Mr. Niall McLoughlin:

As I said, we have got the circular gap report on the way at this point. We had our first national coalition meeting to discuss the baseline results last month. The next meeting of the coalition will be held next week. Following that, we will be looking at a draft circular gap report, which is really important. If we are to be imposing or suggesting targets across a range of sectors across a number of Departments, we absolutely must have the evidence base that is required to go to other Departments - housing, agriculture and ourselves - in terms of being able to prove the concept and say that these targets stack up and here is the evidential base we have for it. On that circular gap report, a draft will be with the Department at the end of July.

Under the climate action plan, we have committed to publish a circular economy strategy this year. That is our absolute intention. That is a priority for the division.