Environmental Protection

Laois County Council may run climate action initiatives as part of their commitment to climate action.

Laois County Council may provide financial support to community groups, schools and environmental non governmental organisations to carry out small environmental projects to promote sustainable development.

Laois County Council may provide financial support to community groups, river and lake trusts, and catchment partnerships to carry out habitat conservation, natural flood prevention and amenity improvement projects to improve water quality, health and wellbeing.

Laois County Council maintains drainage districts where drainage schemes were built to improve agricultural land.

Laois County Council may provide information and advice to the public about invasive plant and animal species such as giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, winter heliotrope, the grey squirrel, the Chinese mitten crab, the ruddy duck and the American mink.

You can report sightings of invasive plant and animal species to the local authority. These species include giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, winter heliotrope, the grey squirrel, the Chinese mitten crab, the ruddy duck and the American mink.