The Government has deferred legislation on pay-by-weight for waste management. It is clear that waste management companies were abusing the proposed legislation and using it to jack up prices by including a standard charge on all bins, as well as a pay-by-weight charge. It is also clear that certain companies are now giving the Government the two fingers and are beginning to charge for black bins over a certain weight in spite of the agreement in place. The only way to have an environmentally sound and fair waste system is to put waste management back into the hands of the local authorities. Would the Taoiseach consider this when he is reviewing his promised legislation on waste management and when will that review happen?

I will advise Deputy Ellis of what is the current situation on this issue. This has not come before Cabinet in the recent past. I will revert to the Deputy.