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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (25 Apr 2023)

Barry Cowen: ...of course, is to deal with those impacted and their families. I am aware of the discussions that have taken place and that are ongoing on opportunities for redeployment, a rewetting programme, the waste management unit, renewable energy projects and the retraining that may take place under just transition in conjunction with Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board and the university...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Apr 2023)

Brendan Griffin: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made under the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy to extend brown bin collections to all parts of rural Ireland; and the timelines he envisages for the roll-out of same. [18990/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Bríd Smith: ...not because we are miserable and do not want to pay our way in society, but because we predicted at the time, quite rightly, that it would be a disaster, that it would lead to the privatisation of waste collection services up and down the country, and that this privatisation would in turn be a disaster for workers, for the environment and for the communities which these services are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...70,756 Fitzsimons Consulting Deliver a female rural entrepreneurs programme under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund (known as ACORNS) 244,094 Pollution & Waste Services Oil Spill Response Plans - (Consultancies) 11,066 Briggs Environmental Services Oil Spill Contingency Plan - (Consultancies)...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...well what this entails. An awful lot of it is common sense. In schools in recent years there has been so much pressure on staff and on principals in particular. There have been worries with managing staff, parents and kids and they have had an awful lot on their plates. This is one other element where they would have genuine concerns if something happened. If we are getting to a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (19 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...we come from, how we operate and what the current challenges are. I will go back to the beginning. In the 1990s it was quite obvious that Irish farmers had a problem, which was a new plastic waste stream they had to manage. Despite their best efforts it was difficult for them to manage it in a responsible way and that a solution was needed. In the late 1990s, the key stakeholders,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (19 Apr 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Matt Carthy: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 2 March 2023, whether the Local Government Management Agency has yet submitted draft codes of practice for the purpose of setting standards for the operation of CCTV and other mobile recording devices in order to deter environmental pollution and to facilitate the prevention,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (19 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Salmon management is aligned with scientific advice. In that regard, the primary determinant of facilitating fishing is the availability of a harvestable surplus above the individual river’s conservation limit, which is the number of adult spawning fish required to maintain a viable population as scientifically established. On the general matter of these conservation requirements,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

...the committee for this invitation. I have served as chairperson of Shannon Foynes Port Company for the past five years. I am married with four children, and have worked for 35 years in general management and finance. I am a chartered accountant, having trained with KPMG. I am a chartered director and hold a BComm degree from University College Cork, UCC and a master of business...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide clarity and a timeframe with respect to when the issue of stabilised residual waste fines, which are going to landfill levy-free, will be dealt with; when the working group which has been tasked with examining the impact of the landfill levy exemption for stabilised waste will report on their findings; and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...regulatory provisions in relation to metering and billing for district heating and units of multi-apartment or multipurpose buildings where such units are supplied from a central source. The use of waste heat in district heating is provided for by SI 534 of 2022, under Regulations introduced by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. My Department is currently liaising...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (18 Apr 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any consideration has been given to implementing a deposit return scheme for single-use paper items, similar to the trial being conducted for plastic containers; the evidence used to inform his deliberations on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...and continues to support businesses as they recover from the impacts of the pandemic and the current energy crisis. The scheme was automatically available to businesses and individuals that are managed by Revenue’s Business and Personal Divisions. Revenue’s Business Division manages enterprises with an annual turnover less than €3 million, which accounts for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is currently preparing Ireland’s third-cycle River Basin Management Plan, which will be a strategic government plan that will outline the national policies and high-level goals that will protect and restore our natural waters. The aim of the next plan is the identification and implementation of the “right measure in the right place”, with targeted measures...

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: ...cover the cost of a sheer. This was once a very valuable commodity from which farmers derived an income. That is an income that has been taken away from them. Wool is now considered - unbelievably - to be virtually a waste product; something to be disposed of. This does not have to be the case. As the Minister will know, Sinn Féin proposed an emergency package for the wool sector...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 Mar 2023)

Alan Farrell: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure wholesalers and retailers who sell fruit and vegetables in plastic packaging do so in an environmentally friendly manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15854/23]

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Mattie McGrath: ...debate. We are all worried about the future of education. I have children and grandchildren in all strands of education, from naoíra to third level. Funding will be a problem. There is a lot of waste. I have been involved in many school projects and have been on boards of management. When an ASD unit costs upwards of €1 million there is something wrong. It is too much...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Departmental Properties (29 Mar 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 to 22, inclusive, together. The Department's 2022 resource-efficiency action plan sets out a range of actions to improve the management of energy, water, material and waste resources within the Department and to increase sustainability awareness among staff. It also includes measures on levels of energy and water usage and waste produced by the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (29 Mar 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ..., Climate and Communications received correspondence in 2020 from the DPC outlining concerns over the legal basis for the use of CCTV. On foot of these concerns a commitment was given in Ireland's waste action plan for a circular economy to data-proof all waste enforcement legislation to ensure all available and emerging audiovisual recording equipment, including CCTV, can be utilised....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (28 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Government has reached a decision on the European Commission packaging and packaging waste regulation proposal; the evidence being used to inform the deliberation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15059/23]