Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

If it is not too uncomfortable for the Members opposite, I will recall the facts. When Fianna Fáil got back into government in 1997, the general level of recycling here was a pathetic 9%. When parties opposite were in government it was 9%, with 166,000 tonnes recovered. They almost reached 34% by 2004. That is 920,000 tonnes.

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