Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has enforced new weight limits on waste bin collections, or if these increases are being put in place independently by the waste providers. [8923/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Charges, including weight limits, applied by waste collection companies are matters for those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, including contract, competition and consumer legislation. I have no role as Minister in relation to pricing in a competitive market.

Waste Management is a statutory executive function of individual local authorities. Private waste collectors operate under a waste collection permit issued by the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO). These permits include a requirement that waste collection charging systems should incentivise customers to source segregate their waste, therefore the fees charged for the collection of the brown bin or mixed dry recyclables bin should be lower than the fees for the collection of the residual general waste bin.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to consider introducing assistance with bin charges for families with young children using nappies or adults who are dependant on incontinence pads. [8922/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has engaged with relevant public bodies and representative organisations with respect to the waste disposal costs for incontinence wear.

The National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO) has commissioned an ongoing study on incentivised charging structures in the waste collection market. This study will also consider mechanisms for supports in relation to households disposing of medical incontinence products based on international practice.

There are no plans for additional financial supports for families with young children using nappies.