Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the exclusion of glass bottles in the recently announced deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60562/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The separate collection and recycling of glass bottles is a model well established in Ireland with recycling rates already above EU targets. The regulations that underpin our Deposit and Return Scheme provide that other materials, such as glass, may be considered for inclusion in the DRS, if necessary, when the scheme is fully established.