The Minister should note that the Government receives a sum of more than €1 million per annum which is collected from tipheads in County Mayo. If that money was left with the county council to assist in developing recycling facilities, it would be a positive step. The previous Minister – I will not blame the current Minister for this – imposed a levy of €25 on every tonne of waste dumped at a landfill site. This is then channelled into the national coffers. Surely this money should be left in the hands of local authorities to fund recycling programmes.