Results 101-120 of 799 for waste management
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Waste Management (8 Oct 2014)
Paudie Coffey: ...me the opportunity to reply today on behalf of Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly. I am happy to clarify the matter. Planning for the provision of waste management facilities forms part of a waste management plan. The preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including decisions on the provision or operation of particular waste...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 May 2009)
John Gormley: The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan is the statutory responsibility of the EPA under the Waste Management Acts. The Government has no role in determining the location of facilities for hazardous waste management which are subject to the statutory planning and waste licence approval processes.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Landfill Sites (15 May 2018)
Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 and 482 together. Waste management planning, including with regard to infrastructure provision, is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act, 1996 (as amended). Under section 60(3) of that Act, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance, in specific cases, by a local...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I have no function in relation to the disposal of municipal medical waste. The Deputy may wish to note that the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is responsible for national waste management policy, and has recently published a new National Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (2020 – 2025). I also understand that waste management planning is the...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Nov 2007)
John Gormley: The Programme for Government clearly sets out the approach to waste management that will be reflected in national policy in the years ahead. It is firmly grounded in a continuing commitment to the waste hierarchy with a renewed drive towards the achievement of international best practice in the reduction, re-use and recycling of our waste. This, coupled with an increasing emphasis on...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Landfills within individual local authority areas are developed and operated either by local authorities or private sector service providers. All are required to have a waste licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, which is statutorily independent of the Minister in discharging this function. My Department has no function in the provision or management of landfills. Data in...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal (20 Jun 2017)
Denis Naughten: ...which indicates that approximately 575,000 or 35% of households are availing of such a service. The figures availing of a kerbside collection service are considerably higher. The 2012 National Waste Report suggested some 72% of households avail of at a kerbside collection service. A copy of the 2015 Performance Indicators report is available on the Local Government...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Nov 2010)
John Gormley: In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Acts, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including in respect of infrastructure provision, is the statutory responsibility of the local authority or authorities concerned, and under section 60(3) of the Act I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by a local authority, in...
- Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (22 Nov 2016)
Denis Naughten: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue with me. Waste management planning is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act 1996. I am precluded under section 60(3) of that Act from the exercise of any power or control in the performance by a local authority in particular circumstances of a statutory function vested in it under the Act. To answer...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 Nov 2009)
John Gormley: In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan is the statutory responsibility of the local authority or authorities concerned, and under section 60(3) of the Act the Minister is precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by a local authority in particular circumstances of a statutory...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (15 Feb 2006)
Dick Roche: Last summer, I published the draft Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations and the draft Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations as part of a public consultation process. These draft regulations amend the Waste Management (Permit) Regulations 1998 and the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2001, respectively. Public advertisements invited...
- Waste Disposal. (2 Dec 2009)
John Gormley: ...for incineration and her party, along with other Opposition parties, that voted for this proposal in 1998. Those are the facts and the difficulties with which I must deal. As the Deputy is aware, waste management infrastructure projects are advanced by private sector service providers or by local authorities. It is a matter for the promoters of such projects to seek and obtain the...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (29 Nov 2005)
Dick Roche: A comprehensive policy framework for addressing our waste management responsibilities has been put in place through my Department's policy statements Changing Our Ways â 1998, Delivering Change â 2002, and Taking Stock and Moving Forward â 2004. This policy framework is given effect through local authority statutory waste management plans, largely prepared on a regional basis, and the...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 and 544 together. The programme for Government includes a commitment to undertake an international review of waste management policy. In February 2008 a procurement process was initiated to appoint consultants to undertake comprehensive research on the waste sector in Ireland and to cover a wide range of issues to help identify how best to proceed with...
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (8 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Arrangements for the supply of subsidised home composting containers are an operational matter for individual local authorities. While my Department's Waste Recycling Infrastructure Capital Grants Scheme provides assistance towards the provision of materials recovery and biological treatment facilities, including centralised composting facilities, direct subvention of householders by my...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Sep 2018)
Denis Naughten: My department works in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency and the local authority regional waste management offices on a range of national waste prevention and minimisation measures. The National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP) is funded by my department and led by the EPA. The NWPP has been operating since 2004 and delivers a suite of initiatives and supports to...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Oct 2010) See 1 other result from this answer
John Gormley: The Programme for Government agreed in 2007 signalled a fundamental change of policy in relation to waste management. Reflecting the ambition of the Programme commitment, I have made it clear that I want to see a sustainable, resource-based approach to waste management. This involves a shift in focus from residual waste management options, such as landfill and incineration, to technologies...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The Programme for Government clearly sets out the approach to waste management that will be reflected in national policy in the years ahead. It is firmly grounded in a continuing commitment to the waste hierarchy with a renewed drive towards the achievement of international best practice in the reduction, re-use and recycling of our waste. This, coupled with an increasing emphasis on...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (18 Sep 2014)
Alan Kelly: 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 (as amended) imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste, under which a person may not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 Jun 2009)
John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a range of commitments in respect of waste management policy centred on the Government's continued support for the internationally recognised waste hierarchy which places major emphasis on the prevention, reuse and recycling of waste while minimising reliance on landfill and incineration. This commitment to the waste hierarchy has added significance in...