David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount collected to date under the Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment Directive; if he is satisfied regarding the way the directive is being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19993/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) scheme has now been operating for nine months and its real benefits both for consumers and for the environment are now very apparent. WEEE is now being collected from over 180 collection points nationwide and very significant quantities are being returned for recycling. From 13 August 2005 to the end of February 2006, 14,587 tonnes were collected nationally. This is the equivalent of an annual collection rate of 6.7Kg per person and is particularly impressive against our national target under the WEEE Directive to reach 4Kg per person by 2008. This figure also compares very favourably with the 5,510 tonnes of this waste type that was recovered in the whole of 2004 and indicates widespread public support for the implementation of the Directive.