A Donegal Senator says the Seanad has the power to scrap the new “Pay by Weight” waste charging regieme.
After some waste companies indicated standing charges could increase by as much as 200% in some cases, Sinn Féin is to move a motion in the Seanad next Wednesday seeking to prevent that from happening.
The Government has threatened bin collection companies with fresh regulations.
However Senator Padraig McLochlainn says if the Government don’t stop the system entirely, the motion will be put forward and is expected to be passed…………
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