Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for restructuring the waste market; the evaluation he has done on the benefits of side-by-side competition as opposed to franchise bidding; the scientific, economic and environmental evidence in support of this restructuring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32747/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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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. This system of market structuring is known as franchise bidding. A Regulatory Impact Assessment is currently underway, the purpose of which is to evaluate options for the regulation of household waste collection markets, including both the current system of side-by-side competition and franchise bidding. The assessment is being informed by the outcomes of the recent public consultation process. I intend to bring policy proposals to Government before the end of the year.