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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (6 Dec 2023)

Mary Butler: The latest report on waste statistics for 2021 from the EPA showed a concerning trend. To be honest, many people were disappointed because, as the Senator said, we would have assumed we were the best in class for packaging recycling because we were for a long time. The concerning trend showed that recycling rates did not keep pace with increasing levels of waste generation. Before I read...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (17 Apr 2018)

Mary Butler: 1167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to amend legislation pursuant to section 14 of the Waste Management Act 1996, and specifically under article 11 of Waste Management Regulations 2007 and as amended in 2008, to allow for increased capacity of importation of all soil and stones to a maximum tonnage of 500,000 in order that private operators...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Mary Butler: ...primarily by direct state subvention and would take many years to bring services to the level they themselves define as acceptable. Had Irish Water been a State agency the uncontrolled expansion of management, the bonus culture, the waste, the secrecy, the massive and rising payments for lobbying and many other practices would not have been possible. Equally, the disdain for...

Waste Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Butler: ...of this Bill. We have consistently been and remain a firm defender of Ireland's natural environment. We support the main message of the Bill, which is to take further steps to minimise the amount of waste that Ireland produces and maximise our recycling rates. We need to find and support initiatives that cut down on unnecessary packaging and reduce waste. This Bill has two goals in...