Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Athlone Institute of Technology is doing a lot of research on polymers and plastics. It would be worthwhile talking to them.

To synopsise, to solve this Mr. Fitzgerald has stated there are three different things the committee will want to look at. I was jotting them down. Should the legislation be looked at? Should we look at an amber to green system instead of vice versa? Should the Minister set up a body made up of the private collectors, the IFFPG, and the Department to try to resolve this issue? Going by my telling, over the past ten to 12 years, at least €40 million has been paid out by farmers. We have what is near an industry out of it. It is basically like being salespeople, we are getting the plastic and we are trying to fob it off to somebody, but it is the farmer who is paying at the middle. Would Mr. Fitzgerald agree?