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Written Answers — Environment Fund: Environment Fund (26 Sep 2007)

John Gormley: ...2006 are being prepared at present. They will be lodged in the Oireachtas library once they have been audited by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Fund was established by the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001, to be managed and controlled by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. This ring fenced fund can only be used for activities that...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (12 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Race Against Waste campaign funded by my Department is an extended environmental awareness campaign to promote better waste management at home and in the workplace. The campaign, which was launched in November 2003, comprises a waste awareness media campaign and a communications strategy. The media campaign encourages people to prevent, reduce, reuse and recycle or compost their waste...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 Nov 2008)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government signalled the further development of waste and resource policy in the direction of sustainability and, in particular, to move away from mass burn incineration towards alternative technologies. Arising from a commitment in the Programme, a major international review of waste management strategy is now under way. This will inform the Government's approach to waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal (14 Dec 2016)

Denis Naughten: Waste Management planning, including infrastructure provision, is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act, 1996. I am precluded under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act, 1996 from the exercise of any power or control in relation to the performance by a local authority, in particular circumstances, of a statutory function vested in it under the...

Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)

John Gormley: The waste-to-energy plant proposed for the Poolbeg area is being promoted by Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four local authorities, and is provided for in the statutory Dublin regional waste management plan already adopted by the local authorities concerned in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act 1996. The project has received planning permission from An...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (10 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government commits to the development of a coherent national waste policy, adhering to the waste hierarchy, which will aim to minimise waste disposal in landfill and maximise recovery. In addition, Ireland must comply with strict limits under the Landfill Directive for the volumes of material which are landfilled. I published A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy...

Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2005)

Mary Coughlan: I am aware of the issues facing landscape gardeners relating to the disposal of waste material and the development of composting collection points. Waste management planning is primarily a matter for local authorities, including ensuring that recycling and recovery facilities, identified as being necessary in regional waste management plans, are provided. The obligation on local authorities...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 372 together. The Programme for Government contains a range of commitments in respect of waste management policy centred on the Government's continued support for the internationally recognised waste hierarchy which places major emphasis on the prevention, reuse and recycling of waste while minimising reliance on landfill and incineration. This...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (21 Mar 2017)

Denis Naughten: The Waste Management Act 1996and the Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004govern the process under which waste licences are applied for and maintained. Once granted, each waste licence defines the nature of environmentally acceptable activities that can take place at a waste facility, including the acceptable types of waste that can be received. This is done by the conditions of the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (30 Sep 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 to 487, inclusive, together. The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (as amended) came into operation on 1 June 2008 and replaced the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2001. The regulations provide for a system of permitting by local authorities of commercial waste collection activities and set out procedures for making...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Waste management services have traditionally been provided at a local level, with individual arrangements being locally determined and tailored to local circumstances. Under section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges is a matter for the relevant local authority, where it acts as the service provider. Similarly, where a private...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (30 Jun 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 411 together. I recognise that significant regulatory issues have emerged as waste management services have rapidly evolved in recent years, including through the rapid growth in, and consolidation of, the private waste management sector. The existing regulatory framework requires modernisation and I am currently giving consideration to the broad...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Sep 2017)

Denis Naughten: My role as Minister is to provide a comprehensive legislative and waste policy framework through which the relevant regulatory bodies, such as the local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency, operate. The waste collection system is subject to a number of regulatory controls, including the Waste Management Act, 1996 as amended and the Waste Management (Collection Permit)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The landfill levy is chargeable on waste presented for disposal at landfill facilities. It is intended, primarily, to act as an economic instrument to encourage more sustainable management of our waste by diverting it away from landfill, as our reliance on landfill as the primary waste treatment method is unsustainable. While there have been a number of increases to the levy in recent...

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage. (5 Feb 2003) See 5 other results from this debate

In Part 3 of the Bill, we are making a number of important amendments to the Waste Management Acts. Despite the obligation under the 1996 Act to make waste management plans, it was not until the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 was enacted that proposed regional waste management plans were finally adopted. The Act provided that the making of such plans would be an executive function and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (18 Sep 2019)

Richard Bruton: I have no legislative power to compel a private company to provide a service to specific properties. The obligations on local authorities in relation to collecting household waste are set out in section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended. In summary, it provides that each local authority shall collect, or arrange for the collection of, household waste within its functional...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (5 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management Acts it is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, generally acting in regional groupings, to prepare waste management plans which include the identification of necessary waste management facilities. Where such facilities are not being provided by the private sector a local authority, subject to public policy in regard to procurement, may seek to provide...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (31 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: Under the Waste Management Acts statutory responsibility for the granting of a waste permit rests with the local authority (or local authorities) concerned. The Minister has no function in this regard and my Department is not aware of the particular cases referred to in the Question. The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2001, which provide for a system of permitting by...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: ...Biodegradable Materials 25 July 2008 Submission on Green Paper on Local Government 1 May 2008 Copy of submission to Commission on Taxation 25 April 2008 Submission on Transfrontier Shipment of Waste 19 February 2008 Releasing Efficiencies to the Front Line 2008 Total Number: 7 2009 9 December 2009 Submission in relation to the Water Services Investment Programme Value for Money Study...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Jul 2010)

John Gormley: The programme for Government agreed in 2007 signalled a fundamental change of policy in relation to waste management. Reflecting the ambition of the Programme commitment, I have made it clear that I want to see a sustainable, resource-based approach to waste management. This will involve a shift in focus, from residual waste management options such as landfill and incineration, to...