17th February 2005

Enterprise,Trade & Employment 

Waste Disposed Of In The Department

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total weight of waste that his Department produces within its own offices in the last year for which figures are available; the breakdown of he weight produced by paper, glass, aluminium and steel cans, textiles, plastics, organic waste, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries, hazardous waste and mixed waste respectively; the percentage of weight in each category which is recycled; and the details of any contracts his Department has for this disposal, reduction or re-use of waste.

Minister For Enterprise, Trade & Employment: The statistics which the Deputy has sought for waste production by my Department are not available. Smart Waste Solutions dispose of IT type equipment for the Department, while Greenstar Ltd, Onyx Ireland Ltd and Information Security (Rehab recycling) dispose of our general and paper waste. It is proposed to extend a successful pilot paper recycling initiative operated by Onyx Ireland Ltd in our Kildare Street building to our Davitt House and Earlsfort Offices in 2005.