Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

I was surprised by Deputy Gilmore's statement earlier that there had been no policy change within this Government. My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, made it abundantly clear there was a substantial policy issue within this Government and it is at the economic level. I suspect Deputy Gilmore did not spend enough time looking at the economic aspects of the programme for Government. The one clear thing about this Government's policy is that there will be no put or pay clause in any waste management contract.

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