Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2017
457. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will extend the deferment of the application of the pay-by-weight refuse collection regime that was originally scheduled for commencement in July 2016; if he will intervene with a company (details supplied) that opted its customers into a form of pay-by-weight unless they opted out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29702/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been quite clear that I am not introducing mandatory per kilogramme pay by weight charging for Household Waste Collection. It my intention to introduce an incentivised pricing structure to encourage householders to reduce and segregate their waste in line with the waste hierarchy.
The charges applied by a waste management company are a matter between those companies and their customers subject to compliance with all applicable legislation, including contract and consumer legislation.
The matter being raised in relation to a particular company concerns the rules governing a contract between a household consumer and a service provider rather than an environmental issue and, therefore, as Minister, I have no role in the matter.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition and consumer protection law. Concerns in relation to consumer or competition issues should be reported to the CCPC.
