Seán Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 630: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the full details of the pilot project in relation to the management and removal of graffiti; if the amount involved is €3 million; the way the success of the project is being measured; and the timescale for the project. [16488/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Local Government and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs embarked on a pilot project in 2006 to deal with incidents of graffiti. This initiative involves the removal of graffiti from sites within the pilot areas of Dublin City, Galway City and Bray, Co. Wicklow. The clean up operation, which commenced in August 2006, was allocated a budget of €3 million for 2007. To date, over 2,200 sites have been identified and allocated to contractors for cleaning.

The pilot project is overseen by a steering group comprised of representatives from the three Departments, and an independent evaluation of the programme was commissioned in order to determine the programme's effectiveness. The evaluation report was received recently and is being examined.