Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Fitzgerald. I am looking through the material and Senator Paul Daly has brought up some of the issues. As the Chairman noted, it seems crazy that there is a system whereby the IFFPG collects 100% of the levy but only collects 70% of the plastic, while the farmer also has to pay a deposit fee for the plastic to be returned.

I have a couple of questions for Mr. Fitzgerald. Does the current arrangement cause issues for him in terms of where he can operate? The Chairman brought up this second issue. While Mr. Fitzgerald stated he has 1,500 tonnes of plastic on site; do other operators also have stockpiles of plastic? If so, can he let us know what is happening with it? Can he outline the advantages he sees a publicly-supported private collector model would have for the environment and farmers?