AQW 16167/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when decisions will be made concerning grant applications under the Household Waste Recycling Collaborative Change Programme.

Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 10 March 2021

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Tabled: 10 March 2021
Answer due by: 16 March 2021
Answered: 15 March 20215 days after tabling
Department: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question: Yes

Answer

A review of the Household Waste Recycling Collaborative Change Programme (HWRCCP) has been initiated at my request and this will consider the value for money aspect of the Programme with a focus on the financial contribution that Councils make towards the capital costs of a project.

The review will also look at extending the timeframe for the Programme and the overall HWRCCP funding requirement.

Until the outcome of the review is known I cannot give any commitment regarding funding that may be offered to applications to the HWRCCP. However I can confirm that, going forward, my department will not be providing 100% of the capital costs for such projects.

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