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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

"To ask the Chief Executive to provide details on the criteria for School Green Flags, and as Lucan has a number of new schools in the area can details be provided on how many new schools have applied and been accepted?"

REPLY:

The Green School programme is run by An Taisce. Schools register their interest on the An Taisce Green Schools Website, http://www.greenschoolsireland.org . Any school can register and apply for their first flag, the Litter & Waste flag. An Taisce circulate the registered schools to the appropriate local Authority and then the LA contacts with the school to provide supports such as talks, advice and workshops. Each theme takes two years to complete the seven step programme. At the end of the second year an application form must completed and the LA call out to do an assessment and meet their green schools committee.  

The Green School programme is also promoted by the Environmental Awareness Section through the Green Times Newsletter and at various events and correspondence.

To date all schools within the Lucan electoral area are registered on the Green Schools Programme. Of these, 14 have achieved one or more green flags.