Results 1-20 of 45 for waste management speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (24 May 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...Ireland’s interests abroad, to implement the Government’s programme, and to build a better future for Ireland and all its citizens. In accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act 1997 the Department of the Taoiseach is currently developing its new statement of strategy for the three-year period from 2023 to 2025. This will reflect the important role...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Departmental Properties (29 Mar 2023)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 to 22, inclusive, together. The Department's 2022 resource-efficiency action plan sets out a range of actions to improve the management of energy, water, material and waste resources within the Department and to increase sustainability awareness among staff. It also includes measures on levels of energy and water usage and waste produced by the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Recycling Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...Office, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission. Through a dedicated internal “Green Team”, and in conjunction with the facilities management units across the buildings, the recycling focus includes paper, cardboard, plastics, cans, glass and food/ compost waste. My Department reports on waste consumption and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department contracts an accredited electronic waste disposal service provider to securely collect all old computer hardware. The service provider is committed to continuously working to reduce the environmental impact of electronic waste. Where possible, old computer hardware is refurbished and offered for resale. When this is not possible, all components are recycled in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...functional responsibility at Principal Officer level, that the Department acts to promote and encourage climate action awareness to all staff under the four pillars of energy reduction, water conservation, waste management and ecology/biodiversity. The Green Team produces a range of climate action information for staff which include webinars, expert speakers and advice for staff to support...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Usage (26 Apr 2022)

Leo Varadkar: Public bodies are required to report annual energy efficiency data to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) who manages the reporting process on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). As part of this process, my Department has delivered 63% in energy efficiency reductions, the second highest level of all Government Departments, since the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Economic Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...extent that we do today, with more countries competing for even scarcer resources. Deputy Bruton has taken a keen interest in the circular economy. I agree with him that the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022 needs to be enacted as soon as possible to help build more resilient communities and economies. The Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Leo Varadkar: As alluded to by the Deputy, as an organic waste, coffee grinds should not be sent to landfill. At a minimum the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations must be complied with. These require many types of businesses to separate and appropriately disposal of organic wastes. The 'My Waste for Business' resource (www.mywaste.ie/business) provides more information on managing waste...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Further Revised) (30 Jun 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...reduction measures will be assigned specifically to my Department and it puts it up to us. The idea of the legislation is to put it up to individual Departments to drive down emissions and waste in their sectors. That is something we must do and the philosophy behind the legislation is that each sector of the Government and Department becomes responsible for the emissions ascribed to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...Manufacturing 84 30% € 22,973,500 42% Electricity, Gas, Steam & Air Conditioning Supply 2 1% € 110,000 0% Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management 2 1% € 55,000 0% Construction 14 5% € 3,465,000...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...to show symptoms of infection with COVID-19 while at work, or an employer is made aware of an employee’s infection, the Work Safely Protocol provides detailed guidance on how this should be managed by the employer in order to protect other members of the workforce. This guidance includes taking action such as isolating the worker and arranging transport home or to hospital for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Health and Safety Inspections (27 Jan 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ... 92 C MANUFACTURING 1075 D ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY 20 E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES 117 F CONSTRUCTION 3641 G WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ... 89 97 72 D ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY 10 100 100 90 100 E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES 45 78 78 96 69 F CONSTRUCTION 1774 81 92 89 77...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...this, the July jobs stimulus will have to be radical and far-reaching. It needs to be. It has to be of a scale to meet the enormous challenge we face. It will have to be done soon because we have no time to waste. This is a critical moment and we must make the right decisions to set us on the right course for the next five years and beyond. Today, I seek the approval of the Dáil...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ..., on the St. James's Hospital campus, with an individual room for every child and space for a parent to sleep in every room, will open in 2023. After so many false starts, including €35 million wasted on the Mater Hospital project, we finally have that hospital at roof level. The windows are already in on one level. We are working on moving speech and language therapy into...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Biotechnology Industry (3 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...the European Investment Bank, EIB, with the support of the European Commission via Horizon 2020. The fund will provide access to finance to innovative circular bioeconomy companies and projects of various sizes. ECBF management funds will raise funds from public and private investors with a target fund volume of €250 million, and aims for a first close in the first quarter of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ..., communications and the provision of tickets and sites at NPC. As a result of this approach, a number of items were paid for centrally from this Department, for example, cross-site cleaning, maintenance, waste management, utilities, signage and staff facilities. This approach resulted in a number of efficiencies being realised, for example, reduced cost of entry for Government staff and...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...x20ac;384 million or 16.4%. These are all considerable increases in public spending. The nursing home support scheme, or fair deal, will continue to provide residential care services for older people. One million additional home care hours will provide residential care services to enable older people live independently for as long as they can. The new GP contract will see additional...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Administrative Arrangements (26 Jun 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...responsibilities and accountability of the Government under the Constitution regarding public expenditure. The MOU between the Dáil and the Government states: The Government has a constitutional role in managing the fiscal and executive affairs of the State and is accountable to the Dáil under Article 28. The Government has absolute prerogative under Article 17.2 of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...engaging in procurement and relevant staff have availed of specific training in this area. My Department uses OGP framework agreements for a wide range of goods and services such as foreign travel management services, suppliers of IT equipment, managed print services, provision of taxi service, cleaning services and supplies, waste management services, printing and supply of stationery. ...