Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of take-back exemptions, by category type, that have been granted in the context of the deposit return scheme. [22715/24]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Under the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Regulations, some retailers may avail of an exemption to provide a take-back service, provided certain conditions are met. Retailers with a store size of less than 250m², as well as those operating vending machines or online sales, food-to-go and hospitality establishments may apply to Re-Turn, the DRS operator, for an exemption.

To date, 7,685 retail premises have availed of a take-back exemption. The table below provides details of those exemptions by category of retail.