Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the promised waiver for charges for refuse collection, which was a commitment in the programme for Government and was quite clear. It stated that: "A public service obligation would include a fee waiver scheme for low income households." That was a Labour Party demand in the programme for Government, or so I am led to believe. It is not too late for the Government to try to do something about this now that there is a Labour Party Minister in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and he has the upper hand. Phil Hogan is in Europe and the Minister, Deputy Kelly, is in the hot seat. I would like to know what plans the Minister has to introduce a waiver scheme.

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