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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: I would challenge the figures the Deputy outlined. In 2024 alone, Re-turn collected up to 12,000 tonnes of PET plastic, 34% of which was processed by Irish companies, and, separately, Repak funded the recycling of more than 8,300 tonnes, which represented 42% of reprocessing in Ireland. Is it enough? No, it is not. We are well aware we need to make a significant step forward. We fully...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: District heating can play a key role in improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Government policy is supportive of the expansion of district heating to contribute to the diversification of fuel supply to decarbonise the heat sector. A district heating steering group was established to support the development of district heating in Ireland. The steering group...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: We are currently actively working to enhance the support scheme for renewable heat to better support district systems. Included in that is ensuring we have industrial waste heat from sectors like pharmaceutical manufacturing and data centres. The SEAI, which administers the scheme, has already completed its 2024 annual review. That made clear recommendations on adapting the scheme for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: I suggest Deputy Ó Murchú write formally to the Department about the specifics of the scheme he is interested in. We will certainly get a response to him. To add to Deputy Byrne's point, we are building momentum in this regard and we can see there are practical realities on the ground in many communities. He talked about the large-scale operation in south Dublin. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The waste management industry in Ireland remains reliant, in part, on the export market to meet its processing needs for waste packaging produced here, including PET. Given the volume and grade of material collected, this is mostly recycled abroad for reasons of economic viability. Notwithstanding these constraints, a number of measures are planned or underway which will boost recycling...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: I recognise the need to embed skills for a circular economy such as design, repair and refurbishment in national skills strategies. The National Reuse and Repair Network established by the Environmental Protection Agency is playing a key role in bringing together public bodies and national organisations to facilitate knowledge sharing and engagement to ensure that reuse and repair skills...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Department introduced legislative provisions to allow for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant usage of CCTV and other mobile recording devices for litter and waste enforcement purposes in the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022. This legislation required, inter alia, that the Local Government Management Agency develop Codes of Practice, for sign off...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS) is funded from the Circular Economy Fund and was first launched in 2021. This multi-annual scheme directly supports the growth of the circular economy in Ireland and provides high-profile examples of best practice to inspire others. A key objective is delivering innovative projects that will have a direct impact on operating environments,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: A public drinking water fountain scheme to improve our public drinking water infrastructure and reduce the use of single-use plastic bottles will be activated by my Department this year. My Department is working with relevant partners, including Uisce Éireann, Local Authorities and the National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS) to identify opportunities for the rollout. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The below provides the number of WTE staff, by job title, working in Enterprise Ireland offices based in New York and Sydney as of 26 May 2025; and the corresponding figures as of 26 May 2022, in tabular form. New York – May 2025 Job Title WTE (10) Administrator 1 Assistant Market Adviser 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Qualifications Recognition (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Labour Market Needs Test (LMNT) is one of the criteria used in the employment permits legislation to ensure that job vacancies are first offered to nationals of Ireland, the EEA, the UK or the Swiss Confederation. It underpins the Government’s employment objectives by ensuring employment opportunities are accessible to those already in the local and EEA labour markets by requiring...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Support Services (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The factory in Carrickmacross was officially opened in November 2019 when the fit out of the facility was completed. Enterprise Ireland supported the company as they sought to establish themselves as an infant formula and nutritional powders manufacturer. They also supported the company in question to explore the innovation networks and ecosystem available to them in Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department has not yet given consideration to the matter raised by the Deputy. The matter of such facilities may be pertinent to building regulations which are generally within the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. For a comprehensive overview of existing supports available to businesses, I would encourage any business owner to visit the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work Directive entered into force on 1 December 2024. EU Member States have until 2 December 2026 to transpose the Directive into national law. The Directive is complex and wide ranging. It seeks to ensure people working though digital labour platforms have the correct legal employment status that corresponds to their actual working...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work Directive entered into force on 1 December 2024. EU Member States have until 2 December 2026 to transpose the Directive into national law. The Directive seeks to ensure people working though digital labour platforms have the correct legal employment status that corresponds to their actual working arrangements, enabling them to benefit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work Directive came into force on 1 December 2024, with a transposition deadline of 2 December 2026. The Directive is complex and wide ranging and seeks to ensure people working though digital labour platforms have the correct legal employment status that corresponds to their actual working arrangements, enabling them to benefit from the employment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Work Permits (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: Ireland operates a managed, evidence-based employment permits system, which balances the need to address skills and labour shortages with the broader objective of upskilling the domestic and EEA workforce. This system is administered through two Occupations Lists: the Critical Skills Occupations List and the Ineligible Occupations List (IOL), which respectively identify roles in short supply...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Enterprise Support Services (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: The Pre-Seed Start Fund (PSSF) has been designed to serve as a valuable and effective support mechanism for high-growth early-stage start-up firms and entrepreneurs operating in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors. It specifically aims to foster innovation and encourage the growth of innovative businesses. Early-stage companies in the Manufacturing or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Business Supports (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: My Department is in the final stages of a process to examine a proposed Enterprise Ireland capital investment scheme to support the establishment of flour mill projects in Ireland, which will also require the approval from the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Enterprise Support Services (10 Jun 2025)

Alan Dillon: There are a wide range of supports in place to support anyone who wants to start their own business, and the Government is committed to supporting entrepreneurs throughout the country. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), located within the 31 Local Authorities, have a key role to play in this as the first stop shop for small businesses in Ireland. The LEOs promote entrepreneurship,...