Dáil Éireann - Volume 427 - 02 March, 1993 - Written Answers.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 427 - 02 March, 1993

Written Answers. - Waste Recycling.

Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) Mr. Noonan (Limerick East)

167. Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if any grants or subsidies are available through his Department to any private contractor involved in the recycling of domestic and commercial waste.

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Cowen) Brian Cowen

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Cowen): My primary interest is in the potential to use waste as an energy source. While grants are not available for the generation of energy from waste, this is an area where I will be examining the possibilities for development.

Recycling of domestic and commercial waste is primarily a matter for the Department of the Environment and I understand that it operates a recycling grant scheme.

Dáil Éireann 427 Written Answers. Waste Recycling.

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