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

Matt Carthy: I noted in the Department's opening statement a reference to the Littleton plant taking in 523 tonnes. I presumed that was per annum.

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

Matt Carthy: I am not disputing that. I asked the question only for the purposes of follow-up questions. According to the table-----

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

Matt Carthy: The 2020 figures indicate that the Walker Recycling Services Limited, with which we will engage later, was, by far, the most substantial collector of 18,500 tonnes of-----

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

Matt Carthy: That facility is potentially no longer going to be there, which leaves many tonnes of recycling waste that has to go somewhere. I am trying to ascertain the capacity of the sector to deal with it.

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

Matt Carthy: I thank our guests for coming in. I wish to clarify the point in my own mind. As I understand it, all of the waste that is collected is collected by contractors rather than by the IFFPG directly. Is that what Mr. Moloney has indicated?

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

Matt Carthy: I assume that fee increases if the contractor has to store the waste for a lengthy period of time.

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

Matt Carthy: So, the contractor is responsible for baling.

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

Matt Carthy: Is it correct that there are set fees that are charged to farmers for collection, namely, €50 to bring the waste to the bring centres or €100 for on-farm collection?

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

Matt Carthy: So, the difference between what the contractor is paid and the cost to the farmer goes to the IFFPG directly. Is that correct?

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

Matt Carthy: Yes, but the IFFPG keeps the remainder. That is what I am saying. The remainder is kept for the organisation's administration and associated costs.

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

Matt Carthy: Does it happen that the IFFPG does not have contractors to collect a certain amount of waste?

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

Matt Carthy: Is it possible that farmers could be accessing a service outside of the process that Mr. Moloney has just outlined?

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

Matt Carthy: It would be hard to imagine how any independent contractor could be financially viable, considering that Mr. Moloney's organisation collects the levy at the point of sale, which would be a huge subsidy, for want of a better term, in terms of the collection fees.

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

Matt Carthy: Representatives of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications are appearing before the committee next. I note, from the figures submitted by the Department to the committee on the indigenous waste infrastructure that was utilised, that in my own home town of Carrickmacross, ADN Material collected 925 tonnes, AES in Littleton, to which the Chair alluded earlier, collected...

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

Matt Carthy: What proportion of waste will be sent abroad this year, in comparison to last year?

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

Matt Carthy: I mentioned two plants at Carrickmacross and Littleton. How many other plants are contracted this year?

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

Matt Carthy: It would represent a substantial increase in capacity on the part of the two Irish plants to be able to compensate for the 18,500 tonnes that Walker Recycling was taking in.

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

Matt Carthy: Finally, in the long term, does Mr. Moloney think it is sustainable or appropriate for us to be exporting two thirds of our farm plastic waste?

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

Matt Carthy: That concludes my questioning.

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

Matt Carthy: Before we begin the next session, I suggest that either the Chairman or a member of his choosing might put whatever questions need to be put to Mr. Walker. They are fairly self-evident but I want to ensure we will have enough time to deal with the Department afterwards, given that many questions have arisen out of this session.