Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 894: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money since 2007 that has been spent on environmental research; the amount he expects to spend in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22812/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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In 2007, my Department provided €8.495 million from the Environment Fund for the Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) Programme, which is managed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the environmental research programme of the National Development Plan. A further €10 million has been allocated from the Environment Fund for this programme in 2008.

My Department also provided €2.67 million in 2007 from the Exchequer to the EPA for research into a range of projects under the public sector research initiative established under the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006-2013. A further €5.33 million has been allocated to the EPA under this initiative in 2008.

In total, therefore, €11.165 million was provided by my Department to fund environmental research in 2007, while a further €15.33 million has been allocated for 2008.