Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I would be interested, and the Minister of State might not have the figures now, in what the salaries of the staff are and whether there are any bonuses or salaries being provided to the directors. That is very important information. Regarding the revenues that are made by this not-for-profit company, they could actually be quite large. It has been estimated that from 1 February to this point, there is potentially €65 million in unclaimed vouchers that will be staying with this company. That is a large amount of money. I know it is just the start of this scheme and I would imagine that will be the Minister of State's argument, that it will not be like that all the time. However, if we are looking at Denmark and its 92% rate of recycling, if we apply that in Ireland, that would still mean there are 152 million cans and bottles every year that will not be returned through this scheme. That would equate to between €23 million and 38 million a year, minimum, that this company will have. Does the Exchequer see any of this money or does it remain in this organisation?

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