Under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2009, my Department’s role is to provide the legislative framework for combating litter pollution, and to motivate and energise anti-litter responses as necessary. It is, in the first instance, a function of local authorities to provide the primary response to littering.
The Anti-Litter Awareness Grant Scheme, which is administered by my Department, allows local authorities the opportunity to apply for grant funding for suitable projects such as “adopt-a-road ”schemes. Under the 2014 scheme, local authorities were requested to examine and investigate the possible roll-out of “adopt -a- road” schemes in their functional areas, where practicable.
Submissions were received from 34 local authorities in respect of the €850,000 in funding made available in 2014 and a total of €841,700 was awarded in grant assistance in respect of eligible projects. Of the 34 submissions received, 16 local authorities applied for and were allocated funding for “adopt-a-road” type projects. The total amount of funding provided for these projects was €90,920.
Details of the individual grants to local authorities under the Anti-Litter Awareness Grant Scheme in 2014 and the portion of the grant provided to fund “adopt-a-road” projects is set out in the table below.
Local Authority Name
|
Total Grant Awarded - €
|
Portion of Grant Allocation for Adopt a Road Projects - €
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Carlow County Council
|
18,890
|
0
|
Cavan County Council
|
18,890
|
1,400
|
Clare County Council
|
22,670
|
0
|
Cork City Council
|
33,040
|
0
|
Cork County Council
|
33,050
|
0
|
Donegal County Council
|
25,500
|
18,200
|
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown CC
|
31,898
|
0
|
South Dublin County Council
|
33,050
|
2,275
|
Fingal County Council
|
33,050
|
7,700
|
Dublin City Council
|
66,010
|
7,000
|
Galway City Council
|
33,000
|
0
|
Galway County Council
|
25,500
|
1,750
|
Kerry County Council
|
25,500
|
15,400
|
Kildare County Council
|
22,670
|
0
|
Kilkenny County Council
|
22,652
|
2,240
|
Laois County Council
|
18,270
|
0
|
Leitrim County Council
|
17,000
|
0
|
Limerick City Council
|
28,350
|
1,050
|
Limerick County Council
|
25,480
|
7,000
|
Longford County Council
|
17,000
|
8,500
|
Louth County Council
|
22,670
|
6,335
|
Mayo County Council
|
22,670
|
1,500
|
Meath County Council
|
25,500
|
4,900
|
Monaghan County Council
|
18,890
|
0
|
Offaly County Council
|
18,890
|
0
|
Roscommon County Council
|
18,890
|
3,920
|
Sligo County Council
|
18,890
|
0
|
Tipperary North County Council
|
18,890
|
0
|
Tipperary South County Council
|
18,890
|
0
|
Waterford City Council
|
26,390
|
0
|
Waterford County Council
|
12,600
|
0
|
Westmeath County Council
|
18.890
|
0
|
Wexford County Council
|
25,500
|
0
|
Wicklow County Council
|
22,670
|
1,750
|
Total
|
€841,700
|
€90,920
|