Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households here that are availing of a wheelie bin service and the number of houses who are not availing of this service; his views on whether the cost of this service is prohibitive for many persons and resulting in a large number of households not availing of a wheelie bin service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34851/10]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Local authorities have statutory responsibility, under section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996, to collect, or arrange for the collection of, household waste within their functional areas. In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges is a matter for the relevant local authority. Similarly, where a private operator provides the collection service, it is a matter for that operator to determine charges. Consequently, the information sought is not held in my Department.