Results 1-20 of 36 for waste management speaker:Tommy Broughan

Noise Pollution (Management and Abatement) Bill 2019: First Stage (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for certain matters relating to the management and abatement of noise pollution and for that purpose to amend the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019 and the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and to provide for related matters. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the brief opportunity to introduce...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration is being given to liaising with the local authorities under waste management and littering legislation to curb the persistent use of postering on lamp posts outside the electoral period in view of the ubiquitous presence of social media and local newspapers to publicise public meetings and events...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illegal Dumping (11 Apr 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ..., they express exasperation that these anti-social and criminal behaviours are not being brought to an immediate end. They feel they are being badly let down by the Minister, who is a Deputy for the area, the management of Dublin City Council and he Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. It is clear that the Waste Management Act 1996 and the Waste Management (Licensing)...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illegal Dumping (11 Apr 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...disheartening for residents who have organised and submitted their streets to the tidy districts competition. It completely destroys their confidence. The Minister must direct Dublin City Council management to immediately remove all of the illegally dumped rubbish and the huge mounds of earth moving like a tsunami towards our constituents’ homes.An Garda Síochána needs to...

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Tommy Broughan: ...personal injury awards in the Circuit Court and the High Court since 2009. There is unquestionably an issue in that regard. One of the key failures of this and the previous Governments in the ten wasted years since 2008 has been the lack of a serious effort, despite the Europe Union. We did so many things that our EU colleagues wanted us to do - crucified mortgage holders, set up NAMA...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Disposal Charges (18 Sep 2018)

Tommy Broughan: I have been following the reports of the Price Monitoring Group, PMG, on household waste collection. I note it was to finish its work in June but the Minister extended its remit. Was that considering his concerns about the introduction of green bin charges, about which constituents are deeply unhappy, on foot of the decision of China not to accept any more plastic waste? I fiercely opposed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Disposal Charges (18 Sep 2018)

Tommy Broughan: ...of companies. I note, for example, that the Minister's own Price Monitoring Group states that of eight companies that changed their prices, six increased them. I note also that there are about 60 waste management companies, yet the Price Monitoring Group is monitoring approximately 26 of them, which is less than half. Has the Minister given any consideration to having a maximum...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Disposal Charges (18 Sep 2018)

Tommy Broughan: Did that not indicate that he was concerned about price gouging relating to the green bin? Generally speaking, people are well intentioned about household waste management. They want to do their best for their community, the environment and the country but they need to be encouraged in that regard. I am one of those who bitterly opposed the privatisation of the household commercial waste...

Plastic and Packaging Pollution: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Tommy Broughan: ...again this year. The UK Government, with its Commonwealth partners, recently announced a £61.4 million fund which will be divided between research, manufacturing in developing countries, improving waste management as well as a pledge to match public donations. This morning it was announced that the UK plans to ban plastic straws in England and cotton buds and other single-use...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 283. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the move by large waste management companies to charge for green bin collections; his views on whether this will discourage recycling; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Mar 2018)

Tommy Broughan: 284. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will address escalating charges by waste management companies and produce its report on the pay by weight payment changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/18]

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister, Deputy Naughten's decision to phase out the all-in flat rate charging system for household waste from this autumn is typical of several of half-baked policy decisions of this Government when it bothers to make a decision. The Minister knows well that the household waste market is a cartel and that households are at the mercy of a few large operators, some of them foreign based,...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Nov 2016)

Tommy Broughan: ...the mayor would surely be the chief executive. The provisions on housing and transport set out in Part 4 are clearly critical. As Deputy Coppinger said, we have lost control of water and drainage and waste collection, which moves I bitterly opposed. I would restore them to local government tomorrow if I was sitting where the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is sitting. Broadly speaking, it is...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2016)

Tommy Broughan: ..., that Bill was defeated by the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government, which refused to put any constraints on developers. In view of the history of planning, the code of conduct in section 31AL is vital. It will relate to the management of conflicts of interest. I note that there will be a written policy statement which will set out the need to disclose relevant...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Tommy Broughan: It was accepted but the Minister is still not proceeding in such as way as to have an immediate referendum to prevent privatisation once and for all. In light of what we saw in regard to waste management, it is inevitable that the Government will leave the door open to privatisation. It must be stated much of the work of Irish Water is already privatised. Since Irish Water was...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Tommy Broughan: ...a company with a headquarters outside the State that was providing a key public service. The Minister will remember how, when he and I were members of Dublin City Council, I led a campaign to keep waste management within the remit of the public sector. I believed we would end up with the type of situation that has developed in the Dublin region and in which Greyhound has played a...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: ...in on top of families and making life so hard, leaving people on edge. Many of these extra bills and cutbacks are a product of the Government; these include the full-year property tax and the 50% increase in Dublin city waste management charges. There has been a plethora of utility bill increases and this will be a double whammy on the health insurance side. It is something the Minister...

Other Questions: Energy Prices (4 Dec 2013)

Tommy Broughan: ...of bills which families could not pay. The reality is that many of these bills are imposed by the Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, and his colleagues in the form of the property tax, the 50% increase in waste management charges, promised water charges and so on. What we are seeing is a hugely increasing forest of utility bills and a Minister who is not taking any action to control prices...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Tommy Broughan: ..., Rome, New York and others have benefited from having a strong elected leader. One of the ironies of this Bill is that local government has been steadily losing powers, including in respect of waste management and housing. The Government proposes to remove the powers of local government in respect of water and drainage. It is important to note that while this Bill proposes to give...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Jul 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce a national waiver scheme for low income households in relation to waste management charges; if his attention has been drawn to the fact the Fingal County Council waiver system now operated by a company (details supplied) expires in October next; and if he will make a statement on the...