Adopted Budget 2022
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Biodiversity
The Planning Department completed fourteen Clare Biodiversity projects in 2021. These projects were funded by the National Biodiversity Action Plan fund from the National Parks and Wildlife Service with co-funding from Clare County Council. These projects included: • Rare, threatened, and characteristic plants of the Burren and the Aran Islands – This determined the current distribution, abundance and conservation status of rare, threatened and characteristic plants of the Burren and the Aran Islands. • Developing a monitoring approach for the future survey work at Fanore Dunes • Wetland/pond creation as part of the Hares Corner in association with Burrenbeo Trust • Orchards project creation as part of the Hares Corner in association with Burrenbeo Trust and Irish Seed Savers Association • Wild Beehives and Training Project, Irish Seed Savers Association • Biodiversity Site Recording, Irish Seed Savers Association • Alien Invasive Species training, Clare Local Development Company • Alien Invasive Species eradication equipment purchase for communities, Clare Local Development Company • Alien Invasive Species eradication, Municipal District Offices, Ennis, Killaloe, Shannon and West Clare MD. • Clare County Council Biodiversity Manual, editing and design • Shannon Biodiversity Family Fun Day as part of Heritage Week Property Management (D10)
The Property Management Unit has as our primary objective ensuring that the corporate and business needs of the Council are fully met by our property portfolio. This includes the acquisition, refurbishment and maintenance of property to meet our needs. A second priority is the identification and classification of properties and land owned by the Council and perfecting title with the Property Registration Authority of Ireland. The objective of having an economic use of our assets has resulted in number of further leases and licenses being granted during 2021 and this will continue in 2022. Many of these are to community groups, which supports the work of the Rural Development Directorate. In addition, the Team work closely with the Department of Education to identify sites for new schools. There is active engagement and progress being made in relation to a number of schools: new Gaelscoil Donnacha Rua for Shannon (which is now at planning stage), land for 45
