Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is no problem with that because they are visible. However, the problem is those who are dumping them at scenic sites around the country or burning them, whether in the city or not. In my area, fires are regularly set by different groups, although it is usually not tyres but other material they are burning, such as electrical wires and the like in order to get copper from them. In some areas this is at epidemic proportions and it sometimes means gardaí have to be called to stop it because it is affecting the community, particularly if there are elderly neighbours. That is one of the problems.

There is also the question of glass. I remember as a child bringing glass down to the Irish Glass Bottle Company in the city in order to get pocket money, and we would go door-to-door to collect the glass. The Minister should try to encourage more groups to set up in order to recycle specific material that was previously sent abroad. There has been a huge debate about the incinerator in Dublin. One of the problems we will now have is the attempt to keep the incinerator going, if it is ever built at Poolbeg. We might end up having to supply it with material which previously would have been recycled because the incinerator's appetite is so vast that it might require waste from outside the city or some of the recyclable materials to be fed into it. That is a serious concern although it is a debate for a different day and I will not rehash it now.

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