Results 61-80 of 396 for waste management speaker:Phil Hogan

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...development, (ii) the location of retail development, (iii) the location of housing, (iv) the provision of transportation, including public transportation, water services, energy and communications networks and waste management facilities, (v) the provision of educational, healthcare, sports and community facilities, (vi) the preservation and protection of the environment and its...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: An inter-departmental working group was established under A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, which I published in July 2012, to report to Government with options to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income households. The Working Group, which comprises representatives of my Department and the Departments of Social Protection; Public Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Asbestos Remediation Funding (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...to Asbestos ) Regulations 2006, which are enforced by the Health and Safety Authority. The Authority comes under the remit of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Insofar as the management of asbestos as a waste is concerned, the Waste Management Acts 1996-2007 prohibit any person from holding, transporting, recovering or disposing of waste in a manner which causes or is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation, including the issuing of licences, are a matter for the appropriate regulatory authority and should therefore be pursued with the Environmental Protection Agency or the relevant local authority, as appropriate. Under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996, as Minister, I am precluded from exercising any power or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (27 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: As set out in the Government ’s policy on waste, A Resource Opportunity, an effective system of household waste collection is critical to the economy and the well-being of society. I will shortly be publishing a consultation document on the regulation of household waste collection to guide the development of a new regulatory regime to strengthen and improve the regulation of household...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the existing Producer Responsibility Agreements as well as the forthcoming challenges that are expected to arise in the management of various waste streams. The findings and recommendations from the review will form the basis for the development of robust producer responsibility initiatives that will enable Ireland...

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 — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (5 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...has published Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) relating to the following: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011 Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 Waste Management (Household Food Waste Collection) Regulations 2011 European Union (Stage II Petrol Vapour Recovery During Refuelling of Motor Vehicles at Service Stations) Regulations 2011 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Expenditure (23 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Overall Exchequer capital and current funding for environmental and waste management programmes is being increased by 19% from €29.25m in 2013 to €34.67m in 2014. In terms of how this funding will be used, a full breakdown of the multi-annual capital investment framework provided for under Budget 2014, by ministerial Group, is set out in the Expenditure Report for 2014. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Compliance Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...of the European Union has delivered judgment in areas for which my Department has responsibility and which involve capital works. These cases relate to implementation of Directives on urban wastewater treatment and waste management. Water and wastewater schemes and contracts included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013, which are being promoted to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (23 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: In June 2012, as part of a commitment in the Programme for Government to examine the introduction of a levy on packaging in conjunction with a waste reduction programme, I initiated a root and branch review of all aspects of the Producer Responsibility Initiative model in Ireland. The aim of the review was to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the...

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: Waste Management Inspections (16 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: The facility in question operates under waste licence granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I have no role in relation to the monitoring and enforcement of conditions attaching to waste licences. These are matters for the EPA and I am precluded from exercising any power in relation to the performance by the EPA of its licensing functions in specific cases under the Waste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (15 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Enforcement action against illegal waste activity is a matter for the local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). My role, as M inister, is to provide the legislative and policy framework under which both local authority and EPA enforcement action against illegal dumping is initiated. My Department also provides financial...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (15 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: In June 2012, as part of a commitment in the Programme for Government to examine the introduction of a levy on packaging in conjunction with a waste reduction programme, I initiated a root and branch review of all aspects of the Producer Responsibility Initiative model in Ireland. The aim of the review is to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Laundering (15 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...reimbursed to both Cavan and Offaly County Councils. I believe that a complete solution to this problem must necessarily involve more effective and co-ordinated enforcement of the law from both a revenue and waste management perspective. In that context, my Department continues to liaise with representatives of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the local authorities concerned and...

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 Management Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Phil Hogan: In June 2012, as part of a commitment in the Programme for Government to examine the introduction of a levy on packaging in conjunction with a waste reduction programme, I initiated a root and branch review of all aspects of the Producer Responsibility Initiative model in Ireland. The aim of the review is to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the...

Topical Issue Debate: National Policy on Graffiti (19 Sep 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...graffiti vandalism. The programme for Government 2011 included a commitment to establish a website to assist residents with the reporting of problems with street lighting, drainage, graffiti, waste collection and road and path maintenance in neighbourhoods, with a guarantee that local officials would respond within two working days. The scheme was piloted by South Dublin County Council....