Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 339: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of abandoned vehicles that are removed each year by each local authority under their powers under section 71 of the Waste Management Act 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8405/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information sought is not available to my Department. National waste statistics for all waste streams are independently produced and published on an annual basis by the Environmental Protection Agency. Data in respect of abandoned vehicles are not collected by the Agency in the context of preparing their National Waste Reports. The number of abandoned vehicles may be obtained directly from local authorities given their responsibilities in this matter under the Waste Management Acts.

While there is no specific information available to my Department on the numbers of abandoned vehicles collected by local authorities, I understand that future National Waste Reports will provide detailed information on the numbers of end-of-life vehicles (of which abandoned vehicles forms a part) deposited at authorised treatment facilities for appropriate treatment and recovery and the recovery / recycling rates achieved.