Written answers
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Equipment
8:00 pm
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 490: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent over the past five years in the smelting of leftover shells fired; the location at which this work takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22368/09]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Defence Forces do not smelt any shells. Fired or leftover cartridge cases and shells (scrap brass) are collected for disposal and certified free of any live rounds, dirt and grit. From time to time my Department holds tender competitions for the sale of the scrap brass that is ready for disposal. When a competition is held, the tender documentation is published on the eTenders website, offering the scrap material for sale. The contract is awarded to the tenderer who has offered the highest price subject to possession of the necessary collection permit issued by the relevant local authority and compliance with the Waste Management Acts. There is no cost to the Department of Defence or the Defence Forces associated with this process.
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