7.0 Budgets
Kilkenny County Council commits a significant budget towards street cleaning, litter enforcement and public awareness initiatives annually. In 2020, the annual budget for litter management was €1,597,000, approximately, €16 per head of population.
Table 7.1: Adopted Budget for Litter Management 2020
|
Service |
Cost € |
|
Street Cleaning |
1,173,000 |
|
Public Bin Provision |
10,000 |
|
Public Bin Maintenance |
160,000 |
|
Bring Bank Maintenance Programme |
46,000 |
|
Illegal Dumping Clean Up |
40,000 |
|
Sub-Total |
1,388,000 |
|
Supports |
|
|
Paint the Shop Scheme |
10,000 |
|
Green Schools |
4,000 |
|
Anti-Litter Initiative (Community) |
20,000 |
|
Education & Awareness (Litter) |
10,000 |
|
National Spring Clean |
5,000 |
|
Amenity Grant (Community Support) |
140,000 |
|
Anti-Litter Grant (Community Support) |
10,000 |
|
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Campaign |
10,000 |
|
Sub-Total |
209,000 |
|
Total |
1,597,000 |
In addition to the adopted budgets for services and supports, Kilkenny County Council also seeks additional funding for project collaborations with external bodies such as the EPA and the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment. One example is the Anti-Dumping Initiative grant provided Kilkenny County Council €146,000 for specific enforcement projects in 2020.
Each Area Office also incurs additional costs annually as part of their service provision to the municipal towns and villages which vary annually. The figures outlined in Table 7.1 is the minimum spend which is provided for litter and waste activities but it is not the total expense incurred.