To ask the Minister of the Environment what bids he is preparing to submit for the June monitoring round.

The return date for my Department’s submission to DFP for June Monitoring is 4th June 2015. Prior to this date I will be considering the contents of the submission in terms of bids and any possible reduced requirements. The Environment Committee will also need to be advised of the content of the June Monitoring submission prior to the DFP stated return date. Once DFP have received all Departmental submissions, the Finance Minister will produce an Executive Committee paper for discussion and approval probably around mid June. Then once the Executive Committee has agreed the outcome of June Monitoring, details of all bids will be available.