Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding provided to tidy towns committees in County Kildare and nationwide in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51792/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the TidyTowns Competition this year, I announced a grant scheme of €1.4 million at the end of 2017 to mark, in a small way, the efforts of TidyTowns committees all over the country who have given countless hours to make their communities better places in which to live. Over 900 committees availed of the grant. More than 40 different TidyTowns committees in County Kildare received funding totalling €76,000 in 2017.

I was delighted to again be able to announce funding of €1.4 million in September this year for TidyTowns committees to assist them in preparing for the 2019 competition.

Under the scheme, funding of between €1,000 and €4,000 is available to TidyTowns committees who have entered the competition in any of the last three years and I would encourage all eligible committees to apply for the funding.

The allocation available to Tidy Towns committees in County Kildare under the 2018 scheme is €73,000 and represents 41 separate TidyTowns committees who are eligible to apply.

The following table outlines the allocation available to each county for 2018.