Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We will be discussing PFAS in more detail later because there are specific amendments on that issue. Deputy Bruton is correct in saying that there are multiple types of plastic. There are seven named classes of plastic, each with a different numbered symbol and the more types there are, the harder it is to recycle. It has been proposed that we should reduce the number of plastic types that can be used for packaging. One thing that we can do is ban products. Section 14 allows for the banning of products, which is what I intend to do later on but that does depend on being compliant with EU law. Banning a product obviously requires notification to the EU and making sure that we are not interfering with the Single Market. The banning of PFAS, plastics and so on may be done more effectively through an EU-wide decision. That said, I do have the power under section 14 to impose a ban but I am required to make a notification. Does that make sense?