David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Boyhan for giving me part of his time. I welcome the Minister to the House and wish him well in his new job. I wish to say in preface that, as I said on the Order of Business yesterday, the biggest mistake of all was privatisation. It is complete and utter nonsense. The waste business should be controlled by the city authorities. There is no reason for it to be hired out to these peculiar and rather squalid operations. I remember them operating like the Mafia, burning out competitor lorries and so on. It is absolutely disgraceful.