Results 1-9 of 9 for waste management speaker:Robert Troy

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (24 Mar 2021)

Robert Troy: ...and Environment the actions being considered by his Department to tackle the spike in illegal dumping and littering; and if he will consider amending the Litter Pollution Act 1997 as amended by the Waste Management Act 2001 and the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 to include a name-and-shame approach which would allow local authorities to publicly name all offenders who have been...

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Robert Troy: ...of the year and leave it to well-paid directors and competent staff to spend that money efficiently during the year? That would reduce the need for going backwards and forwards to the Department, which wastes much valuable time. The Minister of State has repeatedly promised to revamp the tenant purchase scheme. That has yet to happen. Despite promising and repeatedly saying in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (26 Feb 2019)

Robert Troy: 495. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the practice by some waste management companies whereby customers are charged a service fee for weeks when they do not leave out their bins for collection will be investigated; the legal status of such a charge (details supplied); and his views on whether such charges are in direct contradiction to environmental...

Bus Éireann: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2017)

Robert Troy: ...when he brought a memo in that regard to the Cabinet prior to Christmas. That memo was exclusively based on an information session or a briefing he had with the chairman of Bus Éireann. The Minister did not seek a copy of the report or obtain an alternative opinion on it: he just brought it to the Cabinet. Why was a full year wasted, leading to the need for a huge scurry of...

Child Care (Guardian Ad Litem) Bill 2015: First Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Robert Troy: ...financial system of Tusla does not have details on the number of individual guardians ad liteminvolved, despite the exorbitant fees being paid out under the scheme. The high fees for legal representation are a gross waste of public money at a time when there is a shortage of social workers. One of the most serious issues arising is the fact that this area remains unregulated. We do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Peat Briquette Production: Bord na Móna (27 May 2015)

Robert Troy: ...the organisation in the period until 2030. When Mr. Horgan appeared before the joint committee in September 2012, he stated he was proud to be the chairman of the board of a company that had a management team of exceptional individuals who had the capacity to lead the company to continued success in the years ahead. Why, in an organisation with a senior management team of exceptional...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Robert Troy: ...available to it and matched them with local resources to ensure development and investment. The idea behind Irish Water is that we need an overarching body to deal with water. What do our county managers do in their monthly meetings at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government? Surely they engage with one another in regard to what is needed in their respective...

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Robert Troy: .... Knowing the Minister of State as I do, I am sure he will meet the commitment he has given in this regard. A number of bodies were referred to by earlier speakers, including the National Asset Management Agency. Many questions about deals involving the agency will never be answered. I was advised in a telephone call this morning that an apartment complex owned by NAMA in my...

General Medical Services Scheme (26 Jan 2012)

Robert Troy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue for debate. I do not want to waste too much time, but I am disappointed that the Minister or the relevant Minister of State at the Department of Health is not present. One reason for turning Adjournment debates into Topical Issue debates under the heading of Dáil reform was to ensure the relevant Minister would take the debates....