Results 101-120 of 396 for waste management speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (4 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Poolbeg Project is a Public Private Partnership between Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities in the context of their statutory regional waste management plan, and its private partner, Dublin Waste to Energy Ltd. In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act 1996 , the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (2 Jul 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 and other relevant legislation, particularly the conditions attached to each waste collection permit issued under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 as amended. An interdepartmental working group was...

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

Phil Hogan: A Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) published by my Department in July 2012 considered the introduction of franchise bidding by local authorities for household waste collection. This approach has been adopted in other EU Member States , whereby a local authority or group of authorities invite tenders from private operators to bid for the exclusive right to collect waste or certain streams of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. €25,557 €12,181 €10,174 €1,588 Pembroke Communications Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. €4,560 Fehilly Timoney & Company Bulky Waste Reuse Best Practice - Feasibility Study. €41,514 Methanogen Crop Demo Trials to demonstrate the use of composted...

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

Phil Hogan: Issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation are a matter for the appropriate regulatory authority and should therefore be pursued with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the relevant local authority, as appropriate. The Office of Environmental Enforcement within the EPA has a mandate to deliver enhanced environmental compliance both through enforcement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (14 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...Energy and Climate Change outlining concerns about potential environmental impacts in Ireland and in the Irish Sea. The key issues of concern include the assessments by the UK of effects on the environment, management of radioactive waste, and the rationale underpinning the proposed justification decision for new nuclear facilities. This engagement at ministerial level has been supported...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (14 May 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. I anticipate that the findings and recommendations from the review will form the basis for the development of robust producer responsibility initiatives that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (9 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste requires Member States to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 23 August 2013. Ireland has been dealing with the issue of radioactive waste for some...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Issues (9 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...committed to introducing postcodes across the State. The implementation of a national postcode system is a complex and detailed process. Consequently the procurement process to select a postcode management licence holder to implement a National Postcode System is ongoing. It is expected that the matter will be put to final tender in the very near future. The final decision to proceed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (8 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...low levels of exposure to the Irish population. The 2011 report indicated that the dominant sources of dioxin emissions in Ireland are from non-industrial activities , which in relation to waste would comprise the open burning of waste , also known as backyard burning. Considerable efforts have been made in recent times to address the issue . In general terms, any burning of waste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (7 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Under section 32(1A)(a) of the Waste Management Act 1996, it is the responsibility of the original waste producer or other waste holder to have waste collected, or to make appropriate arrangements for treatment, in accordance with the waste hierarchy. In addition, section 35 of the 1996 Act provides that a local authority may make bye-laws requiring a holder of household waste to present...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (2 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Matters relating to the transfer of waste collection services by local authorities to private operators are in the first instance for the local authorities concerned. My Department's role is to provide a comprehensive legislative and waste policy framework through which the relevant regulatory bodies, such as local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency, operate. In this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Management Costs Issues (2 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: I assume that the question refers to the Environmental Management Costs (EMCs) that consumers have paid to producers when purchasing certain electrical items since the introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations in Ireland; these EMCs were discontinued finally in February 2013. This system of EMCs was put in place to provide funds for the recovery and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (30 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Enforcement action against illegal waste activity is a matter for the local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and my Department does not compile statistics in relation to fines imposed. For the years 2009 to 2011, such statistics are publicly accessible through the Local Government Management Agency's series of annual...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Fines (24 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...offence may also be required by the court to pay the local authority’s costs and expenses in investigating the offence and bringing the prosecution. Penalties for more serious dumping offences provided for under the Waste Management Acts are also substantial. Persons who are found to be responsible for, or involved in, the unauthorised disposal of waste are liable to a maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...of a litter offence may also be required by the court to pay the local authority’s costs and expenses in investigating the offence and bringing the prosecution. Penalties for more serious dumping offences provided for under the Waste Management Acts are also substantial. Persons who are found to be responsible for, or involved in, the unauthorised disposal of waste are liable to a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (18 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...value that represents the full estimated cost, taking income and risks into account, of delivering the project using “traditional” public sector procurement. In the case of the Dublin Waste to Energy project, in 2005, the NDFA advised that it was of the opinion that the preferred bidders’ financial model provided value for money. Following corporate restructuring in...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Nuclear Power Plants (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...about the potential environmental impacts on Ireland and on the Irish Sea. The key issues of concern raised in those letters include the assessments by the UK of effects on the environment, management of radioactive waste and the rationale underpinning the proposed justification decision for new nuclear facilities. The engagement with the UK at ministerial level has also been supported...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: ...Energy and Climate Change outlining concerns about potential environmental impacts in Ireland and in the Irish Sea. The key issues of concern include the assessments by the UK of effects on the environment, management of radioactive waste, and the rationale underpinning the proposed justification decision for new nuclear facilities. This engagement at Ministerial level has been supported...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. Among the measures included in the policy is the establishment of an interdepartmental working group 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...