5 November 2007
Dublin North TD and Minister for Food and Horticulture, Trevor Sargent TD, today welcomed additional funding being provided through the Environment Fund to offset the operational costs associated with bring banks and civic amenity facilities.
Minister Sargent said, “Irish waste policy needs to be guided in the direction of recycling, reduction and reuse. I welcome this funding as a step towards a more modern and green way of dealing with waste.
“Of the €4m package that Minister Gormley is providing, Fingal County Council is receiving €271,600, on the basis of the past costs and levels of recycling and recovery. The Minister is basing the grant allocations on a combination of weighted tonnage and net operating costs.
“I am pleased that this is an area in which the Green Party in Government is making progress. I would like to see Fingal lead the country on waste management issues, rather than opt for outdated methods such as landfill and incineration.”
Note
The Environment Fund was established with the revenues obtained from the Plastic Bag Levy introduced in March 2002 and the Landfill Levy introduced in July 2002. The Fund is used to provide assistance or support in respect of a range of waste management, litter and other environmental initiatives and since November 2002, almost €100m has been allocated in direct grant assistance towards the capital costs of providing a range of local authority recycling projects.
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