Fine Gael TD for Tipperary North/South Offaly, Noel Coonan, has welcomed funding totalling €30,000 for North Tipperary County Council to help tackle the problem of litter and graffiti. The funding has been announced by the Minister for Environment, Phil Hogan, as part of the provision of more than €2 million in grants to local authorities

Noel Coonan TD has stated that recommendations made by the Working Group regarding the Equality Authority office in Roscrea are preliminary and that he will be asking Minister Alan Shatter for the status quo to remain. “It is up to the Minister to accept this report from the Working Group on the Irish Human Rights