Results 1-20 of 343 for waste management speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware a landfill levy on the disposal of waste at landfills has been in place for more than two decades currently levied at €85 per tonne and as of the 1st September 2023 there is also a waste recovery levy on the incineration, co-incineration, backfilling and waste exported for recovery currently levied at €10 per tonne. To date, Construction and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement and clean-up actions in relation to illegal dumping taking account of local circumstances and priorities. It is therefore a matter for Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for the preparation of waste management plans. The Regional Waste Management Planning Offices published the new National Waste Management Plan on March 1st informed by, inter alia, the National Planning Framework. The Plan sets out the required actions at local and regional levels to deliver on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In line with the evolution of EU and UN environmental policy, the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy was published in September 2020. The first Circular Economy Strategy and the Circular Economy Programme were published in November 2021, and in July 2022 the Circular Economy Act completed its passage through the Oireachtas. Over the past 2 years Government have put in place the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (14 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...economy. The Unit works closely with the Environmental Protection Agency in the delivery of the Circular Economy Programme with the objective of ensuring our society uses less resources and prevents waste to achieve sustainable economic growth and with the Regional Waste Management Planning Offices in the design and implementation of the National Waste Management Plan for a Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (8 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Litter Pollution Act, 1997, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to litter pollution lies with local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement, and clean-up actions in relation to litter taking account of local circumstances and priorities. My Department provides financial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Eamon Ryan: In recognition of the stock management challenges faced by producers, distributors and retailers around the introduction of Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) and to avoid unnecessary waste, a short transition period is in place to manage the selling off of old stock and the introduction of new stock. This means that retailers can continue to sell drinks that do not have the national DRS (Re-turn)...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy. The use of biomass in power generation has a role. The main example we have at the moment is the Edenderry power plant, managed by Bord na Móna, which was designed to be 100% biomass compatible and has done exactly that. We switched away from the burning of peat in it. We are using 100% wood material now. I met Bord na Móna on this issue last week and I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (7 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...of State at the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications. The relevant sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act allowing for the use of CCTV under the Waste Management Act and Litter Pollution Act and the use of other Mobile Recording Devices under the Waste Management Act were commenced from the 15th February. It is therefore now open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (5 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...of State at the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications. The relevant sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act allowing for the use of CCTV under the Waste Management Act and Litter Pollution Act and the use of other Mobile Recording Devices under the Waste Management Act were commenced from the 15th February. It is therefore now open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (27 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The waste management market is serviced by private companies, in accordance with the requirements of their waste collection permits as issued by the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO). The terms and conditions of contracts, including pricing plans, are matters between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable waste and consumer rights...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Programme (20 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...Programme in January which is available on Gov.ie. My Department is currently progressing two priority Bills, namely the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023 and the Environment Protection Agency and Waste Management (Amendment) Bill 2024. Government approved the general scheme of the Gas Safety(Amendment) Bill in November last year. It is currently with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (13 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: 'MyWaste.ie', an initiative of the Regional Waste Management Offices on behalf of my Department provides advice on how to manage waste, including duvets and pillows. See www.mywaste.ie/what-to-do-with/duvets-pillows/. Our current plans for textile waste is set out in a Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy 2020-2025 which establishes our commitment to tackle the environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Social Welfare Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are responsible for municipal waste collection and waste management planning within their functional areas. It is open to the Chief Executive of any local authority to exercise their executive function in relation to waste collection to re-enter the waste collection market as direct service providers if they so choose, either alongside existing permitted service providers or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (13 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Local authorities are responsible for municipal waste collection and waste management planning within their functional areas. It is open to the Chief Executive of any local authority to exercise their executive function in relation to waste collection to re-enter the waste collection market as direct service providers if they so choose, either alongside existing permitted service providers or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 157 together. [3903/24] and [3912/24] together. Under the Waste Management Act, the primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to illegal dumping lies with the local authorities. It is a matter for each local authority to determine the most appropriate public awareness, enforcement and clean-up actions in relation to illegal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Under the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2019, the use of radioactive substances and management of the radioactive waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Radioactive sources can be either sealed or unsealed. The most common radioactive substances that are used for medical purposes are unsealed. They have a short half-life, and only...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: As required under the legislation, the three draft Codes of Practice allowing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant use of CCTV technology under both the Waste Management Act and the Litter Pollution Act and for the use of mobile recording devices under the Waste Management Act were submitted to me in my role as Minister by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (25 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE), Ireland’s National Waste Policy for the period 2020 to 2025, sets out an overall policy and regulatory approach to support the development of adequate and appropriate treatment capacity at indigenous facilities to ensure that the full circularity and resource potential of materials is captured in Ireland. This policy and regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (23 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: The primary focus for my Department is to encourage both householders and commercial premises to minimise the volume of waste they produce in the first place, and then to maximise the volume of recyclable and organic material which is diverted away from the residual waste bin through improved waste segregation practices. In terms of organic waste the recent expansion of household brown bin...