Allocations from central government are based on the 1996 census.
Meetings with the Housing Minister are being sought to discuss the "significant deficit of appropriate funding and staffing levels to Kildare County Council"
The four Social Democrat Cllrs. on Kildare County Council, Nuala Killeen, Aidan Farrelly, Bill Clear and Chris Pender, have submitted a joint motion.
They want their colleagues support in seeking "a briefing with the Minister and appropriate
officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage"
Its to dicuss the lack of funding for KCC, "where the current needs and resources model
of funding is based on the population figures as set out in the 1996 census of
population"
The county's population at that time stood at 134,992.
By the 2016 census, it has risen to 222,963 people.
The motion will be debated at the monthly meeting of the council, on Monday.
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