Results 1-6 of 6 for waste management speaker:Sharon Keogan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Sharon Keogan: ...change to the definition of a "family" and on the manner in which women and the role of women in society are represented in Bunreacht na hÉireann. Personally, I cannot believe we are wasting time and money on this. I have often said that when the Government is either unable or unwilling to solve the real problems of this country it instead spends its time solving peripheral minor...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...four individuals pleading guilty to the illegal transportation of catalytic converters. The council said it hoped the guilty parties’ sentence would serve a strong deterrent. County councils’ waste enforcement sections are looking to improve traceability within the waste metal sector and are looking to strengthen compliance in metal recycling facilities. However, they need...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...be ineffective. The Bill is wide in scope and has many unintended consequences. It is based on a flawed methodology, life-cycle thinking, which aims to assess the impacts of the generation and the management of waste but fails to consider certain environmental, economic and risk management factors. Reusables produce 2.8 times more carbon dioxide and consume 3.4 times more fresh water...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...As many as nine out of ten hospitality businesses are experiencing significant problems in recruiting essential core staff according to the latest figures from Fáilte Ireland. From chefs to bar staff, managers and kitchen porters, there are as many as 40,000 vacancies across the hospitality sector. Covid lockdowns and the inability to do business during them led to the closure of...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...of State's reply. I support the Bill and thank Senator Malcolm Byrne for bringing it to the House. Three great loves of mine are empowering local government, being tough on crime and good data management. I supported the Labour Party's Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021 last year but argued that its scope needed to be broadened. That seems to have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Feb 2021)

Sharon Keogan: ...of young people and, indeed, on society. As this economic morass has been caused by a Government policy, the Government should introduce urgent policy measures to reverse it. A Local Government Management Agency paper from 2013 highlights the need for funding support for local governments to provide apprenticeships. It states: The current economic constraints being experienced by local...