Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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I am not sure how avoidance would be measured, for example, which is what we are doing with coffee cups in that we are trying to get people not to use them, let alone reuse or recycle them. Avoidance is the first option. I am happy the French are introducing repairability ratings and there is an EU-wide scheme due on repairability and durability labelling. However, there is always an argument not to wait for the EU and to move first. We are carefully examining what the French are doing. They are concentrating on avoidance, which is honourable and a good idea. We are tracking what they are doing in the food sector, for example.

The Deputy asked how we would report on green public procurement usage. I did not quite understand the question. What kind of data is he looking for? What kind of reporting does he envision on green public procurement? What would he like to see that he is not getting?