203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of the recent figures showing that 1.2milliontonnes, 42percent, of municipal waste is being exported, and that Ireland is at risk of missing its 2025 recycling targets, if he will provide a breakdown of waste exports in 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, including the volume from CorkCity and CorkCounty; the principal reasons for outsourcing (cost, capacity, facility location) and the impact on regional processing infrastructure; and the steps being taken to invest in local/regional waste-processing facilities (including in Munster), so as to reduce reliance on exports and strengthen the domestic circular-economy. [59193/25]

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203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of the recent figures showing that 1.2milliontonnes, 42percent, of municipal waste is being exported, and that Ireland is at risk of missing its 2025 recycling targets, if he will provide a breakdown of waste exports in 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, including the volume from CorkCity and CorkCounty; the principal reasons for outsourcing (cost, capacity, facility location) and the impact on regional processing infrastructure; and the steps being taken to invest in local/regional waste-processing facilities (including in Munster), so as to reduce reliance on exports and strengthen the domestic circular-economy. [59193/25]

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