Minister Dillon welcomes Your Council Day spotlight on vital work of local authorities
Posted by newsdesk1 on July 5, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Alan Dillon TD, has today encouraged the public to engage with Your Council Day 2024 where all 31 local authorities join together to highlight the important work carried out by their employees up and down the country. Co-ordinated by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), […]
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IFA Launch ‘No Dogs Allowed’ Campaign – Government and Local Authorities Failing to Address Issues
Posted by newsdesk1 on March 8, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Launching IFA’s 2024 ‘No Dogs Allowed’ campaign, IFA President Francie Gorman said the Government and Local Authorities continue to ignore the deepening issue of dog attacks on livestock. He said IFA first launched the ‘No Dogs Allowed’ campaign in 2021 and despite continuous appeals for action, both the Government and Local Authorities have failed to address the issue. “The lack of […]
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Local authorities must prioritise environmental protection to improve air and water quality and increase waste recycling
Posted by newsdesk1 on November 14, 2023 · Leave a Comment
Local Authorities play a vital role in protecting our environment and carried out over 197,000 environmental inspections in 2022. Local authorities need to prioritise enforcement of the roll-out and use of 3-bin systems to improve segregation of household and commercial waste. More local authority farm inspections and follow-up enforcement is needed to reduce the impact […]
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More focused and co-ordinated enforcement is needed by local authorities to protect water and air quality, cautions EPA
Posted by newsdesk1 on December 18, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Local authority inspection numbers remained high (180,000 in 2020) despite the impact of COVID-19. However, water inspections decreased by 30 per cent and air and noise inspections decreased by 10 per cent. Focused water quality enforcement and follow through on non-compliances in key areas such as farm and septic tank inspections needs improvement. The burning of non-complaint […]
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More action is needed by Local Authorities to protect Air and Water Quality warns EPA
Posted by newsdesk1 on March 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment
The EPA has today released its report on local authority environmental enforcement activities for 2019. There has been an increase in local authority inspection and enforcement activities relating to waste and litter. Further action and coordination are needed to ensure compliance with air legislation, with a focus on fuels that are on sale and in […]
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ALONE warns that cocooning will have a long term impact on the physical health and wellbeing of older people
Posted by newsdesk1 on May 12, 2020 · Leave a Comment
ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has cautioned that current COVID-19 cocooning measures will have long term effects on the physical health and wellbeing of older people across the country. The organisation is concerned that current cocooning measures are causing a ‘health gap’ among older people which will have a negative impact on their […]
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Those found Guilty of Illegal Dumping will be Prosecuted says Ireland’s Local Authorities
Posted by newsdesk1 on May 1, 2020 · Leave a Comment
City and county councils record as increase in reports of illegal dumping since the introduction of Covid-19 related restrictions. DCCAE ring-fence €1 million for measures that will stop this activity and catch the perpetrators Ireland’s local authorities, funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment (DCCAE), have joined forces to highlight and […]
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Farm Hazardous Waste Collections
Posted by newsdesk1 on October 19, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Farmers across Ireland will again have an opportunity to safely dispose of hazardous wastes from their farms at ten collection events during October and November. Hazardous wastes are generated through the normal running of a farm, from engine oils & filters to residues of pesticides; and out-of-date veterinary medicines. The removal of these potentially dangerous […]
FG proposal on local authority functions would halt the spread of economic recovery – IMPACT
Posted by newsdesk1 on February 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“If local government continues to be picked apart, rural communities and smaller towns will be denied the opportunity to have a say in how their services are delivered as well as being denied the fruits of economic recovery” – Peter Nolan, national secretary, IMPACT IMPACT trade union has criticised Fine Gael’s proposal to […]
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LEADER Funding Must Not Be Hived Off To Local Authorities – IFA
Posted by newsdesk1 on May 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment
IFA President Eddie Downey has said the funding allocated to the Leader programme in the CAP Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 must not be hived off to local authorities at the expense of local communities and promoters. Mr Downey was responding to the announcement today by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government Phil […]
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