Results 1-6 of 6 for waste management speaker:Alan Farrell

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Lynn for her opening statement. I return to a very worthy point raised by Deputy O'Rourke about river basin management. Dr. Lynn has responsibility for a section within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Resourcing of our local authorities in the context of river basin management is major concern. This goes beyond the point Deputy O'Rourke made regarding...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Protection Agency (1 Dec 2020)

Alan Farrell: ...watercourses and seas are polluted to our collective detriment and, indeed, to the detriment of our health. Fifty years or more of the failure of this State to invest appropriately in water supply and waste management treatment has resulted in overflows in dozens of locations, including at the country's largest plant at Ringsend. Back in 2019, the Minister of State will probably recall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: It is good to hear that they are on the ball. The last thing one wants to hear about is wasteful expenditure. I wish to address a question to Dr. Matvienko-Sikar regarding to the crossover on the provision of HSE services to aid interventions for young children, in particular those who might be obese, and the solutions. Home management advisers was mentioned by Dr. Mooney, a service that...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...operate on a 15% capacity. In other words, they are operating at 85% and have 15% headroom for such eventualities. We do not. We have 2% headroom. There are 16 locations throughout the country where, if a person flushes the toilet, the wastewater goes directly out to sea untreated. Two of these are in my constituency in the vicinity of Rush. On three occasions in the past month...

Adjournment Debate Matters (9 Jun 2016)

Alan Farrell: ...to the Central Statistics Office's quarterly household survey for quarter 1 of 2016 which shows unemployment in the south east at 12.5%; (8) Deputy Joan Collins - the increase in the annual service charges by waste companies under the pay-by-weight scheme due to commence on 1 July 2016; (9) Deputy Mattie McGrath - funding of remedial and repair works to Ardfinnan Bridge in County...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (14 Mar 2013)

Alan Farrell: ...Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in the status of the investment programme application submitted by Fingal County Council in August 2011 regarding Malahide waste water management. [13522/13]