Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a waiver available for disposal of incontinence pads for adults with disabilities due to the changes in refuse charges which are not pay-by-weight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47771/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department is continuing the work of developing a mechanism to provide a €75 support for vulnerable persons with a condition such as lifelong or long-term medical incontinence to help meet the average annual cost of disposing of their domestic waste. I am informed that this process has taken longer than envisaged, due to a number of issues, including data protection issues that have arisen since the introduction of GDPR.  However, I can assure the Deputy that I am committed to introducing an annual support as soon as practically possible in conjunction with relevant agencies and stakeholders.