Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the delay in the implementation of a producer responsibility scheme for the newspaper and magazine sector, in view of the fact that it was the view of his Department, as far back as 2001, that systems were available for such an implementation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5341/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

My Department has been in discussion with the newsprint industry with a view to developing a producer responsibility initiative, PRI, for the recovery and recycling of newspapers and magazines. A joint industry taskforce, comprising the Regional Newspapers Association of Ireland, RNAI, Irish Retail Newsagents Association, IRNA, Newspread and Eason Wholesale Limited, and co-ordinated by National Newspapers of Ireland, NNI, was established and has been engaged in negotiations with the Department. The current position is that a proposal from industry for a producer responsibility initiative in regard to post consumer newsprint waste is being examined by my Department.