Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with Re-turn since taking up his Ministerial role; when these meetings took place; the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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As Minister of State with special responsibility for the Circular Economy at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, I have pursued active engagement with a broad range of stakeholders across my portfolio since taking office.

On 26 March 2025, I met with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Re-turn, the company which holds an approval under the Deposit Return Scheme regulations to establish and operate deposit return in Ireland. At this meeting, the company gave me an overview of Re-turn’s first 12 months in operation. The company described the nature and extent of its operations across the country and highlighted the emerging possibility for a first bottle-to-bottle recycling plant on the island. Since that meeting, Re-turn has published its annual report for 2024 which can be found at this link: .

I understand that Minister O'Brien also met with the CEO of Re-turn on 23 May, when a general discussion took place regarding the Scheme's progress to date and future development plans.