Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of waste in weight generated by his Department in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 in tabular readable form. [32690/07]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Defence the percentage of waste in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 that was recycled in tabular readable form. [32705/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together.

Waste is collected by waste disposal companies from my Department's offices in Dublin, Galway and Roscrea. The waste is separated and recycled where possible. In addition to routine waste collection, from time to time, obsolete electronic equipment and shredded waste paper are disposed of for recycling. As the companies in question do not return figures to my Department on the weight of the waste disposed, it is not possible to state the amount of waste in terms of weight or the proportion that is recycled. Payments are made to the companies on the basis of the number of collections made rather than on weight.