Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to move towards a county-wide franchising system for waste collection rather than the current system which allows for competition between private waste collectors; the rationale behind such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30954/11]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding the waste market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31272/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 373 together.

The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service. A public consultation on the issues involved, designed to inform the policy development process, concluded in September 2011. All of the responses received, including those from the range of players within the waste industry and for the consumers of waste services, are being examined and I intend to bring policy proposals to Government before the end of the year.