Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Chapter 8 - Measures relating to Cyber Security
Chapter 9 - Energy Efficiency National Fund

9:00 am

Mr. Mark Griffin:

I am sure there are, but they are not among the 22 being advanced. The risk is categorised as A, B or C. Assessments are then made by the local authorities, with the main focus being on category A landfill sites. The programme of works emerges from the assessments. In most cases, we fund them from the centre. In 2018 we had €11 million set aside and will spend close to €10 million. The figure was lower last year, at approximately €5.5 million. We have a very good programme in place, with resources assigned to the Environmental Protection Agency. Resources will be assigned before the end of the year in the regional waste authorities. We have had training programmes for local authority staff. There is a comprehensive and complex programme of works to be rolled out.

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