Results 1-3 of 3 for waste management speaker:Diarmuid Wilson
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Diarmuid Wilson: ...and I reiterate my support for his comments. I wish to comment on the remarks made by Senator Michael McDowell who has brought to the attention of the House some very serious allegations about how waste management is conducted within Dublin City Council. I echo his calls for a debate on how the council is run, but I would like to extend it to a wider debate on local government and the...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: .... In Cavan, the only plastic bags one sees now are from the North of Ireland. Legislation has been recently passed there to address the problem. It is disappointing to see that 61% of municipal waste still goes to landfill. We should aim for 1% and anything that would help achieve this must be welcomed. I am concerned, however, that increases in charges will lead to more dumping in...
- Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)
Diarmuid Wilson: .... The Government is funding the most ambitious and generous on-farm investment scheme in the history of the State, through which â¬615 million of taxpayers' money will have been paid for the farm waste management scheme between 2007 and 2009. There have been calls to extend the scheme and Members of the Oireachtas on all sides have been contacted in this regard by various interest...