Politicians not charged deposit on bottles and cans in Leinster House

Politicians are not yet being charged a “deposit” on bottles and cans being sold in Leinster House , despite the public forking out 15c to 25c extra on drinks for the last five weeks. The Oireachtas confirmed to the Irish Mirror that it will not be installing a reverse vending machine on its campus and has been granted a “take back” exemption from Re-Turn Ireland.

However, Ossian Smyth, the Green Party Minister in charge of the scheme, told the Irish Mirror that politicians and Leinster House need to “lead by example” and we would like to see a machine installed. READ MORE: Former RTE DG Dee Forbes 'unfit' to provide evidence to Oireachtas Committee via letter or video The Deposit Return Scheme was introduced on February 1. It has seen a deposit between 15c and 25c placed on containers, depending on their size. In a statement to the Irish Mirror, the Oireachtas confirmed that they are yet to start charging deposits on products. This is despite the fact that some of the bottles and cans for sale have the return log

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