Environmental Protection

How Budget is Spent

Payroll - €328,614
Operational - €507,662
Administration - €0
Establishment - €0
Financial - €0
Miscellaneous - €0

Sources of Funding

State Grant and Subsidies - €0
Goods and Services - €89,500
Rates - €498,020
Local Government Fund - €248,756

Waste Management

Introduction

Funding in this programme group continues to promote a clean environment for the people of Sligo.

Street Cleaning

The street sweeping service, or cleansing department, delivers its services through a range of measures, as follows: -

• Daily mechanical sweeping of City Centre, completed by 9 a.m.
• Weekly mechanical sweeping of primary access routes into Sligo
• Response based approach to residential areas
• General Operative assigned daily to maintain pedestrian areas – e.g. Rockwood Parade, Car Parks.
• Litter bins emptied daily
• General Operatives assigned to litter picking on approach roads to Sligo
• Clean-ups around bottle-banks
• Removal of illegal dumping
• Assist Estate Management in Cranmore
• Bi-annual gully cleaning, subject to resources
• Removal of abandoned vehicles

A sum of €535,400 is provided towards street cleaning operations in 2008

Burial Grounds

Operational and administration systems were reviewed and improved in 2007 and staff provided a high standard of service and diligence to the public.

A provision of €126,335 is included for burial grounds in 2008

Safety of Structures and Places

The provision in relation to Water Safety will be primarily spent on maintaining the existing lifebuoys. Our aim is to ensure that such life saving equipment is maintained to the highest standards at all times.

The Borough Council will continue to identify derelict sites within the town in 2008. Our main objective is to improve the overall image and appearance of Sligo.