Updated / Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021
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Local Property Tax receipts of €480m were transferred to the Local Government Fund in 2020, Revenue figures show
New figures from Revenue show that the compliance rate for people paying their Local Property Tax last year stood at 94.4%.
Revenue said this is a very strong figure given the difficult conditions during the year due to Covid-19 and is indicative of high levels of voluntary compliance by property owners.
Cork County had the highest rate of compliance with a rate of 97.3%, followed by Fingal County at 97.2% and South Dublin at 97%.
Donegal recorded the lowest rate of compliance with 91.4% of home owners paying LPT. It was followed by Dublin City at 93.1% with Leitrim and Louth both coming in at 93.3%.
Funding boost announced for Kilkenny swimming pools
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Five local swimming pool operators are to receive further grant funding announced today (Wednesday) as part of the July Stimulus package according to Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Andrew McGuinness
The funding is a second allocation following on from previous allocations made in December.
“I’m delighted to welcome this news because this funding is aimed to support publicly accessible swimming pools respond to the challenge associated with maintaining swimming pools and the effort to reopen and remain open, within COVID-19 safety protocols, and to promote participation in the sport of swimming, said Cathaoirleach McGuinness.
Over 125,000 euro is to be shared among swimming pool operators across Donegal.
The funding is part of the second and final phase of the Covid-19 swimming pool grant scheme.
Sport Ireland appointed Ireland Active, the representative body for the leisure, health and fitness sector, to administer the swimming pool grant scheme, supported by partners Swim Ireland.
The â¬2.5m funding scheme was announced as part of the July Stimulus package which aims to support publicly accessible swimming pools respond to the challenge associated with maintenance and the effort to reopen and remain open, within COVID-19 safety protocols.
A total of 14 facilities in Donegal are to share over 125,000 euro and include: The Aura, Ballyshannon Leisure Centre, the Central Hotel and Clanree Leisure Centres, Finn Valley Leisure Centre and Waterworld in Bundoran, Shanon Hotel and Spa, The Redcastle Hotel, the Mount Errial Hotel and the Mill Park hotel swimming pool, Lough Eske Leisure faclities, Jackson
Government â¬160m boost to COVID-19 business grants
wholesalers, suppliers, caterers and events companies down 75% or more in turnover expected to benefit
â¬10m extra for companies developing and making PPE and equipment used in fight against COVID-19
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD today (Tuesday 9 February) announced â¬160m for measures to help businesses during the pandemic. These were agreed by Cabinet today.
The government has put in place a comprehensive package to help businesses and workers during the pandemic, including the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS), low-cost loans, the deferral and warehousing of tax liabilities and the waiver of commercial rates.