Mr. Liam Moloney:

Before Ms Kiely comes in, let me say that an 88% to 90% recycling level is an extraordinarily high recycling level. It indicates that the glass is 88% to 90% full, which to my mind is a very positive situation. We would love to get the remaining 10% to 12%. We do all we can to get that plastic in, but a small number of farmers do not engage with the service for whatever reason. However, we would love to get that plastic in. If we get it in, we will send it for recycling.

Regarding our funding, as the Deputy heard from the discussion earlier, everything we get we spend - and some more for the past few years. Last year we ran at a deficit of €600,000. There is no surplus money. Everything we get is spent on collecting the material, recycling it and also ensuring that we have an adequate reserve.