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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I commend him both personally and politically on the speed with which he found common ground with Pedro Sánchez and others. I very much look forward to progress being made on that matter. We need to be honest with ourselves, hearing on a daily basis the rhetoric coming from the Israeli Government. The reality of recognising the state of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation and operation of the deposit-return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21557/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Like every new scheme, there are bound to be teething problems and there were a few along the way in the last few weeks. Like my colleague, I broadly welcome the success rate that has been illustrated. I note with appreciation the amount of time that the Minister of State gave to the Oireachtas joint committee recently where he went through...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am pleased to hear there may be scope for the sort of machines to which I referred to be introduced by local authorities. That would be good. To refer to some of the remarks made by Deputy O'Sullivan regarding accessibility, it is an issue. Will the Minister of State investigate whether, as standard practice, these machines could be a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to detail the level and condition of communications systems within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21758/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to increase the sonar capability of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s support for the Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21759/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to prevent drone incursions near airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide on update on his Department’s efforts to ensure continued low fares for public transport passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21558/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on progress in delivering transport projects in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19786/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: Good morning, everybody. I am standing in for Deputy Leddin, the Chairman, who is unavailable this morning. I have also received apologies from Senator McGahon. This morning's meeting will be split into two sessions. In the first, we will hear from representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications while the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Quirke. The comprehensive opening statements for both parties are welcome. There is a sort of standing order in the committee that there is a five-minute opportunity for every member to ask questions and receive answers. If we have time, we will come back for a second round. I will call on members in the following order: Deputies Bruton, Kenny, presumably O'Rourke, Whitmore,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Collins. I throw this open to the EPA, if its representatives have any remarks to make on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: A key component of the strategy, when published, will probably be the capacity to get it up and running effectively without undue delay. I thank Mr. Flynn. I call Deputy Bruton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: We will have to come back to that question because I have to move to Deputy Kenny, but perhaps our witnesses can bear that question in mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: Following on from Deputy Kenny's line of questioning, we have talked in this committee about the multiples not selling packs of vegetables ideal for the very point Mr. Flynn has just made: "I need only two of those, one of those and three of those." Everybody knows they are the common ingredients but there does not seem to be any incentive or action by the larger multiples to actually provide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: Before I bring in Deputy Whitmore, I want to follow up on the point I was making about incentivising the waste collection companies to help their customers to help the planet. Is there sufficient authority within the EPA and the local authorities to properly regulate those collection companies to inform their customers that they are literally making more out of those customers because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Flynn for that. I thank Mr. Quirke for mentioning the caddies, which I was actually going to ask about. Is there is there any data to show that they are effective and that they are incentivising people to use their brown bins? If there is, would it not be beneficial for us to roll it out on a national basis? We must try to incentivise people to actually use those brown bins...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses. I call Deputy Whitmore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank Deputy Whitmore. I will now move to Deputy O’Sullivan.