Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
458. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that was awarded to local authorities via the local biodiversity action fund; how much was awarded to each successful application in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and in 2023 to date, in tabular form. [34955/23]
View answerThe Local Biodiversity Action Fund operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) provides funding to assist local authorities with the implementation of projects that promote actions in the National Biodiversity Action Plan. Local authorities play a vital role in addressing the biodiversity emergency and over €6m has been awarded to local authorities through this fund to date. See the table below for details.
|
Local Authority |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Carlow County Council |
|
€16,000 |
€7,081 |
€58,545 |
- |
|
Cavan County Council |
|
€7,873 |
€12,000 |
€37,732 |
€44,608 |
|
Clare County Council |
€22,000 |
€16,000 |
€30,000 |
€82,965 |
€87,474 |
|
Cork City Council |
€5,225 |
€7,910 |
€11,008 |
€19,683 |
€40,668 |
|
Cork County Council |
€13,100 |
€16,000 |
€18,899 |
€21,000 |
€54,310 |
|
Donegal County Council |
€6,930 |
€15,888 |
€15,671 |
€31,998 |
€43,750 |
|
Dublin City Council |
€22,900 |
€16,000 |
€33,500 |
€61,317 |
€17,768 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
€13,400 |
€16,000 |
€30,650 |
€59,400 |
€44,400 |
|
Fingal County Council |
€8,600 |
|
€18,000 |
€37,000 |
€30,500 |
|
Galway City Council |
|
|
€16,039 |
€24,275 |
€37,073 |
|
Galway County Council |
€13,400 |
€16,000 |
€37,587 |
€48,182 |
€68,187 |
|
Kerry County Council |
|
|
€17,140 |
€42,925 |
€41,024 |
|
Kildare County Council |
|
€16,000 |
€16,000 |
€47,845 |
€46,639 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
€8,500 |
€16,000 |
€16,000 |
€47,505 |
€40,738 |
|
Laois County Council |
€8,600 |
€14,220 |
€16,000 |
€27,370 |
€69,576 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
|
€14,594 |
€20,283 |
€29,954 |
€47,104 |
|
Limerick City & County Council |
€10,300 |
€13,452 |
€39,164 |
€35,509 |
€14,539 |
|
Longford County Council |
|
€7,530 |
€11,921 |
€13,826 |
- |
|
Louth County Council |
|
€4,729 |
€8,826 |
€9,368 |
€57,547 |
|
Mayo County Council |
€22,000 |
€16,000 |
€29,700 |
€57,876 |
€64,350 |
|
Meath County Council |
€8,000 |
€16,550 |
€18,500 |
€42,160 |
€49,734 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
|
€6,273 |
€15,725 |
€39,946 |
€14,164 |
|
Offaly County Council |
€18,400 |
€16,000 |
€24,000 |
€40,001 |
€53,905 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
€8,600 |
€16,000 |
€22,400 |
€34,640 |
€36,686 |
|
Sligo County Council |
|
€8,934 |
|
€49,000 |
- |
|
South Dublin County Council |
|
|
€19,130 |
€19,803 |
€10,873 |
|
Tipperary County Council |
€8,000 |
€15,161 |
€21,464 |
€26,906 |
€38,985 |
|
Waterford City & County Council |
€8,600 |
€7,254 |
€28,606 |
€26,724 |
€10,671 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
€7,650 |
€16,000 |
€16,000 |
€45,325 |
€59,614 |
|
Wexford County Council |
|
€8,011 |
€25,198 |
€42,533 |
€66,948 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
€8,600 |
€32,540 |
€14,300 |
€29,514 |
€32,700 |
|
Total |
€222,805 |
€372,919 |
€610,792 |
€1,190,828 |
€1,224,534 |
