Worry over cost of disposing disabled son’s nappies

Gerry O’Brien, who is father to a 30-year-old man with severe cerebral palsy, has raised concerns over the cost of disposing of his son’s 30 nappies a week when the pay-by-weight regulations come in on July 1.

Refuse companies around the country will implement the pay-by-weight rules from the beginning of next month.

The Government sets out a minimum fee for a black bin (residual waste) of 11c per kilo, 6c per kilo for a brown bin (organic waste) and 0c for a green bin (recyclable waste).