Results 121-140 of 6,680 for waste management

Seanad: Local Government Matters and City and County Councillors: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Fintan Warfield: ...the power structure in Irish politics. Governance and decision-making should occur as close to the people as possible, and they should be carried out by people elected by the people. The current management structure was introduced in 1940. Consistently, for decade after decade following partition, we followed a colonial policy of centralisation. Looking at it today, where do we find...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (6 Dec 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is continuing to work on the finalisation of draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which are fundamental to the future operation of CCTV schemes aimed at assisting waste enforcement and anti-litter efforts, including the monitoring of illegal dumping and dog fouling. The LGMA circulated draft Codes of Practice and...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...more prison spaces. On drug reform she has shown no appetite to grab the historic opportunity offered by the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use. Some 6,400 people have been charged with possession for personal use this year alone. This is a complete waste of Garda time but the Minister has shown no vision for change. Disgracefully, she has made no effort to open the medically...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (5 Dec 2023)

Peter Burke: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an extension to the temporary extension of the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will be considered, given the difficult weather conditions which have persisted in recent months. [53314/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Ryan: ..., all of which will help. Critically, it is to design and develop data centres that are zero-carbon. There needs to be a combination of use of renewable power, use of flexible demand and use of waste heat. For example, I believe Tallaght is using an Amazon data centre to heat some of the buildings in south Dublin. We should go further in that and look at all the flexibilities that will...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Matt Shanahan: ...city, Dublin should have a MetroLink to the airport. The shocking scandal of a project 23 years in development, on which €300 million has been spent at this stage - a large amount of it wasted - should not be lost on anybody. While all that money was being contributed and circulated, was anybody aware of how it was being spent? Deputy McGrath and others spoke about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...debate and in cancel culture than in keeping people safe in practical ways. Fianna Fáil is not immune either. Migration is part of last week's story. There are concerns about whether we are managing it in a way that identifies and deals with the small number of people who may come to our shores with mental health problems or extreme ideologies, perhaps exacerbated by past traumas....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (29 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...Recording Bill will facilitate Automatic Number Place Recognition (ANPR), streamline community CCTV and allow for the rollout of body worn cameras. I also intend to bring a general scheme for a Garda Síochána (Digital Management and Facial Recognition Technology) Bill to Government in the coming weeks. This Bill will enable Gardaí to use facial recognition technology in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP28: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Richard Bruton: ...set, the phase-out of internal combustion engines and so on. Against that background where Ireland is struggling to meet some of its targets and is probably falling behind in areas such as even waste management, what does Mr. MacEvilly mean by putting hard limits on fossil fuel investment? In Ireland and elsewhere in Europe, internal combustion engines are still being sold. Europe has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (28 Nov 2023)

Matt Carthy: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 28 September 2023, if he has reverted to the Local Government Management Agency with feedback on the draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments in order to permit local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of bottle banks and other waste...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Provision (28 Nov 2023)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...place simultaneously relating to:Sites selection via the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage;Engagement with site owners;Finalising the work programme with the main contractor to manage the enabling works on sites, the acquisition of modular units and their transportation and installation; andThere has also been considerable positive collaboration with utility bodies such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (28 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There are currently three separate Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (DWWTS) grant schemes, commonly known as Septic Tank Grants, available to householders. The purpose of the grants is to provide financial assistance to householders to repair or upgrade septic tanks. In order to avail of the grants, householders must have failed an inspection under the National Inspection Plan and be...

Report of Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motion (23 Nov 2023)

John McGuinness: ...submissions. I want to point to the part of the report that refers to whistleblower Jonathan Sugarman, whose story has been well publicised and who worked for UniCredit under Banca d'Italia. He was a senior risk manager and came forward with a report to the Central Bank. He highlighted the errors in the bank and how it was trading recklessly. He has received no recognition for the role...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: The Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) represents the tools that a public body must use to procure and manage the external resources necessary to deliver a public works project that is to be delivered under the Exchequer-funded element of the National Development Plan. It consists of a suite of best practice guidance, standard contracts, generic template documents and procedures that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

...years in the health service. That is true and I think everybody knows that. Unfortunately, from the perspective of this year and coming into this job, the narrative that the health service cannot manage its resources - that it is a waste, out of control and so on - has certainly increased this year. The narrative has increased, whatever about the deficit. The one thing I would say to...

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...number would be recruited. Where does that lie now? It is in tatters. What good is making an agreement with people if unilateral decisions like this can be made? The Government will not look at where the waste is. I refer to the scandalous waste at the top. What about the commitments to roll out boards and different kinds of initiatives? What about strategic working groups and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (21 Nov 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...doctors and psychologists that he warranted entry to a safe environment in order to get better. She begged to be heard and understood. She and her father were sent home with a list of ways to manage anxiety. No medication or intervention was provided. They were told to go to the GP. It began a very difficult time at home and a fight to survive. The person in question had to stay with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (21 Nov 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is continuing to work on the finalisation of draft Codes of Practice and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), which are fundamental to the future operation of CCTV schemes aimed at assisting waste enforcement and anti-litter efforts, including the monitoring of illegal dumping and dog fouling. The LGMA circulated draft Codes of Practice and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (21 Nov 2023)

Simon Coveney: ...and other company leaders to discuss SHEIN’s strategy in Ireland. This included discussing the growth of SHEIN’s workforce in Dublin to fill roles in big data and analytics, security engineering, finance management and legal, as well as expanding SHEIN's graduate programme in Ireland. SHEIN aims to fill 30 key roles in the Ireland office by end 2023, with a view to increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Waste Management (21 Nov 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for coffee cups and other beverage containers in further and higher education institution campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50958/23]