16 November 2009
Funding for environmental projects welcomed
Real boost to community says Food Minister
Trevor Sargent TD, Minister for Food and Horticulutre, has welcomed funding for a number of environmental projects inFingal. The funding is provided by the Department of the Environment under the Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund and is matched by Fingal County Council.
Minister Sargent said: “I’m delighted that this funding has been awarded. While the sums are small, they will make a huge difference to the projects concerned. These projects help educate our community, particularly those aimed at children and will also help to save energy or enhance our environment in a targeted way.”
Funding has been awarded to, among others, The Irish Seal Santuary to help develop coastal eco-walks for groups with intellectual disablilities, The Irish Wildlife Trust for a number of projects including Biodiversity Planning with Fingal Tidy Town Groups and Conservation Volunteers Fingal to assist with Managing the Lutrellstown Woodland for Biodiversity. Each sum that has been awarded to a project will be matched by Fingal County Council, serving to double the funding provided.
“I particularly welcome the funding provided to composting and garden projects. Food production, above all locally grown organic, enhances our food security and lowers our food air miles, helping to cut down on our carbon footprint. Only two or three decades ago growing food at home or in the community was the norm. We’ve since lost much of our skills and knowledge in this area. I hope the projects involved will help reinstate some of that.”
The full list of this year’s successful projects in Fingal is as follows:
| Name/Address of Applicant | Project |
€ Awarded |
| Conservation Volunteers Fingal | Managing the Lutrellstown Woodland for Biodiversity |
1,002.50 |
| Down to Earth Theatre Company | Juggling the 3R’s |
1,500.00 |
| Global Action Plan | Become.ie – The on-line portal for Sustainable Living |
2,750.00 |
| GrassRoots Education | An Exploration of Climate Change and Biodiversity |
750.00 |
| iBOTZ Irl Limited | Schools Renewable Energy resources Workshops |
1,400.00 |
| Irish Seal Sanctuary | “Seas the Day” -Coastal eco-walks for groups with intellectual disablilities |
2,000.00 |
| Leitrim Environmental Services Ltd | Hands-On Hedges |
500.00 |
| Natasha Kalvas | The Things We Use :- Materials, Energy and Food |
750.00 |
| Naturally Wild | Naturally Wild Primary Schools Program |
750.00 |
| Skerries Guerilla Gardeners | Skerries Guerilla Gardeners: Raised Beds |
412.50 |
| The Irish Wildlife Trust | Biodiversity Planning with Fingal Tidy Town Groups |
1,500.00 |
| The Irish Wildlife Trust | OWLS – A Childrens Nature Club |
701.50 |
| The Irish Wildlife Trust | The Outdoor Classroom- a schools environmental programme |
600.00 |
| Total |
14,616.50 |
