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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Oct 2019)

Richard Bruton: Government waste management policy is set out in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in 2012.European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (6 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. Government waste management policy is set out in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in 2012. European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention, preparing for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The responsibilities of local authorities in relation to household waste management are set out in the Waste Management Act 1996. These responsibilities range across, inter alia, waste management planning, providing for the collection of household waste and the enforcement of waste management obligations on waste operators, households and businesses. In terms of specific provisions that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (12 Jun 2018)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1005 and 1006 together.   Government waste management policy is set out in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in 2012. European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention,...

Waste Disposal. (24 Jun 2009)

John Gormley: Under the Waste Management Acts the statutory responsibility for hazardous waste management planning, including such wastes generated by incineration, rests with the Environmental Protection Agency, which has recently published the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2008-2012. The plan sets out the scope of legislative controls in relation to hazardous waste management and contains...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (3 Feb 2004) See 2 other results from this answer

Martin Cullen: An effective basis for addressing our waste management responsibilities has been put in place through the Changing Our Ways policy statement on waste management, the Preventing and Recycling Waste: Delivering Change policy statement, the waste management plans, largely prepared on a regional basis, adopted by the local authorities, and the comprehensive regulatory framework now in place...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (27 Mar 2019)

Richard Bruton: European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred options to the disposal or landfilling of waste. Statistics compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency show that we have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (21 May 2019)

Richard Bruton: European, national and regional waste management policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC), whereby the prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred options to the disposal or landfilling of waste. Statistics compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency show that we have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (8 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste, and their enforcement, are the responsibility of local authorities and are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 as amended by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. The treatment and management of waste material is subject to a registration and permitting system by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Hazardous Waste Sites (15 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan (NHWMP) 2014-2020 is prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in accordance with Section 26 of the Waste Management Act 1996 and sets out the priority actions that may be undertaken within the lifetime of the Plan in relation to: the prevention of hazardous waste; improved collection rates for certain categories of hazardous waste;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: Local Authorities are statutorily responsible for the preparation of waste management plans. The Regional Waste Management Planning Offices are currently preparing a new National Waste Management Plan (NWMP), informed by, inter alia, the National Planning Framework. The Plan will set out the required actions at local and regional levels to deliver on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Feb 2010)

John Gormley: The programme for Government agreed in 2007 signalled a fundamental change of policy in relation to waste management. Reflecting the ambition of the programme commitment, I have repeatedly made clear that incineration can no longer be the cornerstone of Irish waste policy, and that it is the Government's intention not to support the provision of excessive incineration capacity but to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Data (15 Feb 2018)

Denis Naughten: Issues pertaining to planning legislation, including matters regarding traffic management and the attachment of conditions relating to individual community gain funds to planning permissions are matters for the statutory planning authorities and do not fall under my remit as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Waste management planning is the responsibility of local...

Other Questions: Waste Disposal (25 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputy Lahart but I did not think he was going to ask the question. Waste management planning, including that regarding infrastructure provision, is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended. Under section 60(3) of that Act, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in the performance, in specific cases, by a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Under waste management legislation, collectors of household waste are required to provide receptacles for the collection of residual, recyclable and food waste, in line with the requirements of their waste collection permit issued under the Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996), the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, (S.I. 820 of 2007) as amended, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal (4 Oct 2017)

Denis Naughten: European, national and regional waste policy are all predicated on the management of waste in line with the waste hierarchy, whereby the prevention, preparation for re-use, recycling and other recovery of waste are preferred (in that order) to the disposal of waste. Collectors of waste must conduct their activities in accordance with the relevant legislation and the conditions of their waste...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: Under the provisions of the Waste Management Acts the relevant local authorities have responsibility for making the statutory waste management plans, including in respect of infrastructure provision. Under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance in particular circumstances by a local authority of a statutory...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Jun 2007)

John Gormley: There are currently no large scale waste incinerators in Ireland. My Department is aware that a small number of incinerators at industrial plants have been licensed by the EPA. It is also the case that a private company has secured planning and licensing approval for a municipal and a hazardous waste incinerator and, in relation to the latter, has indicated that approval for the treatment...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Feb 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 to 174, inclusive, together. Under the Waste Management Acts the statutory responsibility for waste management planning, including in respect of infrastructure provision, rests with local authorities, generally acting in regional groupings. Section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996 precludes Ministerial involvement, in particular circumstances, in a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (30 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: On 26 June 2012, I signed the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012 which set out performance standards for on-site treatment systems, including requirements regarding the maintenance and de-sludging of such systems. With limited exceptions, they must be de-sludged by a permitted contractor. The regulations currently in force which are...