Results 41-46 of 46 for waste management speaker:Micheál Martin
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Jul 2007)
Micheál Martin: ...Government business, in support of urban forests. The strategy does not however, contain specific requirements for Government Departments to offset carbon emissions from the use of State cars. The management of the fleet of State cars is, of course, the responsibility of the Garda SÃochána. My Department is adopting measures in line with the strategy to reduce its carbon emissions. The...
- Departmental Offices. (4 Jul 2007)
Micheál Martin: ...level of energy efficiency in its operations. It introduced a number of energy conservation measures last year following receipt of an environmental audit by the head lessee of the building. Waste recycling is standard practice in all Enterprise Ireland offices. The agency is taking a range of actions through a building management system that optimises heating and lighting control. The...
- Written Answers — Environmental Support Schemes: Environmental Support Schemes (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: ...that Enterprise Ireland (EI) operates two direct financial support schemes that help Irish SMEs to increase awareness of and promote eco-efficiency in their operations. These are the Environmental Management System (EMS) Support Scheme and the Environmentally Superior Products (ESP) Support Scheme. (1) The Environmental Management System (EMS) Support Scheme. This Scheme provides 50%...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (13 Dec 2006)
Micheál Martin: ...& Young System development and Organisation review project 36,000 Interact System Development of Dept Website 36,025 Progressive Systems Ent Ltd Progress database of Departmentââ¬TMs Financial Management System 13,400 Sword Ltd System Development for Patents Office 155,000 Philip Flynn and Dan J McAuley Enquiry under Section 38(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1990 78,816 National...
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (15 Nov 2006)
Micheál Martin: ...targets and timelines, for making the economy less reliant on imported fossil fuels by building our capacity in indigenous renewables. In relation to other costs such as telecommunications and waste, the forthcoming National Development Plan will play a significant role in investment in these sectors to address their competitive impact on enterprise. Regarding productivity, my Department's...
- Written Answers — Environmental Issues: Environmental Issues (6 Dec 2005)
Micheál Martin: ...fora to update business on environmental developments and address shared environmental problems on a regional or sectoral basis; financial incentives to assist companies in meeting environmental management systems standards to ISO 14001, and to develop more environmentally friendly products known as the environmentally superior products scheme; monitoring emissions to atmosphere and air...