Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of waste in weight generated by his Department in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 in tabular readable form. [32700/07]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 149: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of waste in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 that was recycled in tabular readable form. [32715/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together.

The information sought by the Deputy is not available. The focus of my Department's recycling programme relates to paper materials, the principal form of waste. In this regard, my Department has two specific contractual arrangements in place for the collection and recycling of confidential and general waste paper. My Department keeps its recycling programme under regular review.