To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-2979 by Ross Finnie on 1 July 2004, how many community recycling and waste management groups have applied for funds from the Temporary Fund and, of these, how many have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful. 35 organisations applied to the Strategic Waste Fund: Community Sector (temporary support) scheme. 26 of these were successful. The remaining nine did not meet eligibility criteria and were therefore unsuccessful.