Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the 2018 anti-illegal dumping initiative; the number of successful applicants; the amount distributed by his Department to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18464/18]

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent under the 2017 anti-dumping initiative specifically on information and communication technology enforcement tools such as CCTV and drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18465/18]

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received for the 2017 anti-illegal dumping initiative; the number of successful applicants; the amount distributed by his Department by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18466/18]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 to 207, inclusive, together.

Last year my Department developed the anti-dumping initiative to work in partnership with local authorities and community organisations in identifying high risk or problem areas, developing appropriate enforcement responses and carrying out clean-up operations. Overall, funding of €1.3 million was provided to local authorities under the 2017 anti-dumping initiative and further details of the funding provided to each local authority and the successful projects is available on my Department’s website at:

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In February, I announced that €2 million will be made available to local authorities and communities to continue the fight against illegal dumping in Ireland under the 2018 anti-dumping initiative. All local authorities were notified of the 2018 initiative via a Departmental circular which invited applications from Local Authorities for this year’s initiative with a deadline of Friday, 9 March 2018. The Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLA) are co-ordinating the initiative and WERLA Regional Steering Groups are responsible for selecting suitable projects eligible for funding subject to the selection criteria set out in the circular and for determining the grant allocations in each individual case. The details sought for the 2018 ADI are set out in the following table. While my Department does not administer the scheme and does not collate the number of applications, I have asked by officials to forward the available information to the Deputy. 

In addition, €70,000 is also being provided to support a national pilot project aimed at tackling and addressing the source of illegal dumping. Funding will also be made available to support the Connaught/Ulster Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authority in undertaking research on crime in the waste sector in Ireland.

While the Department does not collate the number of applications, we can forward that information to the Deputy.