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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: There will be a chance for a second round because I know that Deputies have a number of questions to put and that maybe not all questions have been answered. That could also be considered in our deliberations when the committee enters into private session and when we assess the merits or demerits of the regulations. Any answers given or not given - as the case may be - will be pertinent to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: It is normal protocol to break after two hours of questioning. We need to break anyway as we need to come back in private session. If the committee is not going to break I ask the Deputy to take the Chair for five minutes so I can take a break. We will return to that as a housekeeping matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Deputy. Deputy O'Keeffe will come in next and then we will take responses from the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I invite the Department to respond first. We will suspend for a short break shortly as we will have been here for almost two and a half hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: We will suspend for five minutes. When we come back, we can tease this out further.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: We are back in public session and will resume our deliberations on the statutory instrument relating to waste tyres. Just before the break, members and others had the opportunity to put their questions and to elicit at least a first round of responses. Members and witnesses can now contribute further, ask additional questions or probe further if they feel their questions were not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: There will be other opportunities to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: Do other witnesses want to come in before I go to the members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: Would any other member like to come in before I take answers from the witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: We have had questions for the EPA and Repak. I know that Mr. Henry from the PRL also wants to comment. We will start with the EPA, move on to Mr. Clancy from Repak and then let Mr. Henry come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: Not just yet. Ms. Murphy can offer her defence in a moment. We could go on all night with this but we are not going to. There is a lot of road yet to be covered here and we will take some final comments. Mr. Henry and Ms Murphy have indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: Ms Murphy can ask for clarity through the Chair but, unfortunately, she may not get it because that is how these committees sometimes work. We will try. All questions, both answered and unanswered, will be considered in the final deliberations so Ms Murphy can take some solace in that. We will now take Mr. Henry, Ms Murphy and Deputy Troy and whatever logically follows from there. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I thank Mr. Henry for his brevity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I remind everyone that all questions and points should be directed through the Chair. Do the witnesses wish to respond to those points? We have gone around the table. They do not have to respond because the point was made and has been taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I will allow Senator McDowell in but, on a point of information, it is not usual that witnesses contribute multiple times and engage with each other. Members have the prerogative to ask questions - and supplementary questions if required - but I cannot allow everybody back in again because there is a limit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: The Senator may proceed, after which Mr. Collins, on behalf of the Department, will be allowed to make a final response to the points made. We will then conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I am sorry but Mr. Murphy cannot do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I thank the Senator and ask Mr. Collins to make the final comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: I thank Mr. Collins and all of the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations: Discussion (17 Oct 2017)

James Lawless: That happens.