Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2018
491. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding given to each local authority for the express purpose of cleaning up illegally dumped materials, by county, in tabular form. [3319/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department encourages a multi-facetted approach to tackling the problem of illegal dumping, incorporating enforcement, public awareness and education. As such and in recognition of the impact of illegal dumping on communities across the country, an anti-dumping initiative was launched by me in 2017. The aim of this initiative is to provide funding for projects tackling illegal dumping, including the provision of support for the clean-up, monitoring and surveillance of dumping black-spots. I allocated funding of almost €1.3 million from the Environment Fund for this purpose.
These funds have been used to support 229 clean-up and restorative projects led by community, environmental and sporting groups across the country. Funds have also been made available to equip local authority enforcement officers with the latest technologies available to support enforcement of our waste laws. Through the deployment of overt and covert surveillance equipment, the use of drone technology and mobile workforce applications, we are making the risk of detection high enough to deter those prepared to engage in illegal waste practices.
In addition and in recognition of the particular difficulties border counties have experienced in dealing with diesel laundering waste dumping, my Department has also fully reimbursed the clean-up costs associated with this nefarious practice with payments of €174,906 and €49,307 being made to Louth and Monaghan County Councils respectively in 2017.
The allocations made to each local authority under the 2017 Anti-Dumping Initiative are detailed in the following table.
|
LOCAL AUTHORITY |
€ |
|
CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL |
40,333 |
|
CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
68,975 |
|
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL |
39,455 |
|
CORK CITY COUNCIL |
29,500 |
|
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL |
40,229 |
|
DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL |
68,728 |
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL |
20,000 |
|
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL |
19,031 |
|
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL |
16,728 |
|
GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL |
67,663 |
|
GALWAY CITY COUNCIL |
44,579 |
|
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL |
35,720 |
|
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL |
41,198 |
|
KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL |
25,741 |
|
LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL |
40,691 |
|
LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL |
81,438 |
|
LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL |
39,893 |
|
LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
18,892 |
|
LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL |
44,619 |
|
MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL |
29,946 |
|
MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL |
34,219 |
|
MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
40,124 |
|
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL |
40,000 |
|
ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL |
54,659 |
|
SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL |
34,035 |
|
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL |
28,559 |
|
TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL |
53,449 |
|
WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL |
29,739 |
|
WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL |
66,360 |
|
WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
38,192 |
|
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL |
24,012 |
|
Total |
1,256,705 |
