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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: Compared with previous years, how much plastic is being sent abroad?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: Some 45% is recycled here and the rest is going abroad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: On the levy, does the Department think the current payment system is value for money? Have other approaches been considered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: IFFPG or the Department, whichever.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: Has the Department considered allocating a portion of the levy to independent contractors for their collection and transportation of plastics?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: It has been wrecking my head to think that us as individuals, counsellors, Government or any agency would actually hire someone and give them 100% of a grant or a levy and be happy with only 70% of a return. Outside of this situation, I cannot think of anything else that even comes near it. Deputy Kerrane asked earlier about last year and Mr. Moloney said there was an 88% collection rate....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: What was collected in 2020 and 2021?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: That is still another more or less the 10% that Senator Paul Daly was talking about so that was 4 million, along with the year before that is 6 million bales that are unaccounted for. The Irish Farm Film Producers Group is getting 100% of the levy. I do not accept what Mr. Moloney says that nobody gets 100%. They are getting 100% of the money. If I ask someone to build a house and I am...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: I know the target is 70%. This is where I blame the Department. The Department should not be giving 100% of a levy and asking somebody to do 70% of the work when there are other people out there. Mr. Moloney also mentioned that they had hit 88% or 90%. How often has that been achieved over the past five years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: I do not accept that 70% is acceptable in the first place when someone is getting 100% of a levy. That is 30% of plastic that is left out there. Independent operators are doing this and getting none of the levy. Over 2 million bales are being left there every year. When Mr. Moloney has replied, I want to ask what the Department is doing to ensure that plastic is being removed from the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: Is Mr. Moloney saying the Department is not giving him enough in that 100% to get the other 30%?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: Can Mr. Moloney not see the craziness of giving someone 100% of a levy and only asking them to collect 70%?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: He does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: The Irish Farm Film Producers Group may be hitting a high target but 30%, 12% or 10% is still being left out there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: What is the Department doing to ensure that the remaining 10%, 15% or 20% is not being left out there and is being collected?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: According to Mr. Moloney, the levy is not high enough because they only have enough to collect 70% of it. Therefore, the Department needs to give him more money if it wants that other 30% collected.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: The farmer is going to have to pay more. It leaves the farmer-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: What is the Department doing to try to ensure that the rest of that plastic is removed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: I am glad Ms Kiely does because I do not think there is any sense here that we are getting value for money when that much plastic is being left around the country.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Apr 2023)
Martin Browne: 107. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessment of need complaints received to disability services in 2022; the number of those complaints dealt with within a 30-day timeframe; the average number of days taken to close out a complaint in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/23]