Results 1-4 of 4 for waste management speaker:Colm Keaveney

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Colm Keaveney: ...to do so. The hastily written explanatory memorandum makes clear that much of the inspiration for this Bill came from a Law Reform Commission, LRC, report published in 2010 on personal debt management and debt enforcement. The removal of imprisonment of debtors, or at least for most categories of debtor, is welcome, but imprisonment, particularly where other solutions exist, is not a...

Private Members' Business - Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2014)

Colm Keaveney: ...However, recent events have damaged public confidence in Irish Water. I have multiple concerns about this legislation and its implications. I wish to focus on the tendering process for the treatment of waste water. My concerns arise as a consequence of disturbing representations that were made to my office during the winter holidays. Contractors who have contacted me were too nervous...

Topical Issue Debate: Institutes of Technology Issues (7 Nov 2013)

Colm Keaveney: ...an investigation when public moneys are pretty scarce, as the Minister knows. His door and the corridor are worn down with Deputies begging for resources to protect more vulnerable people. This is a scandalous waste of public resources. It cannot be condoned and it warrants further investigation. It is incumbent on us to immediately write to whatever Oireachtas committee is responsible...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jun 2012)

Colm Keaveney: Question 405: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to implement recommendation 22 of the International Review of Waste Management Policy 2009, that is, that all households will be required to use, and pay for, the waste collection service provided by the local authority or its contractor once; and if competitive tendering is in place. [30833/12]