Waste Management
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-17
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Matt Carthy (SF), Cavan-Monaghan

The reason I ask this question is that I believe there is a need for a hands-on approach to one particular issue. I do not know if it is the same across the board but in many rural counties we have seen a pattern of behaviour where large multinational waste collection companies decide to come into a county. In the first instance, they try to purchase all the local waste collection services. Where that does not happen, what appear to me to be very aggressive marketing strategies are employed. This can sometimes involve multiple representatives calling to doors and leaflets such as those I have here with me offering knock-down discount prices. The fear is that this is an attempt to monopolise the system outside of the regulations. Is the Minister of State aware of this practice and is he planning to take any action in response?

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Sitting date: 2026-09-17