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CLARE County Council is to receive over €16million from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to undertake repair works to local authority managed infrastructure damaged during the recent storms. The €16,205,637 funding has been allocated in response to submissions made to Government by Clare County Council outlining details of the damage caused to infrastructure along Clare’s Atlantic coastline and at some locations along the Shannon Estuary. The funding has been earmarked for a programme of repair works to roads, piers and harbours, coastal protection repairs, tourism infrastructure and other facilities which are in the charge of Clare County Council. Meanwhile, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has also made a once-off allocation of €608,878 to the local authority to recoup the costs associated with its response to storms during January. Welcoming the news, Mayor of Clare Councillor Joe Arkins said, “This is a very positive announcement for Clare and the people who live and …
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