Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I also acknowledge the changes the Minister and the Minister of State have made on foot of the Committee Stage debate. They have taken on board some of what the Opposition and some Government Members said during that debate. That said, there is an opportunity to go further and I share concerns that it does not adequately capture the potential of the circular economy. At the moment, perversely, the limited plastics recycling facilities that we have on the island cannot source plastics from this State because it is more profitable to export them elsewhere. We must consider also the carbon footprint associated with that.

It is ludicrous that it is circular but far from the spirit of what circular could mean and should mean. This needs to be addressed. I do not believe this captures it sufficiently.

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