John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is aware that last year the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, introduced a new pricing and charging regime for waste collection. Effectively, it was to phase out flat-rate charges and encourage greater recycling. I understand that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has since conducted a study on the waste collection market. Will the Minister give an overview of the study and assure the House that there is effective competition in that market?

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