Dáil debates

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

 

6:32 pm

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

I intend to bring forward additional amendments on Committee Stage of this Bill in the Seanad. The proposed amendments, which align the licensing aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Waste Management Act 1996 with the revised emergency planning provisions under section 181 of the Planning Acts, are critical in terms of progressing the State's response to the energy emergency. Those amendments will be brought back to the Dáil for consideration in due course.

I accept the points made about the care that has to be taken regarding surveillance and any use of CCTV. At the same time, it is one of the tools that every local authority in the country was looking for to help to deal with illegal dumping. It is only one, and there are very significant safety provisions relating to CCTV provided for in the Bill.

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