Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

Does the Minister intend to raise this issue with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to ensure that local authorities are in a position to carry this out and are given the funding to do so? The people most affected are those in receipt of social welfare payments who fall under the remit of the Minister's Department. They cannot make ends meet because of these charges. The Minister cannot wash his hands of the issue.

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