis a fháil gan
plean a thacaíonn le cruthú
shampla, bhí an fhéile Blas
ualach róthrom a chur ar na
fostaíochta, turasóireacht agus
Fhine Gall ar cheann de na
híocóirí rátaí ná ar na híocóirí
pobail inbhuanaithe.
Ceadaíodh buiséad €237 milliún don bhliain 2019
C
aithfidh Comhairle Contae
sin, déanfar
Fhine Gall €237 milliún,
€2.5 milliún
arb ionann é sin agus €801 in
a imfhálú le
aghaidh an duine den daonra,
haghaidh
sa bhliain 2019 le seirbhísí
infheistíocht
agus infheistíocht a sholáthar a
bhreise i
bhfuil mar aidhm acu feabhas
nglantachán
a chur ar an gcontae mar áit le
sráideanna, cothabháil
cónaí, le bheith ag obair, agus le
páirceanna agus gníomhaíochtaí
hinfheistíocht a dhéanamh inti.
inbhuanaithe.
Ó 2012 i leith, mhéadaigh an
Ina theannta sin, faoina Clár
Buiséad reatha ó €212 milliún go
Caipitil trí bliana 2019-2021 a
Dáilfear thart ar €400,000 ar
€237 milliún, ar méadú 10 faoin
comhaontaíodh i nDeireadh
ionaid phobail le haghaidh
gcéad é sin. Tiocfaidh méadú €10
Fómhair, caithfidh Comhairle
oibreacha feabhais agus
milliún ar chaiteachas i mbuiséad
Contae Fhine Gall €588.68 milliún
athchóirithe. Cuirfear €700,000
na bliana 2019 i gcomparáid le
sa bhreis ar 212 tionscadal aonair
sa bhreis ar fáil le haghaidh
2018, bliain inar tháinig méadú
ar fud an chontae.
infheistíocht fheabhsaithe in
oibriúcháin eile.
imeachtaí pobail agus áiseanna.
€10 milliún ar chaiteachas chomh Déantar an buiséad €237
Gheobhaidh an Oifig Ealaíon
milliún, ar comhaontaíodh na
€0.25 milliún le haghaidh
Leagadh amach trí bhunchuspóir
comhairleoirí leis, a roinnt mar a
tuilleadh infheistíochta a
tábhachtacha sa Bhuiséad a
leanas:
dhéanamh in áiseanna, deontais
bhaineann le plean Chomhairle
• €64.1m - Tithíocht agus Tógáil;
agus gníomhaíochtaí ealaíon,
Contae Fhine Gall don bhliain
• €27m - Iompar ar Bóthar agus
agus cuireadh €850,000 ar
atá amach romhainn. Is í an
Sábháilteacht ar Bhóithre
leataobh le haghaidh infheistíocht
phríomhthosaíocht ná leanúint
• €20m Seirbhísí Uisce
mhéadaithe in imeachtaí,
ar aghaidh le hinfheistíocht sna
• €23m - Bainistíocht Forbartha
gníomhaíochtaí turasóireachta
réimsí Tithíochta agus Pobail.
• €45.1m - Seirbhísí Comhshaoil
agus ionaid réadmhaoine
Anuas air sin, coinneofar leibhéal
• €44.9m - Fóillíocht agus
oidhreachta.
ard infheistíochta na Comhairle
Áiseanna
ar an leibhéal céanna chun
• €1.1m - Talmhaíocht, Sláinte,
I Meán Fómhair, ghlac
soláthar seirbhíse a fheabhsú,
Leas agus Oideachas
comhairleoirí leis an Cháin
chomh maith leis an bplean
• €11.9m - Seirbhísí Ilghnéitheacha
Mhaoine Áitiúil a laghdú faoi 5%,
maith.
agus dá bharr sin cuireadh €2
eacnamaíochta agus pobail d’Fhine Gall a fhorbairt, plean a
Ghlac comhairleoirí leis go
milliún ar leataobh le haghaidh
thacaíonn le cruthú fostaíochta,
dtiocfaidh méadú dhá faoin
tithíochta, easpa dídine agus
turasóireacht agus pobail
gcéad ar rátaí tráchtála. Dá bharr
seirbhísí áitiúla.
