Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2012
383 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost of the Environmental Protection Agency in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [17005/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe financial allocation to the Environmental Protection Agency for the years specified is set out in the table. Funding to the Agency increased between 2006 and 2008, owing to the assignment of additional functions to the Agency, such as monitoring and assessment under the Water Framework Directive and increased funding for research and development during the period. In addition to the Exchequer allocation, the Environmental Protection Agency receives funding from the Environment Fund in respect of various key programmes including the National Waste Prevention Programme, the Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE), Environmental Research and Development and water quality monitoring and assessment. There was a significant shift of funding from the Exchequer to the Environment Fund in 2011 when additional funding was provided to the OEE to tackle landfill remediation issues and when Programmes previously funded from the Exchequer, including Research and Development and Water Quality Monitoring, were transferred to the Environment fund.
|
Exchequer Grant €’000 |
Environment Fund €000 |
Budget Outturn €’000 |
|
|
2005 |
15,019 |
9,602 |
24,621 |
|
2006 |
18,275 |
10,824 |
29,099 |
|
2007 |
27,661 |
11,998 |
39,659 |
|
2008 |
35,443 |
15,700 |
51,143 |
|
2009 |
34,308 |
17,223 |
51,531 |
|
2010 |
27,323 |
16,745 |
44,068 |
|
2011 (Prov) |
19,796 |
26,500 |
46,296 |
