Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion

Mr. Liam Moloney:

With regard to the Border enforcement campaign, the illegal activity I am talking about there is the sale of product without levy, which on occurs on occasion, more so in the Border region than anywhere else. What will happen there is our compliance officer will go out with the five Border local authority enforcement officers, and they will target retailers. They will make sure they are charging the levy. If they are not charging the levy, they are non-compliant, and then they run the risk of prosecution.