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Local council could receive power station rates top-up in 2022

Sep 29, 2021 17:06 By Shannonside News
Local council could receive power station rates top-up in 2022
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Longford County Council could receive a once-off payment to make up for the loss of rates.

The government is to consider compensating Longford County Council with over one million euro again this year as a result of the closure of a local power station.

The Lough Ree power station in Lanesboro accounted for 15% of the overall rates that the local authority collected each year, until its closure in December 2020 as part of Just Transition plans.

A special-one off payment was provided to Longford and Offaly County Councils last year to offset the loss of rates due to the closure - and local TD Joe Flaherty has appealed to the government to consider a similar scheme this year.

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Taoiseach Micheal Martin acknowledged the impact of their closure, and admitted that the proposal to allocate €1.4m to Longford again is something the government may examine ahead of next month's Budget.

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