Results 1-20 of 20 for waste management speaker:Kevin Humphreys

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (7 Dec 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: ...air quality in our cities and towns. One thing that could be done quickly is a phased move away from diesel cars. We have to move quickly because our hospitals will fill up if we do not. A zero waste management plan for restaurants has been successfully piloted in London. It involves reducing portion sizes and a planned mechanism whereby restaurants involved in the pilot scheme no...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2016)

Kevin Humphreys: ...and the criminalisation that is taking place in that area. I would be grateful if the legislation could be brought forward. In terms of the comments made by Senator Norris about bin workers and the waste charges for lifting the bins, I too look forward to the debate tomorrow. Those who forced the privatisation, and in the process moved the service away from local authorities by a daily...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Tyre Disposal (26 Mar 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...will be ongoing consultation with the sector and once the new tyre tariff regulations are available, there also will be further consultation with the sector. Twenty of the 28 member states manage tyres through a system based on the principle of producers' responsibility. The Government intends to build on the learning experience of those schemes. The tyre industry in Europe has been...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Tyre Disposal (26 Mar 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...to a family bereavement. I apologise on behalf of both Ministers for their absence. I am pleased to provide an update on the establishment of a producer responsibility initiative, PRI, for waste tyres. As part of the review of the producer responsibility initiative, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government commissioned a major review of the waste tyre sector....

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (5 Feb 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...projects, including cemeteries and parks. Around 13% of participants are involved in supporting council administration and related services, and 5% are involved in the upkeep of roadways, with around 4% covering waste management. Gateway, Tús and other community schemes are designed to meet a range of objectives for the broader community and individual jobseekers. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (5 Feb 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...environment or outdoor nature. Work in the main relates to the upkeep and repair to council facilities, including roads, parks, beaches, housing units, sporting and general community facilities. Litter and waste management also feature as important tasks undertaken. Work is also undertaken to support tourism and heritage sites and in the development and upkeep of walks and leisure...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Jun 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...assessment that Ireland is not on course to meet the greenhouse gas emission target in non-emission trading system sectors, the action he and his Department will be taking; his plans for improved waste management to achieve Europe 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25436/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...Burn. It is a long time running. It was initially conceived by John FitzGerald, followed on by John Tierney and now Owen Keegan, whom I congratulate on being promoted to be the new Dublin city manager. I had hoped there would be a certain amount of fresh thinking rather than being tied to the past. Certainly the record on this project is not good. We had the problem with the then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...of legislative targets, each of which had a related penalty. The purpose of legislation is to allow the citizen to take legal action if the provisions are not followed. Mr. Linehan referred to waste management and landfill directives and legislation, which include targets and associated penalties. Is he juggling balls a little bit?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (4 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his officials have sought the use of funding from the National Pension Reserve Fund, Strategic Investment Fund or other National Treasury Management Agency body to support the construction of the waste incinerator in Poolbeg, Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32780/13]

Order of Business (2 May 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Most Deputies receive complaints about waste management or waste collection companies across the State every week. In January of this year, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, stated he was considering the bringing forward of legislation to introduce a regulator for the sector. Can the Tánaiste provide an update regarding progress in bringing...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (12 Dec 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Minister and I know he is very committed to reforming the whole waste industry. We need to move very quickly because, unfortunately, there are cowboys operating in the market and this is giving a very bad reputation to the waste industry. There are many responsible waste management companies which are customer friendly and abide by good practice. They charge only on what people...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (12 Dec 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter for debate. As the Minister knows, there have been radical changes in the waste industry in the past decade. When Dublin City Council had to privatise its waste collection service last January, it was widely seen as a disaster. I remind the Minister who spoke about those who had spread misinformation in rural areas in response to the...

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: ...his speech. The only concern is the resources required for implementation. The Deputy has offered a solution by referring to an on-line process or an app in this area. There is a way that could be managed. We currently post out the P21 and we could include in it information on how one can see the breakdown of how taxation is spent. To refer back to those 16 year old young ladies, they...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Waste Management (8 Nov 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections that were carried out by National Standards Authority of Ireland or certified third parties on waste management companies that charge customers by weight in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of verbal warnings or warning notices in the form of written instructions that were issued to such companies by the NSAI or...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: ...that sometimes briefs are prepared for him but I ask him to take a step back and read the proceedings of the Committee of Public Accounts. As he rightly said, there is a need for certainty in waste management market. This project has been considered and planned for 15 years. It is outdated and we do not need to plan for it. We are told in March that the third extension would be...

Written Answers — Environment Fund: Environment Fund (26 Jun 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 382: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €5,479,744 allocated to the waste management capital grants scheme and the €2,709,616 allocated planning and procurement for major local authority infrastructure projects from the Environment Fund in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/12]

Poolbeg Incinerator (29 Mar 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: ...was conceived 15 years ago. We are in a period of review. The local authorities cannot be allowed to run on this issue. Much has changed. The Environmental Protection Agency's report on the waste market shows the national waste recycling rate is 40%. It is 46% in the Dublin region. Since 2009, the volume of waste going to landfill has decreased by 13%. It is estimated that there is...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 Mar 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the first meeting of waste management forum, announced in November 2011, is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13820/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Mar 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had any correspondence or discussions, either formal or informal, with Dublin City Council city manager or his staff about the put or pay clause in the contract for the Poolbeg incinerator with Covanta with regard to how the council will guarantee waste for the incinerator, following the city...