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

The Deputy asked about people who had plastic which was collected but not shifted from their sites. He asked about a particular semi-State body but without saying which one it is. If he can give me specifics for those questions, I will be happy to answer them. He asked whether there will be an independent assessment or a census of how much plastic is in licensed yards around the country. This is a licensed activity which is enforced by the waste enforcement units. Collectors are licensed by the National Waste Collection Permit Office. They operate under contract and with permissions that they have been granted. We do not have a day-to-day assessment of how much waste they have. However, they are subject to enforcement subject to compliance.