Results 1-11 of 11 for waste management speaker:Ivana Bacik

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...of voters are moved between constituencies depending on boundary redraws. I will return to Professor Gallagher's analysis during my speech because he makes some really excellent points about how we manage this process. In particular he makes international comparisons which are very useful when we are looking at this report. He points out: ...the number of seats per constituency (known...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...a Schedule of specific sections of particular Acts where functions are confirmed that will remain with the director general. Broadly, it seems to us that the exclusions relate to housing, planning and waste. Internal financial borrowing and banking functions, account keeping and responsibility for staffing matters will also be excluded from the mayor's remit. For example, it would...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...;2.9 million. This is an extraordinary sum and it is a false economy not to invest, therefore, in our own infrastructure. The State is losing money through failing to meet our legal obligations and we are wasting money by having flimsy energy infrastructure and by failing to have planned for the future. Importantly, there is also a huge social cost to people who worry we will see...

Dublin Bay Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...water quality improved. I hear from constituents about dead birds, dead seagulls and even dead foxes on the beach. Others have spoken of dog fouling. It is a serious issue. There are huge concerns regarding sewage. We have spoken about the Ringsend waste water treatment plant. Not long ago, 300,000 tonnes of sewage sludge was dumped into Dublin Bay every year. Welcome measures are...

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

Ivana Bacik: I welcome the opportunity to debate the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill, which Labour is glad to support. As the Minister of State said, the Bill aims to shift Ireland's consumption patterns from a take-make-waste linear model to the more sustainable pattern of production and consumption with the aim of reducing and minimising waste...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Ivana Bacik: ...residents in residential areas but which will enable the facilitation of outdoor dining. Provision of additional public toilets in areas away from residential communities, provision of additional bins and waste facilities as well as outdoor seating are all essential. I would put that to the Minister of State as well. In terms of the broader picture of how we proceed with the outdoor...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Ivana Bacik: ...the sort of constitutional text we should be working toward in the future. Everyone on both sides of the House has acknowledged the need to ensure the conservation of water. There is no right to a wastewater service. In our current mechanism we have an enormous level of waste. The Minister has also spoken about the high levels of leakages and the fact that we need a complete overhaul of...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I call for a debate on waste and waste management in light of the fiasco across Dublin City Council area resulting from the hand-over of the waste collection services to Greyhound, the lack of information to residents, the confusion over collection dates and the insistence by Greyhound on upfront payments, with the result that we may see thousands of households without bin collection services...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I call for a debate in this House with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government on waste management, following the excellent "Prime Time" report last night on the fiasco concerning the incinerator at Poolbeg and the decision making by the executive of Dublin City Council against the wishes of the elected representatives on a number of matters to do with waste...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Ivana Bacik: ...solidarity and bravery of the local communities in Union Hall. I take this opportunity to commend the Oireachtas library and research service on its excellent briefing on trends in the economy. It managed to make the statistics and figures understandable and accessible. It is important that it should provide such a service to us, particularly in light of the ongoing crisis at European...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Ivana Bacik: I support the calls by others for a debate on waste management. It would be useful to have such a debate in the House. There are conflicting views on the best approach to waste management. I agree with Senators Ó Brolcháin and Dearey who spoke against relying on mass incineration as a policy. That has now been shown to be outdated. Instead, we should put more reliance on renewables...