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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 4 Nov 2003

Vol. 573 No. 3

Written Answers. - Recycling Policy.

Ciarán Cuffe

Ceist:

492 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the overall figure within his Department for the percentages, quantities and costs of recycled and non-recycled paper and paper products used by his Department in the last period for which figures are available; and the plans his Department has to increase its use of recycled paper and paper products, and cut down on the use of non-recycled paper and paper products. [25413/03]

Expenditure incurred by my Department in the purchase of stationery for the period January to September 2003 amounted to approximately €61,000, of which approximately 58% related to expenditure on recycled paper. The figure for the year 2002 was 41%. My Department is actively pursuing a policy of increasing the use of recycled paper.

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