Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour)

I wish the Taoiseach well for the new year. In regard to promised legislation, this week the Taoiseach will have seen the chaotic fashion in which waste collection services were privatised in Dublin city, which is one of the final nails in the coffin of a publicly provided waste collection service. When will legislation be brought before the House to provide for a national waiver scheme for vulnerable householders like pensioners and others on low incomes which, as the Taoiseach will know, is a key commitment in the programme for Government? The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has been very quick to bring forward legislation on the proposed household charge but I am very interested to know when this legislation will be forthcoming?

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