David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 24 June 2009 if the total anti-litter awareness grant scheme 2009 allocation of €1.07 million was expended by local authorities in 2009; the total grant allocated in 2010 broken down by local authority; the additional funding, if any, made available through his Department for local authorities or other organisations to combat littering and illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15844/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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In 2009 local authorities expended €1.004 million of the €1.070 million allocated to them under the anti-litter & graffiti awareness grant scheme. Not all local authorities took up their full allocation.

A total of €1 million will be made available in 2010 for the anti-litter & graffiti awareness grant scheme, and allocations at individual local authority level are currently under consideration and will be made available as soon as possible. In addition to the anti-litter & graffiti awareness grant scheme, I am also providing funding for a number of specific initiatives in 2010, each of which plays a part in education and awareness on litter and in tackling problems caused by incorrect disposal of litter. The initiatives concerned are: National Spring Clean €260,000 Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) National Litter League €70,000 Protecting Uplands and Rural Environments (PURE) Initiative €100,000 Tidy Towns €289,000 Green Schools €200,000