Results 1-3 of 3 for waste management speaker:Pippa Hackett

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pesticide Use (26 Jan 2023)

Pippa Hackett: ...2010 and the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2022, which made deliberate poisoning an offence. Possession of carborfuran is also illegal. Products containing carbofuran have been classified as hazardous waste since the legal use period expired in December 2008. The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, have primary regulatory...

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine: Motion (16 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: ...that the conversion rate from licensing to planting is at about 64%. This means we have a disproportionate amount of processing effort both by the Department and forestry companies which is essentially going to waste. We need to change that. We need to get much better at communicating the benefits of forestry to those who we are trying to encourage to plant trees. On most farms,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation Expert Review: Discussion. (13 Nov 2019)

Pippa Hackett: ...What is the shortfall in this regard? The recommendations under the chapter on capacity and resources are crucial. The practical concerns in terms of Traveller accommodation need more support. Issues such as waste management and water services are relatively cost-effective ways of improving accommodation for Travellers. Greater supports in those would assist greatly. The expert...