Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Stanley is right that the local authorities have a crucial role to play in this respect. That is why the waste management planning lead authorities and the enforcement regional lead authorities engage directly with the local authorities about waste.

The Deputy is correct about illegal dumping. That is very frustrating. We have made a specific additional allocation. I will make an announcement later this month dealing specifically with illegal dumping which is taking place throughout the country. The Deputy is right to say it is not necessarily low income households who do this. This irresponsible dumping, no matter who is doing it, is totally unacceptable. I am trying, working with the local authorities and the waste contractors, to put a range of incentivised pricing structures in place. Some will meet the needs of families, some those of older people but there will be a suite of pricing options available.

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