Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)

An additional almost €1.5 million is being requested in 2025 for disposal of nitrous oxide gas canisters. This is a blight on our communities. My colleague Deputy Mark Ward has produced legislation on the control and supply of this type of gas. The Minister of State said he does not envisage the same costs arising for disposal next year. My understanding is that, as of last week, there has been disposal of less than half of all the nitrous oxide gas Revenue has in its possession. Will the €1.475 million be put towards disposing of the rest of that in the next six weeks or will we see the disposal of the other half of the nitrous oxide gas that is controlled by Revenue next year, which means we will see the figures being repeated?