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

The Minister of State knows well - when I read the question to him, I spotted that as well - that my point is about maximising the appropriate segregation of waste and, of course, reducing the amount of waste. The Minister of State outlined the policy, which is to reduce waste, in the first instance, and ensure that it is appropriately segregated. I am asking the Minister of State how, in the name of God, charging people at a rate they cannot afford for compost and recyclable waste is intended to encourage them to use their recycle waste and the compost waste bins. That is what I am asking the Minister of State. It is directly related to the fact this is a for-profit model. It is about the bottom line of private companies, in the first instance. How will the Minister of State intervene to ensure we have a model that appropriately responds to the policy?

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