Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

We hereby request that the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (the Department) furnish us with all Records (as defined in the Act) passing between it and Ernst & Young, Philip Lee LLP and RPS Group, and each of those service providers amongst each other, that contains information referencing or relating to (i) the terms of reference of their respective engagement into a review of the structure and operation of the household waste collection market in Ireland; and (ii) the preparation of the public consultation questionnaire on the feasibility of transitioning Ireland's waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system between 1 January 2024 and the date of this request.