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Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am glad to get the opportunity to speak on these Report Stage amendments. I support the LDA because anything we can do to speed up the development of housing is welcome. I ask the Minister to clarify a number of issues. I have received a lot of phone calls today about stuff that is on Facebook and I ask the Minister to clarify matters on the record of the Dáil. It is being said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Chair for the update. There was a fair bit of confusion because some of us might not look at emails but the Chair is as good a person to look at it as any. Did he discuss the price per tonne? Can he repeat the tonnage they said they would be able to get through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How much a tonne?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Have they a contract with anyone or will they take it from anybody?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: You have to bring it somewhere. The likes of bring centres have to be able to bring it somewhere afterwards, with transport and so on. The Deputy is asking an interesting question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: It would have to be baled.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Looking back at our previous meeting, Mr. Moloney stated that there are 10,000 to 11,000 tonnes of waste around Ireland. I ask him to break that down. In the Kerry-Cork area, how many tonnes are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Who owns the plastic in the Walker Recycling yard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: How many tonnes is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: No more than 1,000 tonnes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I have counted around the country as best as possible. Am I correct in saying that 6,000 to 7,000 tonnes of plastic was transported to Littleton from Kilkenny?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: What went?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is what has gone there. The IFFPG has contractors in Cavan as well. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: When I add up what is in the country, between the plastic the IFFPG is accountable for and private plastic, I am being pretty conservative when I say there are approximately 25,000 tonnes. Is this concerning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Once the levy has been paid on plastic, be it by a private collector or whoever, is it possible to bring it to the bring centre? I am a contractor who works on baling. We have to get the numbers of the people for whom we do the work so they can bring their plastic to the various places around the country supplied by the IFFPG. It is a very good service. If private operators pay the levy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Even though they got it from a farmer and the documentation is with it to show the levy was paid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Chair mentioned €38 a tonne. How much per tonne is the levy working out at for the people who import the plastic? How much per tonne do they give to the witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Chair is okay. That is a valid point. What is the levy paid by the importers to the IFFPG for getting rid of plastic? How much per tonne is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Farmers pay approximately €50. Is this fair to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Collection and Recycling of Farm Plastics: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is approximately €210 per tonne. Going by the figures I am looking at, with what the Chair revealed to us and with collection and baling, I have a good general idea. I do not want any figures from Mr. Moloney. It looks as if things went well in this country this year there would be a surplus from what farmers are charged when they buy plastic without charging them at the bring...