Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I add my voice to the call to look at the re-municipalisation of waste collection services. We all know about the issue of costs in that regard, which have spiralled, and that of people who cannot afford to take out services, in addition to those who abuse their neighbours and others by dumping. This is an issue that needs a greater amount of resourcing, whether it is through local authorities or whatever, in ensuring they have all the necessary tools to deal with it. We need to look at something. Even if waste collection is not within public ownership, it should at least be under public co-ordination to get the best bang for our buck for society, local authorities and individuals. We can then offer a service that delivers for all the people, ensuring there is less dumping and that we can have a more co-ordinated approach to best practice, from an environmental perspective, as regards recycling and all those other factors that are required.

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