COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, January 12, 2026
QUESTION NO. 26
QUESTION: Councillor J. Sinnott
To ask the Chief Executive whether the allocation of €100,000 in the 2025 budget for existing Tidy Towns groups and for support for new groups starting up was fully utilised in 2025?
REPLY:
The current expenditure of the €100,000 budget allocation for Tidy Towns is €95,322.85. There are another 2 payments currently being processed which amount to €2,049.10. This will bring the total figure to €97,371.95. The breakdown of these payments for each Tidy Towns group is listed below for your information.
|
Tidy Towns Group |
Category |
Amount Approved (€) |
|
Clondalkin |
3rd party Contracted works |
795.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
3rd party Contracted works |
8,172.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
Community |
1,500.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
Community |
700.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
Biodiversity |
10,000.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
Community |
2,000.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
3rd party Contracted works |
3,857.87 |
|
Clondalkin |
Equipment |
2,894.00 |
|
Clondalkin |
Equipment |
537.41 |
|
Clondalkin |
Seed funding |
455.00 |
|
Springfield |
Equipment |
1,000.00 |
|
Springfield |
Biodiversity |
1,000.00 |
|
Adamstown |
Biodiversity |
500.00 |
|
Adamstown |
3rd party Contracted works |
1,500.00 |
|
Adamstown |
Biodiversity |
418.20 |
|
Saggart |
Seed funding |
400.00 |
|
Saggart |
Seed funding |
400.00 |
|
Saggart |
Storage |
450.00 |
|
Saggart |
Biodiversity |
800.00 |
|
Saggart |
Equipment |
150.00 |
|
Saggart |
Education |
700.00 |
|
Woodstown |
Biodiversity |
340.00 |
|
Woodstown |
Sustainability |
3,000.00 |
|
Woodstown |
Community |
2,500.00 |
|
Woodstown |
Seed funding |
2,000.00 |
|
Newcastle |
Equipment |
578.34 |
|
Newcastle |
Equipment |
105.55 |
|
Newcastle |
Equipment |
756.45 |
|
Newcastle |
Biodiversity |
1,,810.00 |
|
Newcastle |
Seed funding |
769.85 |
|
Newcastle |
3rd party Contracted works |
3,250.00 |
|
Newcastle |
3rd party Contracted works |
3,075.00 |
|
Newcastle |
Storage |
4,235.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Seed funding |
2,000.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Biodiversity |
4,500.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Education |
1,500.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Equipment |
2,400.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Education |
800.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Biodiversity |
300.00 |
|
Rathfarnham |
Community |
400.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Seed funding |
2,000.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Equipment |
378.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Community |
1,125.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Biodiversity |
150.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Sustainability |
200.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Biodiversity |
1,600.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Education |
1,500.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Equipment |
600.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Community |
10,490.18 |
|
Knocklyon |
Biodiversity |
1,100.00 |
|
Knocklyon |
Biodiversity |
1,500.00 |
|
Tallaght village |
Community |
750.00 |
|
Tallaght village |
Community |
280.00 |
|
Tallaght village |
Community |
750.00 |
|
Tallaght village |
Sustainability |
350.00 |
|
TOTAL |
|
95,322.85 |