Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Some still have a fixed fee, and this is probably where the issue arises.

I heard an interesting debate on the radio yesterday about paper bags. My mind flipped a couple of times thinking about the process. An individual was complaining that a certain shop had charged them for a paper bag. As the debate went on, I realised that a habit we should all get into is to bring our own bags in order that there would be no necessity for bags whatsoever. We saw the success from an environmental perspective of the plastic bag levy. I remember as a child seeing plastic bags on every bush, sceach and willow tree along the roadside. It has certainly helped to tackle this. Is the Department considering a measure in respect of paper bags in order to change people's habits?