David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 991: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an evaluation has taken place into the effectiveness or otherwise of the greening Irish hotels programme; if so, the person who carried out such a valuation; the main results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11998/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The programme referred to is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland, which operates under the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. I have no function in the matter.

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 992: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount made available by his Department towards the cleaner greener production programme; the future of this or any other similar type of programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11999/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Cleaner Greener Production Programme (CGPP) is being managed by the Environmental Protection Agency as one part of the environmental research programme of the National Development Plan (NDP).

Under the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation (ERTDI) Programme of the previous NDP (2000-06), the EPA allocated €3.7 million in total to the CGPP. Under the NDP 2007-13 successor programme — the Science, Technology Research and Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) Programme — the EPA has allocated €2 million to the CGPP over the two-year period 2008-09.

Funding allocations for the CGPP in subsequent years will be a matter for the EPA within the overall funding envelope available for the STRIVE programme.