Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider a proposal from a post-primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56538/23]

Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide funding for a school initiative on waste disposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56539/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together.

This Department does not provide funding directly to schools to purchase waste management infrastructure such as bins. It would be expected that all schools would be provided with a three bin collection service (residual, mixed dry recyclables and a "brown bin" for food and organic waste) by their waste collection company. However there is no requirement for waste collection companies to provide schools with additional waste bins to be used within the school itself, for example in common areas, canteens etc.

There may be funding available for a project of this nature under the Department's Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant Scheme, which is administered at local authority level. However the school concerned would have to apply through the Environment Awareness Officer in their local authority in the first instance. They could also contact the Department of Education who may be able to advise them of any alternative funding sources that might be available for a project of this nature.