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- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 57: In page 23, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(3) In making regulations under this section, the Minister shall have regard to the methods of disposal of single-use items outside the State and the effects upon local communities where waste arising from the disposal of such items is processed or delivered to.”.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 60: In page 24, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(c) climate justice;”.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Amendment No. 60 seeks to insert "climate justice" as one of the issues to which the Minister may have regard when preparing the national food waste prevention strategy. This is particularly important in the context of famine in the Horn of Africa and the incredibly devastating impacts of climate change we have seen in respect of global drought and hunger.I will not move amendment No. 61...
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Because Senator Boylan will not be able to respond, I indicate that the Senator is glad the Minister of State will provide a report on that matter. I would add we certainly cannot afford to wait unduly to see how things work out. We need to be trying everything we can. In terms of amendment No. 63, that is welcome. On amendment No. 66, I would add, because I do not think we will get to...
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That is useful to know. So it is adjourning at 7 p.m.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In that case, I will come back later on those supply chain issues in terms of the issue of precious minerals, which are a fundamental concern.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 65: In page 25, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Report on circular economy in respect of clothing 16.The Minister shall, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining measures which have been taken to reduce waste arising from the disposal of clothing and to ensure the protection of...
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move 66: In page 25, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Report on supply chain due diligence 16.The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the mechanisms employed to ensure that both the circular economy strategy and the circular economy programme protect human rights and the...
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: As seconder of the amendments, I will not reiterate all of the points that have been made. This discussion began when we were debating the Data Protection Act 2018 in the previous Seanad and that discussion has followed through to this debate. This is an issue of very serious concern to all of us in our group and we have engaged very actively on it, including in respect of the debates on...
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 90: In page 37, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(II) the quantity of embodied emissions resulting from the demolition of buildings;”.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: No. I spoke about the issue of demolition at length earlier.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.