240 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a letter from the head of finance of Longford County Council setting out in great detail, the inequity that would arise from a possible decision by his Department to apply a simple uniform percentage increase or decrease from the local government grant allocation to all local authorities for 2009, which would result in the smaller authorities such as Longford and Westmeath being penalised severely; if he will give an assurance that this will not take place and that such authorities will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31819/08]

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240 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a letter from the head of finance of Longford County Council setting out in great detail, the inequity that would arise from a possible decision by his Department to apply a simple uniform percentage increase or decrease from the local government grant allocation to all local authorities for 2009, which would result in the smaller authorities such as Longford and Westmeath being penalised severely; if he will give an assurance that this will not take place and that such authorities will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31819/08]

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