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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. The announcement of the phase out of 'flat rate fees' was made on 27 June. The phasing out of flat rate fees will come into effect for kerbside household waste customers when their flat rate contracts expire over the 12 month period between Autumn 2017 to Autumn 2018. It is worth noting that the measure is not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Expenditure (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. My Department, to date, has not incurred any expenditure on outside contracts and/or third party public relations communications in relation to National Broadband Plan. Details of external consultants commissioned by my Department for the purposes of reviewing eir’s plans to roll out 300,000 premises are set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: From analysis conducted in consultation with the HSE, it was estimated that the average weight of used incontinence wear is 650 kg per annum (0.65 tonnes) per person with medical incontinence.  I have indicated the provision of a support of €75 per person per annum  for persons with long term or lifelong medical incontinence availing of a kerbside household waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Application (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. I currently have no plans to make changes to the PSO Levy scheme. The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy has been in place since 2001 and is the overall support mechanism for generation constructed for security of supply purposes, including peat generation, as well as the development of renewable electricity. It is designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. In respect of oil and gas exploration activities in the Irish offshore, in advance of the 2015 Atlantic Margin licencing round, the Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment (IOSEA) 5 Environmental Report was undertaken and included consideration of potential greenhouse gas emissions projected to arise specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Flat rate fees for household waste collection will be phased out over the period autumn 2017 to autumn 2018 as customers renew or enter new contracts. It is worth noting that the measure is not ‘new’ for the more than half of kerbside household waste customers who are already on an incentivised pricing plan, i.e. a plan which contains a per lift or weight based charge element....

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I am delighted to be here to make this statement about household waste charges. I think everyone in this House can agree that we must act now to prevent a return to an over-dependence on landfill. As Minister, it would be inexcusable for me to do nothing and to allow a situation to develop whereby household bins would go uncollected on our streets because there is nowhere to bring waste....

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: It is there.

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Sinn Féin facilitated last night. Sinn Féin did not turn up.

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Members of the House for their contributions. Everyone is genuine about this, whether they agree or disagree with the proposals that are before us. My primary objective is to protect the public. I know that Sinn Féin does not want to acknowledge this, but we have a situation that within three years we have only enough landfill capacity for ten of the 12 months. I presume...

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: These are the options.

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: Sinn Féin is saying it does not want user charges for bins.

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: That means that we are going to continue to generate the same amount of black bin refuse. I am asking where in Ireland we should put it. Should it be put in Galway, Mayo, Laois or Offaly? We have four landfills at the moment. There is only enough capacity by 2020 for ten months of the year. Those are the facts. It is disingenuous to say that this is the only thing the Government has...

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The commercial sector is able to look very quickly at innovative ideas. We did not see much innovation in the old local authority system. The local authorities were not interested in providing services outside the towns. The commercial, private operators did that. Now it is being called terrible. Some people are suggesting that we go back to the old system and leave the people in rural...

Seanad: Household Waste Charges: Statements (5 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I have tried to deal with as many of these issues as possible. The incinerator is coming on stream. Even with that, there will be a shortfall by 2020. In response to Senator Leyden, last year, on two separate occasions we came very close to stopping bin collections because we had nowhere for waste to go. That is the reality of the decision, and I had to introduce emergency legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Protected Disclosures (6 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I understand that ESB has a formal protected disclosures policy in place, in line with the provisions of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014. In accordance with section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014, the ESB publishes a report each year in its Annual Report setting out the number of protected disclosures made to it during the preceding year and the action (if any) taken in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (6 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The amount of waste being sent to landfill has increased in the last two years. Last year, local authorities had to exercise emergency powers on two occasions to make additional landfill capacity available. We must act to encourage further waste reduction in order to avert a return to an over dependence on landfill. The introduction of an incentivised pricing structure for household waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal (6 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: The amount of waste being sent to landfill has increased in the last two years. Last year, local authorities had to exercise emergency powers on two occasions to make additional landfill capacity available. We must act to encourage further waste reduction in order to avert a return to an over dependence on landfill. The introduction of an incentivised pricing structure for household waste...

Waste Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: We did enough kicking in Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Waste Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2017)

Denis Naughten: I thank Deputies Eamon Ryan and Howlin for introducing this important Private Members' Bill. Deputy Ryan has acknowledged that we passed a Private Members' Bill on fracking that I accepted. Of the 14 Bills enacted so far this year, three were sponsored or supported by my Department. We will have another one next week, the Minerals Development Bill, which has 250 sections. It has been...