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Limerick County Council Annual Report 2005Environmental AwarenessDuring 2005, the Council’s Environmental AwarenessOfficer, carried out an extensive programme ofawareness activities which focussed, in particular, onwaste matters.Environmental Awareness Activities- A spring / summer edition of the “ManagingWaste Better” newsletter was produced to highlightinitiatives / recent developments in relation torecycling, composting and anti-litter programmes.- A new series of leaflets on topics such as ManagingFarm Waste, Managing Construction & DemolitionWaste, and Household Waste Recycling Centres wereproduced by the Environment Section anddistributed to the public.- Up to 57 primary / secondary schools were visitedby the Environmental Awareness Officer.- A further four primary schools and one secondaryschool received the Green Flag Award.- An “Environmental Awareness” day was held inApril during “Real Nappy Week”, the purpose ofwhich was to promote waste minimisation in thehome.- Talks were delivered to 13 community interestgroups.- Over 1500 composting cones were sold at asubsidised rate to householders. The cones were soldthrough the Council’s Area Offices and theNewcastle West Recycling Centre. Furthermore,a one-day sale of cones was held at County Hall onSaturday June 25th.- Over 40 primary schools participated in the “RaceAgainst Waste” Christmas decoration competition.- All primary schools were offered free schoolbookrecycling.- Six county schools participated in energy awarenessworkshops organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland.- A total of 29 Recycling Centres in the county havebeen adopted. Glin Community Council wereawarded “Best Adopt A Bank” for 2005.- The Local Environmental Improvement Grantscheme continued and 30 groups from CountyLimerick were awarded monies totalling €29,725.00.- Eight groups were awarded funds totalling€15,000.00 from the joint LCC/DoEHLG Local Agenda21 Environmental Partnership Fund.- Approximately 400 entries were received for theCouncil’s “Better Environment Awards” competition.- The Council actively supported the national “Raceagainst Waste” Campaign.- As part of the Review of the Regional WasteManagement Plan, an extensive public consultationprogramme was held during the last quarter of 2005.This included newspaper/radio advertising, and five“Information Days” throughout the county.- Six composting workshops were held at variouslocations throughout the county.- Twelve special “Open Days” were held in theCouncil’s Warehouse, Dooradoyle Road to facilitatehousehold recycling of waste materials.- Seasonal recycling arrangements for Easteregg packaging together with an extensive “GreenChristmas Campaign” were again organised inconjunction with householders and county schools.Cathaoirleach Eddie, with two responsible CountyResidents- Catherine and Milly, Scooping the Poop atLough Gur.- A total of 10 schools participated in the Council’s“Waste to Art” competition and 12 schoolsparticipated in the Environmental SchoolsGarden Challenge.22
Limerick County Council Annual Report 2005Derelict SitesA countywide survey of potential derelict sitescontinued throughout the year.The Minister for The Environment, Heritage and LocalGovernment designated seventy-nine district electoraldivisions in County Limerick to be urban land for thepurposes of the Derelict Sites Act, 1990 by S.I. 813 of2005.The Derelict Sites Register was maintained andcontinually updated in 2005, and a significant numberof sites were added to it. The following table shows thenumber of entries and removals made in the Registersince 2001:Year: Entries: Removals On Registerat Yr. End:2001 5 9 262002 - 3 232003 - 1 222004 17 13 262005 21 3 44Six notices under Section 11 of the Act were servedrequiring the completion of specified remedial worksby owners or occupiers. Two prosecutions werecommenced for alleged failure to comply with notices.The priorities for the Agency are as follows:Focus:SustainabilityAction:Energy & Emissions Balance- Limerick & Clare.The Energy & EmissionsBalance will for the first timeidentify and quantify theamount of energy producedfrom all sources in countiesLimerick and Clare. It will alsoanalyse the consumption ofenergy by the various economicsectors; industrial, commercial,residential etc.Climate Change Strategy- Limerick & Clare.Energy Management Energy Cost Reduction forLocal Authorities.Energy EfficiencyBenchmarking of CountyCouncil facilities.A number of sites in the newly designated urban areaswere valued for the purposes of the Act, with a viewto raising a financial liability for Derelict Sites levy asan incentive to the owners/occupiers to remedy thedereliction. The levy is charged on the basis of three percent of the determined valuations per annum.No derelict site was compulsorily acquired.Energy TrainingEnergy AuditsCommunity Training forLEADER groups in Limerick& Clare.Energy Audits of CommunityFacilities in Counties Limerick& Clare.The Derelict Sites Register is a statutory registerestablished under Section 8 of the Derelict SitesAct, 1990. It is available for public inspection in theEnvironment Section during normal business hours.Energy AwarenessEnergy Conference & Launchof L.C.E.A.Schools Awareness Programme.Limerick/Clare Energy AgencyThe Limerick Clare Energy Agency (L.C.E.A.) wasestablished with equal funding from Limerick CountyCouncil and Clare County Council. Limerick CountyCouncil is the lead authority for the project.Social Responsibility Fuel Poverty Programme.The LEADER groups in Limerick and Clare, togetherwith the University of Limerick and Aerobord, haveagreed to sponsor many of the projects set out below.23
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