James Bannon (Fine Gael)

This is having a detrimental impact on the environment, tidy towns committees and development associations. The Minister of State can shake his head but the numbers have been reduced by a further 5,000 in recent weeks.

We must take responsibility for our environment and ensure it is handed on to future generations intact and in an enhanced form. There has been a lot of talk and legislation but little action and I plead with the Minister and the Minister of State to act on waste management.