Efforts by Clare County Council to keep the roads clear in the event of another big freeze have been given a financial boost.
Almost 500 thousand euro in government funding is being allocated to the county through the Winter Maintence Grant – up 50 thousand on last year.
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Nationally the fund is to be increased by one and a quarter million euro, to combat an expected repeat of the freezing conditions.
On top of that The Transport Minister Leo Varadker has also announced that the department is purchasing 60 thousand tonnes of salt to be made available to councils on top of the NRA’s supply.
