Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Illegal Dumping: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Tom Ryan:

There is legislation under which we can consider enforcement action if appropriate. There is the licensed site which the compound is on and there are reporting obligations under Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulations, PRTR, regulations. We have not gone there yet but, as we conclude our investigation, we will consider what enforcement action we might take. We could also take enforcement action under the European Union (Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas) Regulations 2016.