Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In December, there were suggestions in the media that the Minister was considering scrapping pay-by-weight waste disposal. He has clarified that it has been delayed but will be introduced in mid-2017. Is that correct? In 2016, people entered into agreements with companies at the start of the year and paid up for the year but some of those companies changed the rules halfway through and wanted to move people to pay by weight. There is confusion about what will happen. I believe these matters are better dealt with by local authorities who should be in the driving seat.

The volume of waste is a huge problem and fly tipping has become an epidemic. It is not acceptable for anybody to dump rubbish out of the back of a car or van or any other vehicle. These are normally fairly new vehicles, not bangers. Those are the issues in respect of the timeline and its cost.

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