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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach agus an Aire Stáit. I thank him for the run-through of these estimates. I refer to subhead C6 which is the waste management programmes. I see a near doubling of that fund. Will the Minister of State elaborate on what the additional increase is and what it is due to be spent on?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Cormac Devlin: ...will Deputy Whitmore, and the funding that has been required to maintain that particular former landfill site. When she asked her question on landfill remediation it prompted a concern about the waste management programme and what that entailed when I saw an increase. However, if it is a reallocation, that is fine. Let us just hope the funding continues because it is much needed for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I want to come back in on the DRS. The waste strategy has changed over the last three years but when we explored it in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council three or four years ago we found that there was not an appetite for it among the Dublin waste management authorities. They were not too enamoured with the idea of a DRS. Things have thankfully changed and our level of recycling in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I will conclude and come back in later as I am sure other colleagues would like to contribute. Under head 6, I note it states that section 72 of the Waste Management Act will be repealed. Is the reason for that because there will be an amalgamation of the various waste Acts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Oct 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I think that would be a good thing. Staying on food waste, I hear what Mr. O'Donoghue is saying about commercial waste and his point on the three-bin system is fair. Within Dublin, waste management was trying to look at the by-laws about people disposing in the wrong bin in the domestic waste sphere. There was talk of fines, levies and everything else. No enough information campaigns are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Jun 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to update the Best Practice Guidelines on the Preparation of Waste Management Plans for Construction and Demolition Projects which dates back to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33027/21]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Cormac Devlin: ...under programme D. Remediation of landfill sites is an issue, particularly in urban areas. The €26 million provided for this is very welcome. I will focus on the sum of €10.2 million for waste management initiatives that seek to increase awareness of the necessity to minimise waste and increase recycling. What is the Government doing to reduce packaging? It is key that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (31 Mar 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the achievements reached as part of the Eastern-Midlands Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021; when the consultation and adoption of the new plan is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16807/21]