Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of waste in weight generated by his Department in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 in tabular readable form. [32688/07]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of waste in 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 that was recycled in tabular readable form. [32703/07]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together.

Based on the information supplied by the contractors working for my Department, the table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department's premises at Leeson Lane, Adelaide Road and the Geological Survey of Ireland at Beggars Bush.

These figures include paper recycled as part of an on-site disposal of confidential waste service and its disposal at a recycling facility. The overall percentage figure for recycling for my Department is reduced with the inclusion of the Geological Survey of Ireland offices at Beggars Bush, due to the nature of its general waste requiring disposal, that is, rock samples, et cetera, from that location. If Beggars Bush were excluded from the exercise the percentage of recycled waste for 2005, 2006 and 2007 would be 26%, 21% and 27% respectively, of the annual totals.

The Cavan office of my Department is located in a shared building and the cost and arrangements for that building's waste collection is factored into its tenancy agreement. There is no detailed data available on waste volumes and recycling for that location.