AQW 16167/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 10/03/2021
Answered On Date: 15/03/2021
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
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.

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.