Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question regarding the frustrations many people feel about the return machines. It is remarkable that this comes up when we are out canvassing. People are very frustrated because they arrive back to the shop with their bags full of bottles, having perhaps travelled on the bus rather than in a car, and the machine is broken when they are also meant to pick up shopping. It is understandably frustrating. Is there any issue about the kind of machines we are using compared with the machines in Germany, for example, or is the Minister of State saying it is purely a teething issue? Second, what about the issue of accessible machines for people in wheelchairs? Again, this is a problem that has been raised with me repeatedly.