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Environmental Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Questions (73)

Gerald Nash

Question:

73. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated yield from a 10 or 25 cent levy on every plastic bottle sold in Ireland, a 10 or 25 cent levy on every fruit and vegetable sold in plastic and a 10 or 25 cent levy on disposable takeaway containers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/21]

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The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in September 2020, outlines a range of measures that will be implemented over a five year period to address the environmental threat arising from plastic, particularly single use plastics. These include a ban on a range of single use plastic products which has been in place since 3rd July 2021 and the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles in Q3 2022.

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