Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I second the motion Senator Ó Clochartaigh spoke about in regard to bin charges. I appeal to everyone in the Chamber to read the motion. There is nothing here that anyone could object to. We are simply asking that what the Minister told us was the situation would in fact be the situation. It is very clear that there are several issues connected with bin charges. I too have heard of companies which are moving the goal posts as we speak, and from 1 July will increase charges. According to the report in thejournal.ie yesterday, one of the biggest companies, Greyhound, has declared that it will move to new charges unless the customers write in and request it not to. That is not how the situation was explained to us last week. This is a major problem that will affect tens of thousands of people across the country. We have the opportunity and the duty to look into this. There is nothing in the motion that any of us could object to.

I commend Senator Daly’s comments on Ibrahim Halawa. It is extremely important that we address this issue.