David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Yesterday at Question Time the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government announced far-reaching legislation that will require people to register with their local authority or a private operator to ensure their refuse is collected. The implication is that those who do not register may be pursued and possibly fined. The Minister also indicated that a regulator of waste management will be appointed. Will the Minister for Finance confirm this legislation is promised and indicate when it will be introduced? Or was the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government just winging it?

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