Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1026: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is an obligation on local authorities to provide a waiver towards refuse service charges to people on low incomes, irrespective of whether their refuse collection is private or public service. [14901/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Waste management services have traditionally been provided at a local level, with individual arrangements being locally determined and tailored to local circumstances. The present legal framework, as determined by the Oireachtas, reflects this. In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges, and any associated waiver scheme, is a matter for the relevant local authority, where it acts as the service provider. Similarly, where a private operator provides the collection service, it is a matter for that operator to determine charges.