Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 1102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase central Government support for recycling in view of the recent growth in the sector following the spread of pay-by-volume schemes. [10750/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I intend to continue providing a subvention to local authorities towards the operating costs of their recycling facilities. Local authorities continue to roll out recycling facilities which will help facilitate the considerably higher levels of recycling now anticipated following the introduction of pay-by-use waste charges. I expect to announce a further significant tranche of grants towards the provision of waste recycling and recovery facilities towards the end of May. Some €50 million has been allocated from the environment fund to over 90 projects and I am satisfied with the impact of this funding already.