Waste Management

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Ceisteanna (241)

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has plans to ensure access to domestic compost bins to people in rural areas (details supplied) who are unable to get them through their provider; if not, if there is a plan to compensate people who incur the additional cost of having to dispose of their compostable waste in general waste bins; if there is a timeline in place for when people in rural areas will be able to access brown bins as per the Waste Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30602/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in September 2020, contains a number of specific measures to support the expansion of the brown bin service to all households in the State including making the provision of an organic waste bin mandatory as part of a waste collection service for all households. Officials have commenced the process of engaging with the key stakeholders, including the waste collection industry, to  implement this measure in as short a time frame as possible while ensuring that the national rollout of organic bins is consistent with other measures in the Plan.

Question No. 242 answered with Question No. 198.