Written answers
Thursday, 24 February 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Recycling Policy
5:00 pm
Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a grant available to schools who are involving themselves in a recycling of waste programme as the present situation is that schools in the Cork area have to pay €5 per bag to dispose of recycled waste. [6378/05]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Financial assistance for the purpose indicated is not provided by my Department. The determination of waste charges is statutorily a matter for the relevant local authority in cases where it acts as the service provider. Where, as commonly occurs, a private operator acts as a service provider then that operator will determine the charges. With a view to facilitating increased recycling of waste, my Department has already provided significant capital grant assistance from the environment fund to local authorities towards the provision of recycling and recovery facilities. Funding is also being provided on an ongoing basis towards meeting the current operating costs of such facilities.
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