Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in any plans he has to introduce a bin waiver scheme. [2889/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Government's new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. Among the measures included in the policy is the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to report to Government with options to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income households. The working group, which comprises representatives of my Department and the Departments of Social Protection; Public Expenditure and Reform; Finance; and the Tánaiste's Office, submitted its first report to Government on 11 December 2012.  Government considered the report and the working group is to continue to examine the design and implementation of measures to address the issue and will provide a further report to Government by 31 March 2013.