Section 46, The Local Government Act, 2004

(1) Each year, local councils shall be paid tied grants– (a) for the discharge of the devolved functions; (b) towards their administrative costs . (2) The total amount of grants to be allocated to local councils each year shall form part of the national budget and shall be published by Government Notice and in the national newspapers. (3) When presented in the national budget, the total amount of the grants to local councils shall not be changed unless the total amount of funding is changed and, in such circumstances, the changes for individual local councils shall be based on recommendations of the Local Government Finance Committee.