Noel Dempsey
Ceist:227 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority has any advisory, research or funding role in paper recycling. [7428/95]
Written Answers. - Paper Recycling.
Forbairt provides grant assistance for projects where the collected recycled material is used to produce products in a traded sector which are commercially viable. The feasibility study grant programme provides support to investigate market opportunities for recycled products.
The Industrial Development Agencies do not have an advisory, research or funding role in paper recycling. The general issue of recycling other than assistance for a commercially viable project is a matter for the Department of the Environment. In this connection the main instrument at national level for supporting development of recycling facilities generally is the solid waste management sub-programme of the Operational Programme for Environmental Services 1994-99, which is being administered by that Department.