Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 November 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will touch on these points. Under "environmental awareness", the Department had €32,550 for BirdWatch Ireland in 2014 but nothing was contributed to that organisation in 2015. Perhaps, it carried out a survey for the Department in 2014, I do not know, but we have to be concerned about wildlife in the natural amenity. Why did that happen and what is the most recent position in 2016? In fact, the Department probably has the 2017 figures. That leads me on to anti-litter initiatives. The local authority anti-litter awareness grant was reduced significantly in 2015 compared with 2014 based on what is in the fund. I will let the Secretary General come back with a comprehensive answer to that.

Out of all households in the State, how many are using wheelie bins for waste disposal, approximately?

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