Results 1-6 of 6 for waste management speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...I was the Taoiseach, I would take its report, work with the Members of this House who have a mandate to represent the people of Dublin and legislate and implement the recommendations. I would not waste time in putting it out to a plebiscite and having an internal committee in this House to review it. I would take the report produced by Jim Gavin and I would legislate for its findings...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I wish to ask the Chief Whip to expedite the progress of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022, particularly the provisions regarding illegal dumping. I welcome to the Gallery representatives from Finglas Tidy Towns who are fresh from their victory at the Irish Pride of Place awards, like many communities across the country. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...operated by local authorities but there is also an argument around shared services, for example, Dublin Fire Brigade or the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. The same examples can be found in waste management and other areas. It is very difficult for a member of a local authority audit committee to scrutinise the delivery of spending by a shared service when they do not necessarily have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...not have the power to change national legislation but, as a result of the lack of movement in national legislation, there are then audit issues. I will give an example, the collection of fines for waste management, such as litter fines and so on. Often, the very difficult process of collecting those fines has a chilling effect and the local authority does not bother to issue them because...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. I welcome the publication and the progress of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022. It is another step forward in this Government’s taking actions, which I regard as climate brave. I will come back to that point of politicians and voters being brave on climate action because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...one-on-one staffing matters, I think including some input into staffing with the director general should be considered. On head 47 and the specified functions, I was disappointed to see waste management as one of the specified functions of the director general rather than the directly elected mayor. While I hope we will see other cities take this up, waste management is something we in...