Mr. Séamus Clancy:

First and foremost, we did not make the decision on the €2.80, the previous Minister, Deputy Kelly, did. That was based on the consultation and, I am sure, the feedback he received from the various parties. He set the charge at €2.80. In the context of what is out there in the market, there is a race to the bottom in terms of tyres and the collection of tyres. With the race to the bottom, everything goes south in terms of charges and that adds to the illegal dumping of tyres. I refer to circumstances whereby tyres are collected on a Friday and the same operators do not have them on the following Monday. Now, with a visible fee and with a direct allocation of that fee, the collection, transportation and proper recycling and disposal of those tyres will come out of the €2.80.