Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion

Mr. James Fitzgerald:

I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice for his questions. His first point concerned the deposit refund. To confirm, that is the way the legislation was set up. Farmers were to pay upfront and then get a refund when the material was recycled. That is provided for in the original legislation back in 2001. I confirm that is the case.