Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Waste Disposal Charges
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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993. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 5 July 2017, the reason for his determination that €75 would cover the cost of disposing 650 kg of waste under the new waste system in view of the fact that he has repeatedly emphasised that the Government plays no role in setting prices within the waste collection sector. [33574/17]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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The charges applied by waste management companies are matters for those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract and consumer legislation.
Waste collection prices vary across the country and between service providers. Therefore, estimating the approximate cost of collecting 650 kg of waste is extremely challenging which is why the disposal estimate is used.
The figure of €75 represents the estimated cost of disposing of 650 kg of waste over the course of a year, based on landfill and incineration gate fees.
I am establishing a pricing monitoring function that will provide monthly reports on pricing developments and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will also be asked to report on the operation of the household waste collection market in order to inform the future development of national waste management policy before year end.
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