Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Litter Pollution
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for a breakdown of the amount of funding drawn down by each local authority from the anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness grant scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13133/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The information sought is set out in the table below.
| Local Authority | Grant allocation | Amount Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow County Council | €16,000.00 | €16,000.00 |
| Cavan County Council | €16,000.00 | €16,000.00 |
| Clare County Council | €20,000.00 | €20,000.00 |
| Cork County Council | €35,000.00 | €35,000.00 |
| Donegal County Council | €25,000.00 | €25,000.00 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | €30,000.00 | €30,000.00 |
| Fingal County Council | €30,000.00 | €30,000.00 |
| Galway County Council | €25,000.00 | €25,000.00 |
| Kerry County Council | €25,000.00 | €25,000.00 |
| Kildare County Council | €25,000.00 | €25,000.00 |
| Kilkenny County Council | €20,000.00 | €20,000.00 |
| Laois County Council | €16,000.00 | €16,000.00 |
| Leitrim County Council | €16,000.00 | €10,802.20 |
| Longford County Council | €16,000.00 | €8,866.02 |
| Louth County Council | €20,000.00 | €20,000.00 |
| Mayo County Council | €25,000.00 | €24,932.73 |
| Meath County Council | €25,000.00 | €25,000.00 |
| Monaghan County Council | €16,000.00 | €15,737.72 |
| Offaly County Council | €16,000.00 | €16,000.00 |
| Roscommon County Council | €16,000.00 | €16,000.00 |
| Sligo County Council | €16,000.00 | €11,080.33 |
| South Dublin County Council | €30,000.00 | €30,000.00 |
| Tipperary County Council | €25,000.00 | €24,860.99 |
| Westmeath County Council | €16,000.00 | €11,568.12 |
| Wexford County Council | €25,000.00 | €25,000.00 |
| Wicklow County Council | €25,000.00 | €24,101.55 |
| Cork City Council | €30,000.00 | €29,960.00 |
| Dublin City Council | €55,000.00 | €55,000.00 |
| Galway City Council | €25,000.00 | €11,564.72 |
| Limerick City & County Council | €40,000.00 | €39,977.67 |
| Waterford City & County Council | €30,000.00 | €29,952.00 |
My Department provides financial support to local authority efforts to tackle litter through the Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme. In 2023 €750,000 was available to be claimed by local authorities under this Scheme. The amount paid to each local authority in 2023 is set out in the table.
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