Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the Competition Authority to examine the role of local authorities as both waste service provider and regulator for all providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25856/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Competition Authority has already examined the issue of waste collection and regulation in Ireland in the context of responding to the Consultation Paper of 3rd August 2006 "Regulation of the Waste Management Sector" issued by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Authority's submission is available on its website at www.tca.ie.