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class="MsoNormal">The Cabinet meets today for the last time before the summer break.

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class="MsoNormal">A number of items are on the agenda including a new national waste policy and a review of a report on the state of child protection in Ireland.

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class="MsoNormal">As this is the last Cabinet meeting before the Autumn term Ministers will discuss a number of items on a busy agenda.

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class="MsoNormal">They will consider changes to the Freedom of Information Act.

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class="MsoNormal">Proposals to abolish a number of town councils will also be discussed as will a new national waste policy from the Environment Minister.

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class="MsoNormal">Phil Hogan is expected to recommend that private waste collectors continue to be allowed to operate freely in the market contrary to commitments made in the Programme for Government.

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class="MsoNormal">And the Cabinet will later get a chance to review the 5th Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection.

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class="MsoNormal">The report by Mr. Geoffrey Shannon has already been circulated to a number of government departments over recent months for their observations.

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class="MsoNormal">Taoiseach Enda Kenny says the break is a welcome one after a busy term.

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