Teachtaireacht ón Mhéara
Teachtaireacht CE
L
M
e Buiséad 2019 Chomhairle
ar gheall ar Bhuiséad 2019,
Contae Fhine Gall,
beidh Comhairle Contae
déantar leibhéal níos airde
Fhine Gall in ann leanúint ar aghaidh le héilimh atá ag fás a
infheistíochta i gcreatlach
shásamh, éilimh a bhaineann le
chultúrtha, eacnamaíochta
freastal ar chontae a bhfuil an
agus shóisialta an chontae. Is é
daonra is óige agus is mó atá ag
aidhm fhoriomlán an Bhuiséid ná an infheistíocht mhéadaithe
fás sa tír acu, chomh maith le geilleagar áitiúil a bhfuil borradh mór faoi.
a rinneadh le blianta beaga anuas a choimeád, agus chun cur leis an infheistíocht sin.
Is áit iontach é Fine Gall le cónaí ann, cuairt a thabhairt air, le bheith ag obair ann agus gnó a dhéanamh ann,
Is dúshlán suntasach é go fóill na héilimh ar leibhéil
agus táim bródúil as a bheith i m’ionadaí do na daoine
mhéadaithe seirbhíse agus infheistíochta a shásamh
go léir i bhFine Gall i mo ról mar Mhéara. Cuireann
sa chontae seo, ar an contae is mó atá ag fás in
Buiséad 2019 infheistíocht shuntasach ar fáil trasna
Éirinn é. Tacóidh an Buiséad seo leis an gComhairle
raon réimsí difriúla, infheistíocht a chinnteoidh go
na seirbhísí a sholáthraímid dár bpríomhpháirtithe
leanfaidh Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall ar aghaidh le
leasmhara go léir a choimeád agus a fheabhsú.
dul i ngleic leis na dúshláin atá romhainn ar bhealach
Beidh tionchar ag Buiséad 2019 ar an ngeilleagar
forásach agus suntasach.
áitiúil chomh maith, ar fiú €572 milliún é. Is méadú €61 milliún é sin i gcomparáid le 2017. Ar bhealach
Tugann Buiséad 2019 tuilleadh acmhainní dúinn le
simplí, ciallaíonn sé sin go dtarlaíonn aschur
teagmháil a dhéanamh le agus tacaíocht a thabhairt
eacnamaíochta de €1.73 ar fud an gheilleagair de
do dhaoine atá gan dídean nó a bhfuil cúnamh eile ag
thoradh ar gach €1 caiteachas caipitiúil agus reatha a
teastáil uathu. Tabharfaidh an tsuim mhéadaithe atá
chaitheann Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall.
curtha ar leataobh sa réimse seo tacaíocht dúinn chun é sin a dhéanamh, agus táim fíorbhródúil as sin. Is é Fine
Imfhálaíodh ioncam méadaithe atá againn de bharr
Gall an réigiún is mó atá ag fás sa tír, a bhfuil daonra
rátaí tráchtála agus an t-athrú ar Cháin Mhaoine
éagsúil agus gníomhach aige, agus cuirfidh Buiséad
Áitiúil sa Bhuiséad le hinfheistíocht a dhéanamh in
2019 ar chumas againn an soláthar seirbhísí ar fud an
oibríochtaí, turasóireacht, imeachtaí, pobal, agus
chontae a choimeád agus a fheabhsú. Ba mhaith liom
na healaíona, chomh maith le tacaíocht a thabhairt
mo chomhghleacaithe comhairle, chomh maith leis an
chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar easpa dídine. Leanfaidh
bhfoireann bhainistíochta i gComhairle Contae Fhine
Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall le hinfheistíocht a
Gall, a mholadh as a gcuid tacaíochta agus táim ag tnúth
dhéanamh i gcreatlach chultúrtha, eacnamaíochta
le hionadaíocht a dhéanamh don Chomhairle sa bhliain
agus shóisialta an chontae seo lena chinntiú gurb é
2019, 25 bliain i ndiaidh don chomhairle a bheith curtha
Fine Gall an áit is fearr le cónaí ann, le bheith ag obair
ar bun sa bhliain 1994.
ann, cuairt a thabhairt air agus gnó a dhéanamh ann.
Cllr. Anthony Lavin
Paul Reid
Méara Fhine Gall
Príomhfheidhmeannach