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Minister for Housing and Local Services, Michael Finneran recently launched the Big Bag Flood Defence System, for newly founded Irish Company - Global Flood Solutions.

A presentation took place on Friday last of over €1,000 raised by local Montessori school children towards the Athlone flood relief effort.

A Galway county councillor has hit out at Government plans to introduce a Social Housing Leasing Iniative which has been described as “grossly unfair”.

Minister for Housing and Local Services at the Department of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government, Michael Finneran, announced that funding of €26,479 is being allocated to Kilkenny County Council for 2010 to support the work of the Community and Voluntary Forum in Kilkenny.

Those looking for council houses in Kilkenny are becoming victims on the double of the development crash and Kilkenny’s councils are being turned into the local implementation arm of NAMA, according to local Labour Party councillor, Seán Ó hArgáin.

Over €800,000 in grants has been allocated to Westmeath County Council for the improvement of the county’s rural water schemes.

A recent announcement by Minister for Housing, Michael Finneran TD, of funding for housing repair grants scheme has caused local councillors to be inundated with calls from applicants according to the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council. Cllr John Cribben was speaking at the Claremorris Electoral Area Committee this week where he said “people have seen this story in the newspapers and they assume that if they have applied for the grant they are going to get the money now. But I’m led to believe it’s not that easy.”

Athlone town councillor Aengus O’Rourke has warmly welcomed the recent announcement by Minister Michael Finneran regarding the allocation of €100m to improve or extend the homes of older people and people with disabilities.

Record funding has been allocated for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability this year, according to local Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary.

Sponsored by Mullingar-based company Satellite Broadband Ireland, this year’s Zurich LAMA (Local Authority Members Association) Awards acknowledged the very best of Ireland’s talent in local projects of construction, engineering, and infrastructure.