Trevor Sargent
Question:127 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment when he intends to implement the regulation under part 3 of the Waste Management Bill, 1995, wherein he has the power to introduce regulations to provide waste prevention and impose a charge for bags at retail outlets; and his views on the amount that should be charged per bag in order to deter people from continuing to use excessive numbers of bags. [8788/96]