Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Mr. McGreal. I do not know if Senator Higgins is in the committee room but she hosted a briefing in the audiovisual room a number of weeks ago with colleagues from recycling centres in Copenhagen. They are doing lots of positive work in the area by employing a social enterprise model that we do not have here. Has the Department looked at that type of model for the city or for local authorities, for example? Is there an opportunity to involve communities in a social enterprise endeavour with a particular focus on reuse and the circular economy? Are particular options being considered? Is the Department exploring such opportunities?