Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)

Given the threats facing our tourism industry in the next ten years and given the huge litter problem the country faces, an issue my colleagues and I raised in the House 18 months ago, will the Tánaiste give a commitment that legislation will be introduced for a refundable deposit on bottles and cans, which would halve the litter problem overnight and would not cost the State a penny?

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