Results 1-20 of 110 for waste management speaker:Alan Kelly

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 to 517, inclusive, together. The Dublin Waste to Energy (DWTE) Project is part of the implementation of the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan and development of the facility is an objective of the existing regional waste management plan for the Dublin region. In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act 1996, the preparation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (11 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: 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 appropriate, and governed by the Waste Management (Facility Permit & Registration) Regulations 2007 or the Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004, as appropriate. Environmental standards in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (2 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 547 together. Under Section 33 o f the Waste Management Act 1996, a local authority is required to collect, or arrange for the collection of waste within its functional area . Almost all local authorities have now exited the waste collection market. Collection of waste by a private operatoris subject to compliance with applicable environmental and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (9 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under Section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996, a local authority is required to collect, or arrange for the collection of waste within its functional area. Almost all local authorities have now exited the waste collection market. Collection of waste by a private operator is subject to compliance with applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, primarily the Waste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: In 2001 , the Oireachtas considered and approved an amendment to Section 22 of the Waste Management Act 1996 to provide that the making of a waste management plan should become an executive function of the relevant local authority. The amendment was seen as necessary to ensure the timely adoption and implementation of waste management plans, required under both national and EU legislation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: 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 (as amended) imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste, under which a person may not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (14 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: Government waste policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in the EU’s Waste Framework Directive, which places the prevention of waste at the pinnacle of the hierarchy. A number of specific measures have been, and will continue to be, introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated in the State and to increase the segregation of waste which cannot be prevented, in line...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 and their enforcement is the responsibility of local authorities. A waste collector must also comply with any waste collection bye-laws which are in force within a local authority’s functional area as well as with all other relevant legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Apr 2015)

Alan Kelly: The collection of waste by waste collectors is subject to compliance with applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, primarily the Waste Management Act 1996 and conditions attached to each waste collector’s collection permit issued under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007. Waste collection in individual local authority areas may also be subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I presume the Question is referring to the issue of waste collection permits required to be held by all waste collectors. Waste collection in Ireland is subject to compliance with applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, primarily the Waste Management Act 1996 and conditions attached to each waste collector’s collection permit issued under the Waste Management...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Waste collection is subject to compliance with applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, primarily the Waste Management Acts 1996 – 2013, and conditions attached to each waste collector’s collection permit issued under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007. Waste collection in individual local authority areas may also be subject to local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: ...material is used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes to provide clinical information on both the function and structure of tissues and organs in the body and in the treatment of cancer. Waste may be produced during these procedures where minute traces of radioactive material contaminates gloves, tissue paper, syringes, glass vials or tissue samples removed from patients. This material...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (6 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: Government waste policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in the EU’s Waste Framework Directive. A number of specific measures have been, and will continue to be, introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated in the State and to increase the segregation of waste which cannot be prevented, in line with Government policy. The introduction of pay-by- weight (PBW)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (26 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, as amended, require a waste collector to weigh household waste and charge on a per kilogramme pay by weight basis. A service fee may also be charged. In the case of multi-unit complexes, such as apartment blocks who share bins, such fees will be charged to the management company or person who arranges for the collection of the waste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Dublin Waste to Energy Project is a Public Private Partnership between Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities, and Covanta. In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Acts, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including in respect of infrastructure provision, is the statutory responsibility of the local authority or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (1 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: A Resource Opportunity, which sets out our national waste management policy,contains a commitment to complete a review of the respective regulatory and enforcement roles of the Environment Protection Agency and local authorities. A Review Group, established for that purpose in 2013 and comprising representatives from local authorities, the regional waste management offices, the Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Farm Waste Management (3 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The spreading of sewage sludge is subject to a range of regulatory controls under waste management, water protection, planning and other applicable legislation. Persons seeking to spread sewage sludge are required, inter alia, under waste management legislation to: - ensure that sludge is not used except in accordance with a nutrient management plan in line with the Waste Management (Use of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (4 May 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...from both local authority treatment plants and septic tank systems must be carried out in accordance with relevant environmental and other applicable legislation, including the provisions of the Waste Management (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations 1998, as amended, and the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2014. In brief,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996 precludes me 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 under the Act.  Waste collection is the statutory responsibility of local authorities, in this case, Dublin City Council. Under section 33 of the Waste Management Act 1996...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (5 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227, 228 and 230 to 232, inclusive, together. Ireland has met, or is on course to meet, all of its main targets under the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive, the Batteries Directive, the WEEE Directive, and the Packaging Directive. Moreover, the National Waste Report 2012, which sets out the latest annual data and which is available on the...