Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 January 2007
1855 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount raised by the plastic bag levy for each year since its commencement with a detailed description of the way these funds have been spent for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1824/07]
View answerSince the inception of the plastic bag levy, receipts remitted to my Department by the Revenue Commissioners amount to €69.7 million. Amounts raised by the plastic bag levy in respect of each year since its commencement are set out in the table.
|
Year |
€m |
|
2002 |
10.428 |
|
2003 |
12.883 |
|
2004 |
15.278 |
|
2005 |
17.485 |
|
2006 to Quarter ending 30 September |
13.648 |
|
Total |
69.722 |
A total of €194 million was spent to date from the Environment Fund on a wide range of activities, including in particular the following:
Waste Management Infrastructure and the subvention of Local Authority Recycling Operational Costs;
Environment Awareness, including the Race Against Waste campaign, and various litter initiatives;
the enhanced waste management enforcement initiatives currently being taken by local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE);
the National Waste Prevention and Market Development Programmes;
Research & Development in the Environmental Protection Agency; and
contributions to International Environment Funds.
Copies of the Environment Fund's Annual Accounts up to and including 2005 are available in the Oireachtas library.
