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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)

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 39: In page 20, line 36, to delete “paragraphs (a) to (d)” and substitute “paragraphs (a) to (e)”

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

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 43: In page 21, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(7) The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, draft and publish a report examining how single use plastics used in the sale of fruit and vegetables can be reduced.”. I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will withdraw the amendment with a view to...

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

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 44: In page 21, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(2) Within the first national food waste prevention strategy, the Minister shall set annual food waste reduction targets, sector by sector, to reach the 50 per cent food waste reduction target by 2030, based on 2020 food waste figures.”. The amendment relates to the national food 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)

Darren O'Rourke: I take on board the Minister of State's reply and will withdraw the amendment with a view to reintroducing it on Report Stage. Nevertheless, and he has indicated he will make a contribution in this regard, I am concerned there is not enough in primary legislation to detail what will be in the food waste prevention strategy. It may end up weak in terms of targets, accountability and...

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

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 46: In page 21, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(4) The Minister shall prepare a review on an annual basis, to evaluate outcomes against stated deliverables of the national food waste prevention strategy, based on data collected from all food sectors and waste industry, and provide recommendations on the adjustment of the national food 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)

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 47: In page 21, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(4) The Minister shall ensure the national food waste prevention strategy is accompanied by powers, authority and accountability.”.

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

Darren O'Rourke: I might speak to amendments Nos. 56 and 57, which are in this grouping. The Minister of State mentioned the issue of proportionality. If these CCTV cameras are intended to monitor blackspots and act as a deterrent to littering or dumping, the fact that there would be the power to leave them in place for five years raises the question as to what sort of deterrent needs to remain in place for...

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

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 56: In page 27, line 27, to delete “5 years” and substitute “1 year”. I will withdraw the amendment on the basis of the Minister of State's comments. However, I ask him to consider our concern. It is a matter of proportionality. I take on board the point that it will be quite arduous to get the licence or authorisation and get the system...

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

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 57: In page 27, to delete lines 33 to 36 and substitute the following: “(ii) shall, not later than 1 year from the date on which the approval in respect of the CCTV scheme was given under subsection (5) and thereafter at intervals of not more than 1 year from the date of the immediately preceding review,”. Whatever about five years or one year for the...

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

Darren O'Rourke: I will withdraw amendment No. 59 on the basis of amendment No. 58 and consider whether I need to bring forward a further amendment on Report Stage.

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

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to make a very quick point about something that I raised with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, previously, in the context of amendment No. 43. While there are particularities with the Irish food market, the French, for example, have moved on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables and that is something we think should be pursued and considered.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank my co-sponsors of the Bill for their contributions. We introduced the Bill on First Stage in March last year. We are in a different place now in some respects, in that the pandemic was raging at that time and war is now raging in Europe. However, from the perspective of vulnerable energy customers, we are very much in the same place and, if anything, in a far worse place. I am...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is perfect. I will share with Deputies Kerrane and Cronin, with five minutes each.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: We may not use it all. I thank the House for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I thank Deputies Cronin and Kerrane for co-sponsoring it with me. The Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021 aims to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to include explicit provision for the Minister to provide policy direction to the Commission for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current status of the withdrawal of banks (details supplied) from the Irish market and the closure of accounts and migration of their customers to receiving banks; if he has raised concerns with the banks with respect to their preparedness for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21436/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to ask the Minister his views on the current status of the withdrawal of KBC Bank and Ulster Bank from the Irish market, on the closure of accounts and migration of their customers to receiving banks, if he has raised concerns with the banks with respect to their preparedness for this process and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister of State has said that there is a wish that this proceeds in an orderly manner, but there must be concern at this stage that this will not happen and it will not be orderly. In fact, there are approximately 900,000 customers affected. I am sure every one of us knows from being contacted by those affected what their experiences have been. They talk about being put off, not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: If past performance is any indication of future performance, we are right to be concerned here. It is important, rather than expecting that the matter will proceed smoothly, that measures are taken to ensure they proceed smoothly. This train has been rolling down the track and the time is getting shorter. On the commitment in terms of notification periods, continuity of service and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of the seafood offshore renewable energy working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21544/22]