I have difficulty with the waste management plan and the setting of charges for the provision of waste services becoming executive functions. The Minister should accept comments on this issue by various Senators. I support the new powers for by-laws covering the provision and use of supermarket trolleys, as well as the obligation on business to wash the public areas outside their premises. Galway City Council has passed by-laws covering these areas already. We put the onus on premises to keep the areas outside their shops free of litter.