Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail)

Does the Minister agree that he is giving people an incentive to dump waste in rural areas because they will not be able to afford to bring it to landfill sites? There is already a major problem in respect of people dumping rubbish illegally throughout the country. What is proposed will only encourage an increase in such behaviour. That must be borne in mind in the context of the increases proposed. There are no proposals in the Bill regarding an increase in the fines imposed on people caught dumping rubbish illegally. Perhaps we should invest more money in order that it might be possible to deploy litter wardens in black spots where rubbish is dumped illegally.