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

I thank the Minister of State. How many bottles and cans have been returned to date? I heard it is in the region of 2 million. I ask the Minister of State to provide an update in that regard. Some people have made the reasonable point that they were already recycling. What is the argument of the Minister of State in that regard? Is it that the scheme will reduce contamination? Is it that it will increase the overall level of recycling? Is that the stated objective here? I have been contacted by football clubs, third level institutions and other organisations other than retail centres that would like to be part of the scheme. Are there plans to allow such bodies to be part of the scheme?

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