Vol. 451 No. 2
36 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry when he will provide funding to deal with the environmental problems in County Monaghan as outlined in the farm waste study which was financed from the 1991 to 1993 INTERREG allocation. [5462/95]
I understand an application has been made to the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications by private sector interests to treat farm waste on a commercial basis and supply electricity generated from the process to the Electricity Supply Board.
Monaghan County Council, which commissioned the farm waste study referred to, is awaiting the outcome of this application before considering the matter further. In the circumstances the question of funding by my Department for the processing of farm waste does not arise at present.
