Results 1-4 of 4 for waste management speaker:Seán Crowe

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023)

Seán Crowe: ...blanketed this whole island. We are still selling off forestry lands to foreign investors so they can continue with this cycle. Afforestation projects are simply too small and Government targets manage to be both unambitious and unreachable at the same time. The Minister of State might explain that when he gets a chance. I believe we are too ignorant of the impact of relatively...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...people were squeezed out of the market. It was about introducing greed and that people would not be able to afford their own homes. We are in the grip of a housing crisis and we cannot afford to waste any opportunity to get families out of homelessness and into secure accommodation. It would be wrong to allow any chance for thousands of social and affordable homes to come on to the...

Private Members' Business. Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (1 May 2012)

Seán Crowe: ...House would disagree with me. People listening at home do not want to see that type of society emerging. That is why Sinn Féin drafted this legislation. The Minister and others have said it is a waste of time or does not go far enough. Perhaps the Minister is working on legislation. When I raised this issue on a previous occasion, I said this was not just an Irish issue. It is a...

Finance Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Seán Crowe: ...these findings. In addition, there is a growing number of user fees and service charges for public services, which are also unjust as the public already pays for essential services, such as waste management, health care and road building and maintenance, through the general taxation system. During his speech, the Minister made many claims about the Government's record to date, including...