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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Amendment No. 40 is along similar lines to Deputy O’Rourke’s amendments but will cast the net more widely and allow the Minister to ban “such material or class of materials used in the production or the items referred to ... as he may prescribe for the purposes of this section". I was not sure whether the Minister had the powers. The Minister of State indicated earlier...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 40: In page 20, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “(f) such material or class of materials used in the production or the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) as he may prescribe for the purposes of this section.”. It would be useful to have a note on the powers that the Minister has to take certain materials out of the waste...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Section 14 refers only to single-use items. It does not refer to materials, which is slightly different. If a material ought not to be there, the Minister can only ban it if it is being used in single-use items.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State referred to PFAS being toxic. It is under different legislation that he-----

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I refer to the alloys the Minister of State rightly stated are almost impossible to recycle. In the case of a packet of sweets, for example, that has been given a glossy treatment to make it shine, does he have the power under the Bill to state that the mix is a bad use of materials that makes the product unrecyclable and then, ultimately, phase out its use? It does not have to be an...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: All packaging would be deemed to be single use.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State sort of signalled that he was happy with the amendment, so I do not think I need to address it.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 49: In page 21, line 39, after “Government” to insert “and the Minister will report annually on the progress of the strategy”.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Bacik indicated she wished to withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I have a question. I received some very late correspondence from people making the case that the levy for landfill and the levy for waste to energy should not be set at the same level. I do not know the substance of the case, but perhaps the Minister of State could provide a note on the issue for members.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the support to consumers in rearranging their affairs as banks exit the Irish market; and if he has discussed the matter with the Central Bank. [21003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his approach to calls for pay increases to match rises in the cost of living; the way he will calculate the affordability of such calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21002/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department measures the penetration of green procurement within total procurement; the estimated penetration levels achieved; and the adequacy of policies to achieve increased penetration. [21001/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: Is work continuing on the introduction of measures to help families make energy savings? I have listed these measures before. I refer to activating 750,000 smart meters, rolling out electric vehicle infrastructure, of which the local authorities have installed none, installing heat controls in the 1.5 million homes the retrofitting wave will not reach and extending obligations on switching...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I will use the two minutes for one question and then come back to the other ones. Returning to the proposed legislation, successful countries have a different approach in a way that would promote the evolution of solutions. Could the witnesses suggest some amendments? For example, if we are to move to remote first, I understand the proposed legislation envisages that employers should have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: It would be useful to hear a little more about how the witnesses think the legislation could be changed. I recall that the American with Disabilities Act 1990 famously had a system whereby it was necessary to have a statement about a policy in that regard. It was then necessary to show each year that positions had been evolved to ensure it would not be a case of just saying that things were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: Would it be possible to see the documentation or the playbook just to give the committee an idea of the range of challenges Mr. Hegarty seeks to address?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: I am in my office in the Oireachtas. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It shows the merit of taking a circular approach as opposed to just looking at the production-based inventory we have in carbon budgeting. One thing that strikes me is that the representatives are very heavily focused on regulation, with demolition statements, embodied carbon statements, circularity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: Are easy changes possible there? Are there easy changes to be made to prevent so much of our construction waste going to landfill?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (26 Apr 2022)

Richard Bruton: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the lifetime costs of electric versus fossil fuel vehicles justifies recommending to public bodies under his auspices to switch procurement strategies bearing in mind the likely trends in fuel costs. [21000/22]