Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the information he has provided to the House. I focused on food waste because it is an area where we as a State need to make significant improvements. As I have said, I believe local authorities will play a key role in delivering on our collective climate ambitions.

The Minister of State might mention nature recovery and sustainable farming which, I believe, are part of strand 1A of the fund and will see 50% of the fund allocated to Northern Ireland. I would like to hear whether local authorities in the Border region have initiated such applications and if the Minister of State thinks those projects will be up and running by the end of the year.

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