I should like to know how many organisations have applied for such grants in the past year?

The Deputy is raising a separate matter.

Will the Minister agree that there is very little interest in recycling? Will he accept that there is an onus on his Department to advocate, for conservation and other reasons, the recycling of waste?

I accept that there has been very little take up. The Deputy will be interested to know that on two occasions I met a number of people involved in the aluminium area to discuss possible means of recycling that type of waste. That work is being done quite effectively in other jurisdictions but our capacity is so small that it may not be a viable proposition.

What about the recycling of waste paper?

That is being done satisfactorily. I would be interested to hear from those who are anxious to promote such recycling.