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Coveney likened to legendary King Canute on appeal to waste companies

Jimmy DIgnam, People, Policy, waste management

Coveney likened to legendary King Canute on appeal to waste companies

Jimmy Dignam The Minister for Environment, Housing, Planning and Local Government Simon Coveney has been likened to the legendary King Canute trying to hold back the tide if he expects waste companies to voluntarily agree not to use the new pay-by-weight system as an excuse to rip off customers. The comparison was made [...]

admin2019-05-19T10:00:45+00:00June 20th, 2016|

Workers’ Party call for re-municipalisation of refuse collection service

The Workers’ Party have said that if Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney is serious about tackling the cartel that now controls domestic waste collection then he should re-municipalise the service and scrap refuse charges. Cllr. Ted Tynan Cork based Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan, who was jailed for opposition [...]

admin2019-05-19T10:00:45+00:00June 19th, 2016|