Results 1-20 of 136 for waste management speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (8 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste, and their enforcement, are the responsibility of local authorities and are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 as amended by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. The treatment and management of waste material is subject to a registration and permitting system by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (30 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: On 26 June 2012, I signed the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012 which set out performance standards for on-site treatment systems, including requirements regarding the maintenance and de-sludging of such systems. With limited exceptions, they must be de-sludged by a permitted contractor. The regulations currently in force which are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (6 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011, which transposed the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) into Irish law, there is a requirement to evaluate existing waste management plans by 31 December 2012 and, consequent to such an evaluation, to revise plans as appropriate. The Waste Framework Directive requires waste management plans to set out “an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (22 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste, and their enforcement, are the responsibility of local authorities and are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007. The treatment and management of waste material is subject to a registration and permitting system by local authorities or licensing by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (16 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: ...arrangement, schools have been charged for water services on a full cost recovery and volumetric basis since 1 January 2010. There are no plans to revise this arrangement. The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. While the policy does not contain specific measures in relation to the management of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Phil Hogan: Charges applied by waste management companies are a matter between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental a nd other relevant legislation, particularly the conditions attached to each waste collection permit issued under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 as amended. The Government’s national waste policy,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Yield (16 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 742, 780 and 781 together. 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...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 to 493, inclusive, together. 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. I am prioritising this commitment, as I am anxious to provide early regulatory certainty, in the form of both policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I published A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland in July 20112, on an express commitment of the Programme for Government. This brings much needed policy certainty to the waste sector, and will facilitate planning and investment decisions. The domestic waste collection industry is already regulated under existing waste management legislation and in particular, by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: The primary responsibility for the management of any waste, including costs for removal or disposal, lies with the holder of the waste, i.e. the natural or legal person in possession of the waste, or the producer of the waste. The Waste Management Act 1996 imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste. A person may not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste in a manner that causes...

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 — 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...

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 — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Asbestos Remediation Programme (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The primary responsibility for the management of any waste, including costs for removal or disposal, lies with the holder of the waste, i.e. the natural or legal person in possession of the waste, or the producer of the waste. The Waste Management Act 1996 imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste, under which a person may not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste in a manner...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Government's waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in July 2012, provides a comprehensive framework of measures to enable Ireland become a recycling society, with a clear focus on resource efficiency and the virtual elimination of landfilling of municipal waste.  The policy contains measures to ensure that prevention, reuse, recycling...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (4 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in July 2012, sets out the actions through which Ireland will make the further progress necessary to become a recycling society, with a clear focus on resource efficiency and the virtual elimination of landfilling of municipal waste.  The policy contains measures to ensure...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996, local authorities are not required to collect, or arrange for the collection, of household waste within their functional areas, if an adequate waste collection service is available, if the estimated costs of undertaking waste collection by the local authority would be unreasonably high, or if the local authority is satisfied that adequate...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: ...the years 2008 and 2009 are available in the Fund's audited Annual Accounts. These are available from the Oireachtas library and on my Department's website at http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Waste/EnvironmentFund/. The 2010 and 2011 Annual Accounts will be published in due course after they have been audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. However, provisional figures (on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: A waste collector must comply with the conditions attached to their waste collection permit, issued under the Waste Management (Collection Permit ) Regulations 2007, as amended, which set out the environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste. Waste collection in individual local authority areas may also be subject to local bye-laws. The charges applied by waste management...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: ..., I am sure they asked for it. I am sure they had all the information they needed to make their decision. I agree with the Senator that it was not acceptable for councillors' powers regarding waste management plans to be taken away by former Minister Martin Cullen. It was done because councillors would not take responsibility. One can give power to people, but they must accept...