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Lismore Tidy Towns Association are one of several local groups to receive funding under the 2014 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund.

Several community organisations within The Avondhu area have been awarded funding for projects under the 2014 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund. The scheme helps to promote sustainable development, by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental projects at a local level and was this week announced by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly TD.

Castlelyons Bridesbridge Tidy Towns & Heritage Group for their ‘Leave only Pawprints’ project, will receive a total award of €2,000, with the group having to contribute €1,500 towards the project. This will allow for the provision of dispensers and gloves for collection of dog waste in the community.

In the School/Community Vegetable Gardens & Allotments category, Hillview Residents’ Association in Burncourt have been awarded €500 for their project ‘Reclaim our Waste Garden’ – allowing them to reclaim a building site waste area within their estate and turn it into a green area/allotments.

Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Seán Sherlock has welcomed the funding announcement, with the award to North Cork projects exceeding €5,000, with projects in Mallow, Liscarroll, Millstreet and Mourneabbey featuring. Overall, both Cork city and county receive €76,846 in funding from local authorities and the Partnership Fund.

The projects are being co-funded by the Department and local authorities, with close to €400,000 nationally being provided by the Department and a similar amount by the local authorities. In total €796,000 is being provided under this year’s scheme to 697 projects throughout the country.

In addition to the funding provided by the Department and the local authorities, the successful applicants have also raised additional funds locally, bringing the total shared partnership investment to over €1.4 million. “I’m delighted to see a wide range of initiatives and projects being granted funding in this Partnership Fund,” said Minister Sherlock.

“The fund is supporting projects right across the length of North Cork and includes differing projects such as Mallow Tidy towns to biodiversity and native tree planting. Nearly 100 environmental projects in Cork are being funded through this year’s scheme and this will help communities to make a real difference to their local environment.

In West Waterford, Lismore Tidy Towns will receive €350 towards their Biodiversity Awareness Project. Awarded under the category ‘Training, Education and similar Awareness-Raising Initiatives’, this will allow them to create awareness of biodiversity amongst the people of Lismore, what it is, how it can be protected, how it can be enhanced, what it does for people, as well as tips for the general public.

Ballyhoura Heritage will receive €400 for a rain water harvesting project, while Upper Glanmire Community Association have been awarded €1,900 for planting native trees, plants and flowers at Upper Glanmire Community Centre, allowing for the enhancement of the local area, local biodiversity and to maintain the atmosphere of the environs.

Projects are selected for funding by local authorities, following an open call for applications. Funding goes to a wide range of local initiatives; including awareness and education projects, community gardens, waste reduction projects and biodiversity projects.

‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’

Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Patrick O’Donovan this week welcomed the announcement that 35 projects across Limerick to share in the €31,000 of grant funding announced. Included in this is Kilbehenny Community Centre Ltd, who have been awarded €600 for their ‘Community Gardens’ project, where leftover space surrounding the community centre will be utilized for the purpose of developing a series of small gardens. They will provide €1,000 towards the project themselves.

The projects are being co-funded by the Department and Limerick City and County Council.

“This scheme is an important contributor to local small scale environmental projects. This funding will make these projects a reality and I have no doubt that this funding will help communities to make a real difference to their local environment.”

A full list of this year’s successful projects is now available on the Department’s website www.environ.ie

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