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THE Government’s commitment to tackling environmental offences such as litter and graffiti was emphasised by Minister of State Tony Killeen following the allocation of €34,000 in grants to Clare County Council for public education and awareness initiatives in relation to both litter and graffiti.
Stating that this represented a 33% increase on last year’s allocation, Minister Killeen said that under the Litter Pollution Acts, local authori- ties have a responsibility to prevent and take remedial action in relation to graffiti.
‘The criteria for selection of suit- able projects under this scheme have
been expanded in 2008 to include anti-graffit1 awareness initiatives, in order to support local authorities in their work in this area.”
“Clare County Council and the town councils in Kilkee, Kilrush, Ennis and Shannon have taken great strides to progressively combat litter pollution, but much still remains to be done. Therefore, I would encour- age Clare Local Authorities and communities across the county to continue to work together to clean up their localities.”
He urged all local authorities to continue to take all practical steps to raise public awareness of the en- vironmental damage caused by lit- ter pollution and educate the public about their responsibilities.