Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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No tax has been or will be collected on plastic bottles or aluminium cans under the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Data relating to the fully-refundable deposits paid is being provided by producers and retailers to Re-Turn in respect of each month. This is a new obligation on producers and retailers and requires some time for collation and verification by Re-Turn.

To date, over 105m beverage containers have been returned by the Irish public under the DRS. The total value of deposits returned to the public in this period amounts to over €18m.

Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21184/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Since the Deposit Return Scheme went live on 1 February, 90m containers have been returned and €16m has been refunded to consumers in deposits. Daily return rates regularly exceed 2m containers and this rate is expected to rise in the coming months.