COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, September 09, 2019
QUESTION NO. 26
QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan
To ask the Chief Executive to set out, in tabular form and by electoral area, the amount of money spent on developing Tidy Town Strategic Plans over the past 5 years and how progress in the implementation of these plans is monitored and if he will make a statement on the matter.
REPLY:
To ask the Chief Executive to set out, in tabular form and by electoral area, the amount of money spent on developing Tidy Town Strategic Plans over the past 5 years and how progress in the implementation of these plans is monitored and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tidy Towns Group |
Electoral Area |
Funding 2015 |
Funding 2016 |
Funding 2017 |
Funding 2018 |
Funding 2019 |
Total Funding |
|
Lucan |
Lucan LEA |
N/A |
€7,650.00 |
€5,000 |
3,500 |
€2,000 |
€18,150.00 |
|
Griffeen |
Lucan LEA |
€1,500 |
€3,200 |
N/a |
N/A |
N/A |
€4,700 |
|
Clondalkin Village |
Clondalkin LEA |
€15,500 |
€17,218 |
€16,275 |
10,000 |
€8,000 |
€66,993.00
|
|
Clondalkin (N) |
Palmerstown/ Fonthill |
€1,500 |
€2,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
€3,500 |
|
Palmerstown |
Palmerstown/Fonthill LEA |
€8,500 |
€12,300 |
€7,905 |
8,150 |
€5,560 |
€42,415 |
|
Templeogue |
Rathfarnham/Templeogue LEA |
€5,500 |
€9,000 |
€8,358 |
8,058 |
€2,400 |
€33,316 |
|
Newcastle |
Clondalkin |
€10,150 |
€11,185 |
€10,130 |
€8,220 |
€9,000 |
€48,685 |
|
Woodstown |
Firhouse / Bohernabreena |
€5,500 |
€19,471.06 |
€15,260 |
€16,000 |
€10,500 |
€66,731 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Rathfarnham/Templeogue LEA |
€1,500 |
€0 |
€2,118.80 |
€0 |
€0 |
€3,619 |
|
Firhouse |
Firhouse/Bohernabreena LEA |
€1,500 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
€1,500 |
|
Old Bawn |
Tallaght Central |
€1,500 |
€1,655.28 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
€3,155.28 |
|
Ballyboden |
Rathfarnham / Templeogue |
n/a |
n/a |
€8,000 |
€16,000 |
€2,000 |
€26,000 |
|
Brittas |
Tallaght South |
n/a |
€4,000 |
€2,000 |
€18,350 |
€4,644 |
€28,994 |
|
Rathcoole |
Tallaght South |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
€7,600 |
€10,206 |
€17,806 |
|
Tallaght |
Tallaght Central |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
€0 |
€0 |
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Funding:
Annually, Tidy Towns groups are invited to submit applications for funding and submit details of their annual works programmes. There are 3 Funding opportunities per annum.
February: Seed funding:
Applications for Seed funding are processed at the start of each year to cover costs including insurance costs and committee running cost.
March: Annual Programme:
Applications for funding for annual works programmes must demonstrate how the group proposes to address recommendation of the Tidy Towns Adjudicator or other works that the group propose to undertake.
Round 3 Funding:
Round 3 funding is advertised in October, again linked to recommendations from the recently released Reports.
Examples of works funded in 2018 include:
Annually Tidy Towns Committees receive €2,000 Initial Seed funding Grants, this covers insurance, some planting and stationary costs. Round 2 Funding advertised in March, is our annual programme grant. Examples of funding during 2018 include Brittas Tree Carving Project, Planters and Equipment Hire in Newcastle, Village Barrels in Palmerstown and Clondalkin, purchase of equipment, planting and improvement projects throughout the villages. Applications for funding also tie in with the 3 Year Plans and the National Tidy Towns results reports.
Examples of works funded in 2019 include:
Continuation of the Roses Planting Project in Ballyboden, Wildflower Meadows in Newcastle and Woodstown, Horse Cart Planting Project and wildflower corridors and meadows in Newcastle, Barrels at the N4 Palmerstown Village Junction.
Committees also purchase and upgrade their equipment, hire equipment and machinery to complete their work programmes.
3/5 Year Strategic Plans:
South Dublin County Council have grant aided and funded 3 / 5 Year Plans. The majority of Tidy Towns Committees have 3 – 5 Year plans in place. Approx €10,000 has been funded for this purpose.
Committees throughout the County are at various stages of their 3 – 5 Year Plans.
Brittas, Ballyboden and Rathcoole worked with SDCC and Woodrow Solutions to develop their plans.
Palmerstown, Newcastle, Lucan, Clondalkin and Woodstown sourced and financed their plans through grant aid and through their own resources.
Progress on implementation is primarily based on the Annual Tidy Towns Adjudication Report. Reports for every entrant to the tidy town’s competition are available on www.tidytowns.ie
The table below show the increase in marks received by Tidy Towns Group in South Dublin since 2015 (note – only those groups who entered in 2019 are included).
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|
Lucan |
Brittas |
Clondalkin |
Palmerstown |
Ballyboden |
Temple- ogue |
New castle |
Wood- stown |
|
2018 |
312 |
254 |
287 |
264 |
221 |
242 |
280 |
265 |
|
2017 |
305 |
250 |
281 |
256 |
213 |
235 |
267 |
253 |
|
2016 |
299 |
n/a |
271 |
251 |
n/a |
228 |
255 |
237 |
|
2015 |
294 |
n/a |
260 |
240 |
n/a |
223 |
235 |
229 |
Results for 2019 will be announced in September and the Tidy Towns Adjudication report will inform work programmes and strategic plans for 2020.
The Community Department are currently supporting new committees for Tallaght and Saggart. Both are progressing the development of their 3-year strategic plans.