Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 April 2024
121. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the regulatory oversight of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/24]
View answerThe Separate Collection (Deposit Return) Regulations 2024, S.I. No. 33 of 2024 set out the application and approval process for the appointment and functioning of an approved body to operate the Deposit Return Scheme. These requirements provide the framework for oversight of the proper functioning of the scheme and are further elaborated within the Approval document issued to the company. For example, Re-turn is obliged to deliver to me an Annual Report on the scheme in mid-summer. Since I approved Deposit Return Scheme Ireland (trading as Re-turn) as the DRS operator, I am receiving regular reports on the scheme's performance.
