Galway Bay fm newsroom:
The Minister for Local Government has reaffirmed a commitment to grant an additional €1 million in funding to Galway County Council.
The commitment from Minister John Paul Phelan was initially confirmed at a special meeting of the local authority last October.
The €1 million allocation was part of a proposal to assist the better operation of municipal districts, with long-running calls from local politicians who feel Galway county council has been historically under funded compared to others nationwide.
The County Council has submitted a draft proposal in respect of how the additional funding will be utilised to the Department for Local Government.
Minister Phelan has confirmed that this proposal will be urgently considered once a review by the Institute for Public Administration is completed.
