Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his comments on industry and businesses. While I heard his welcome remarks in respect of IBEC, Food Drink Ireland and other organisations, on the other end of the circular economy, has there been engagement with waste disposal companies? If so, how recent was that engagement?

He referred to the levy going to public consultation and whatever else. As regards other charges relating to the waste industry, will a similar approach be taken with waste contractors? I refer to levies in respect of certain materials going to landfill rather than incineration, etc. Is that kind of engagement going to happen? I am looking at some of the proposed charges. Is there going to be change in the context of keeping that parity between the various waste streams?