Following on the announcement earlier this
week that Co Louth is to benefit to the tune of €90,000 in funding to assist the local authority in preparing and maintaining the public areas
ahead of the busy tourism season and summer months, today Minister Phil Hogan
TD has allocated an additional €22,670 for anti-litter and anti-graffiti
awareness schemes for Louth. In all,
€850,000 will be provided country-wide from the Environment Fund to local
authorities under the 2014 Anti-Litter and Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant
Scheme. The money can be used to provide funding support to appropriate public
education and awareness initiatives in relation to both litter and graffiti. There
is a particular focus on voluntary initiatives involving schools, young people
and community groups.
I am very pleased that this funding has been
allocated to support the huge efforts that communities in Co Louth make in
maintaining the wonderful high standards evident in the recent successes in
Tidy Towns and Environmental awards. We need to actively encourage and educate the
general public in the benefits to all of living in a beautiful county and to
make sure we keep up the high standards that have been reached.
The appearance of our towns, villages, rural
and coastal environments is of great importance to both social and economic
activity across the country and we all benefit from the jobs which are created
in the tourist industry when people come to the Wee County.
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