Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will ask Ms Kiely again. When the licence expires in 2025 and on its renewal, would the Department perhaps see merit in it collecting the levy itself and only paying, from a holding company or some such entity, for what is recycled? We are all getting bogged down because we are talking about the 88% or what I assume is a one-off because it is the best year ever. According to my information, there were years when 70% recycling was not even reached, there were years when 70% was just reached, and there were years when the rate was in the 80s. We are talking about best case scenario here from the Department's perspective. A lot of money was paid by farmers for a service that was not provided, perhaps through the fault of farmers for not turning to services, but the plastic that is unaccounted for and still paid for is the issue I have. Would Ms Kiely consider, on the back of this debate, reviewing the model when the licence comes up for renewal in 2025?