Tánaiste calls on Greyhound to 'exercise some flexibility'

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has today called for Greyhound Recycling & Recovery to show more flexibility in a dispute with householders in Dublin.

The company, which now operates the waste collection service for Dublin City Council, is refusing to collect waste from an estimated 18,000 households.

Greyhound said that these households have not paid the minimum charge.

Minister Gilmore today told the Dáil that a change of approach is needed by the company.

"I think there does need to be a sensible approach taken here," said the T

"There is a transition from the Dublin City Council to a private company for the collection of waste.

"Those kind of transitions always are difficult and have problems associated with them, and I think that in particular, the company involved in this particular situation, I think, does need to exercise some flexibility."