Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)

I ask that a correction would be made to the record of this House. During the Order of Business on 13 October this year I asked the Tánaiste if any legislation was planned in regard to refundable deposits on bottles and cans. During her reply she stated that this would be illegal under the packaging directive. However, in a reply, the Minister from the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, stated that article 15 of Directive 94/62/EC sets out that member states can adopt measures such as refundable deposits and it is up to the Government to decide if it is too costly. Can we correct the record? The Tánaiste erroneously misled the House and this should be written into the record.

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