Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion

2:00 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for arriving late but I was at an earlier meeting. I read the presentation and I am glad I have an opportunity to ask some brief questions. My first question relates to the Poolbeg incinerator. I understand a recent EPA inspection showed that some of the material which was used in the incinerator should not have been used in that it came from a two-bin - rather than a three-bin - collection area. In other words, there is a concern that such practice will undermine our ability to recycle and develop a sustainable waste stream system. I understand in that inspection there was evidence that material had been returned from the site as inappropriate but that the logging, recording of and accounting for what happened there was not appropriate. Can Dr. Ryan confirm if there was an EPA inspection in that regard and, if so, what sanctions were applied to the company?

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