Waste incinerator & Castle Mona Hotel

AuthorityDepartment of Infrastructure
Date received2017-10-08
OutcomeSome information sent but not all held
Outcome date2017-10-25
Case ID358465

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Infrastructure regarding funding sources, costs, and outstanding payments for waste incineration and landfill operations. The authority disclosed the 2016/17 operating and capital costs for the Animal Waste Processing Plant but stated it did not hold information to answer questions about funding sources, dry waste tonnage, or outstanding payments.

Key Facts

  • The Department of Infrastructure responded to a Freedom of Information request dated 8th October 2017.
  • Information regarding the source of funds for animal waste incineration was not held by the Department.
  • Data on dry waste tonnage and outstanding payments for waste disposal charges could not be provided.
  • The response provided a financial breakdown for the Animal Waste Processing Plant for the 2016/17 period.
  • The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but not all held'.

Data Disclosed

  • 2017-10-08
  • 2017-10-25
  • 2016/17
  • £665,834.34
  • £225,300.00
  • -£138,220.35
  • £752,913.99
  • IM105987I

Exemptions Cited

  • Section 11(3) practical refusal reason (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015

Data Tables (1)

Operating costs £665,834.34
Capital costs £225,300.00
Income -£138,220.35
Nett cost £752,913.99

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

FOI Reference No: IM105987I Request Under The Freedom Of Information Act 2015 (“The Act”)

Thank you for your request dated 8th October 2017.

Your request (sic) (with clarification shown in brackets)

  1. Can you please advise of the source of funds the Dept received to defray the incineration of animal waste in the incinerator.
  2. Withdrawn.
  3. Can you advise of the cost per tonne and total tonnage for the last 12 months for dry waste from the sewerage treatment works incinerated.
  4. Can you advise of the total outstanding payments of more than 3 months from the due date for waste disposal charges at the incinerator and landfill

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested; the reasons and statutory exemption sections are shown as part of the corresponding answers below.

Under sections 11(3) practical refusal reason (a) of the Act, in this instance the Department does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find any specific information to answer your question.

  1. The cost for operating the Animal Waste Processing Plant for 2016/17 was

Operating costs £665,834.34 Capital costs £225,300.00 Income -£138,220.35 Nett cost £752,913.99