Waste Management
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-13
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

Deputy Murphy touched on the fact that performance of the system as delivered by the private sector speaks for itself. It is failing by any objective measure in terms of rates of recycling, coverage of brown bins, the perverse situation with side-by-side collections and the impact of that on efficiency and emissions. The system is failing. I commend the work of the working group set up by Dublin City Council. I know a number of other councillors, including those in Fingal County Council, have supported the call for re-municipalisation. We are getting mixed messages from Government in terms of the measures that are needed to make that happen. Could the Minister of State spell this out?

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Sitting date: 2023-12-13