Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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No, I did not say that. I told the Minister of State earlier that it is twice. He told us 6,000 tonnes was recycled. I do not know whether it was or was not and I do not deny it. However, there is talk about 38,000 tonnes of plastic. We are not doing a third of our plastic recycling. That is the fact. I will give the Minister of State space and time to answer those questions when he comes back. I thank him for coming in this evening. The committee wants an independent person doing a review to calculate the amount of plastics around the country. All members were on board with that. We are not looking for this because we just want to delve into something. We are fearful of the situation that will arise down the line. I hope we are proved wrong.