Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion

Dr. Róisín Nash:

Should we be encouraging producers at design stage to consider alternatives, rather than leaving the loophole? I am aware of its benefits, but should we be asking them at design stage to look forward to see what the options are?