Results 1-10 of 10 for waste management speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (9 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...but also the cost of financing, operating and maintaining the facility, including services such as planned and reactive maintenance, grounds maintenance, cleaning, caretaking, security and waste management. By its nature, a PPP contract is tightly defined and controlled and the PPP company must provide a fully maintained facility for the duration of the contract and carries the risk in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: ..., the Minster for Environment, Climate and Communications. I understand that the relevant sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act allowing for the use of CCTV under the Waste Management Act and Litter Pollution Act, and the use of other Mobile Recording Devices under the Waste Management Act, were commenced from 15 February by Minister Ryan. I understand from...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...activity, the Garda has pursued that in appropriate ways.  In DMR, as of November last year, there were 47 different arrests, which we perhaps do not always hear about. In response to protests and demonstrations, Garda management deploys an increased presence where it deems it necessary.  An Garda Síochána conducts a review of the response to each protest and public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (29 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...Recording Bill will facilitate Automatic Number Place Recognition (ANPR), streamline community CCTV and allow for the rollout of body worn cameras. I also intend to bring a general scheme for a Garda Síochána (Digital Management and Facial Recognition Technology) Bill to Government in the coming weeks. This Bill will enable Gardaí to use facial recognition technology in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that I am fully committed to the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act, which builds on the government’s commitment as set out in the 2020 Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, and the 2021 Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy. The recently published Circular Economy Bill now places that strategy on a statutory footing,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (20 Jan 2022)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262, 263, 264, 265 and 266 together. The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...of possession of stolen property. Irish law relating to the sale and purchase of scrap metal is a matter for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and arises under the Waste Management Act 1996. The Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 apply to the sale and purchase of scrap metals and were designed to improve the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (21 Jan 2021)

Helen McEntee: .... I understand that the current interest in catalytic converter theft may be directly associated with the current high price of palladium available on the market. I am informed that Garda management in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) have taken a proactive, co-ordinated and targeted approach in response to this issue. Information and intelligence in relation to individuals and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (22 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...;, which are tailored to the demands and unique challenges of each Division in the DMR, have been implemented, and in fact commenced one month earlier than on previous years as of the 4 September, 2020. In addition, to assist local management in supplying additional personnel over the Halloween weekend, annual leave not already sanctioned for this period has been cancelled, effective as of...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Helen McEntee: ...The first is that we need to move beyond the energy sector. There needs to be a cross-departmental approach to this. Moving forward, we are looking at transport, agriculture, industry as a whole, waste management and education, and as individuals we are looking at what we do in our own homes. We need a climate goal that transcends the different sectors and Departments. In order to do...