Annual Budget 2009 - Roscommon County Council

Manager’s Foreword
Discretionary – Non Discretionary Expenditure
A substantial amount of Local Authorities expenditure is fixed from year to year and accordingly there
is little discretion to vary expenditure. The following Table gives a breakdown of the Council’s
expenditure between discretionary and non-discretionary. The table below highlights that from the
total budget of €76,533,300, only €25,691,690 or 34% could be affected. However, in practical
terms, having regard to statutory obligations to deliver services, even in the discretionary area the
amount of discretion available is limited.
Expenditure Classifications
Non Discretionary
Loan Charges 2,984,000 2,731,410
Road Grant Works 20,113,000 20,703,300
Higher Education Grants 2,800,000 3,200,000
Statutory Demands 441,000 828,600
Local Improvement Schemes 400,000 323,000
Salaries, Pensions and Lump Sums 19,322,000 23,055,300
Sub Total 46,060,000 50,841,610
61% 66%
Discretionary
Housing Maintenance 1,175,000 1,194,800
Rental Accommodation Scheme 1,386,000 1,647,100
Traveller Accommodation 513,000 380,100
Local Roads Maintenance 2,659,000 2,691,000
Public Lighting 400,000 400,000
Water and Sewerage 5,352,000 6,041,620
Waste Disposal 2,954,000 2,662,000
Fire Protection 2,383,000 2,772,400
Swimming Pools 233,000 234,600
Burial Grounds 438,000 369,000
Libraries 804,000 739,000
Arts 533,000 437,800
Amenity Schemes incl Lough Key and King House 1,012,000 722,100
Land Drainage 356,000 308,000
Maintenance of Courthouses and Rent 504,000 1,224,950
Other 8,973,000 3,867,220
Sub Total 29,675,000 25,691,690
2008
€
2009
€
39% 34%
Grand Total 75,735,000 76,533,300
"Other" includes: Tourism, Litter, Insurances, Civil Defence, Control of Dogs, Travel, Insurances, Administrative Costs, etc
Roscommon County Council | Comhairle Chontae Ros Comain | Adopted Budget 2009 | For year ended 31st December 2009
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