Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise to the Chair and thank him for correcting me. There is difference of 5,000 tonnes. Mr. Moloney and Mr. Walker came before an Oireachtas committee today. Committees are a significant part of what we do in the Dáil and the Seanad and we have a major discrepancy in figures representing a huge amount of plastic. The Department is the one with due responsibility. He sat and listened to that testimony. What steps will Mr. McDonald now take to clarify this situation as we go forward? We will need to get clarity. This committee deserves it, one way or the other. As I said, I do not know the two individuals at all but we need clarity. I will ask the Department and Mr. McDonald to correspond with the committee and to inform us about what they will do to ensure that clarity is provided in respect of that issue.

On the amount of plastic at certain locations throughout the country, mainly on private land - although this is not always so, sometimes it is on land connected to the scheme - is Mr. McDonald happy with these stockpiles of plastic? I have heard stories of yards full of plastic throughout the county, although I have not seen it for myself. What will the Department do about that issue? Strictly speaking, it comes down to policy and the Department. What will the Department do to ensure that this major issue is dealt with?