Results 1-14 of 14 for waste management speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Gratuity Payments (13 May 2020)

Charles Flanagan: ...fixed for all prisons/institutions at 50 cent per session with a maximum of €3.50 per week for work training activities, such as work in kitchens, laundry, industrial cleaning, grounds maintenance, industrial waste management, painting and stores. Finally, I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that there is standard pricing in operation in prison shops and the decision is to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (26 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...for the offence of possession of stolen property. Irish law relating to the sale and purchase of scrap metal is a matter for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and arises under the Waste Management Act 1996. The Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No 320 of 2014) apply to the sale and purchase of scrap...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (5 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...for the offence of possession of stolen property. Irish law relating to the sale and purchase of scrap metal is a matter for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and arises under the Waste Management Act 1996. The Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI No 320 of 2014) apply to the sale and purchase of scrap...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...of electric/hybrid vehicles as Ministerial vehicles.   I can confirm that the feasibility of the use of hybrid or electric vehicles is already under consideration within An Garda Síochána.  Garda management has confirmed to me that 2 electric vehicles were purchased in 2018, in order to evaluate the potential and limitations of electric...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Management Companies (3 Jul 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. My Department does not maintain statistics on the numbers of houses and apartments paying management fees. However, a recent submission by the Apartment Owners Network and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government estimates that nearly 500,000 people live in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (8 May 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed that, based on a review of the Department's central financial management system, payments were made to the latter of the companies referenced to the value of €13,272.90 by the Department and its agencies in the period 2011 to 2013 inclusive. The payments mainly related to services for the disposal of ICT equipment under the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Apr 2018)

Charles Flanagan: .... The Garda data concerns vehicles sold by public auction through the Garda Auctioneering Supplier. It should be noted that end-of-life vehicles not suitable for sale by auction are disposed of in accordance with waste management legislation. I am informed by An Garda Síochána that information on when vehicles are seized is not readily available and an inordinate amount of time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Management Companies (22 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: The position is that the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Acts, the members of which are the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Educational Services for Prisoners (26 Jul 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...forms a central part of the Irish Prison Service Three Year Strategic Plan 2016 - 2018. There is a clear commitment in the Strategy to enhance sentence planning through Integrated Sentence Management and the delivery of prison based rehabilitative programmes. As well as seeking to draw on best practice in adult and further education in the community, there has been a lot of curriculum...

Gangland Crime: Motion (2 Feb 2010)

Charles Flanagan: ...that time was spent on attendance in court. After many years of promises and commitments, it is clear that little has been achieved in introducing new systems to ensure that gardaí do not have to waste time hanging around court houses. What will the slashing of overtime mean to the service provided by the Garda? It will mean less visibility of a Garda presence. There will be fewer...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Jul 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when it is anticipated that a farm waste management grant will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26891/09]

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2009)

Charles Flanagan: ...sharing in this area. I look forward to the publication of the relevant legislation this year. The matter of resources for the Garda and State prosecution services arises. It flies in the face of waste management practice and curtailment efforts in the Minister's Department and agencies under his jurisdiction that a bill of €1,000 was paid to change a light bulb in a Garda station. I...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Feb 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will be made on the payment of a grant under the farm waste management scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7140/09]

Spent Convictions Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2008)

Charles Flanagan: ...to 49.2% after four years. In light of these startling figures, one would have thought that alternative means of addressing the issue would be considered. The current practice is ineffective, a waste of resources and brings more people into the criminal justice system than necessary. These people could serve a sentence that is of value to society by way, for example, of community...