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Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I assume that the question refers to the publication in March 2005 by the European Commission of details of the contribution of each member state towards a network of ecologically important areas, the Natura 2000 network, within the European Union. In December 2004, the Commission adopted national lists of candidate special areas of conservation as sites of Community importance in accordance...

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Deputy Kenny's predecessor certainly believed in that.

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: On this side more often.

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Implementation of the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment has required close co-operation between all stakeholders including producers, retailers and both central and local government. The process began with the establishment of a task force representative of all relevant sectors, including producers and retailers, in February 2003 to draw up proposals for implementing...

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I suggest that Deputy O'Dowd pay attention to the advertisements which are carried daily in newspapers——

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Those advertisements show that in the electrical and electronic goods——

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: In the electrical and electronic goods area there has been a significant decrease in costs and that continues to be the case.

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I am not waffling. If one takes an advertisement——

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The scheme which has been introduced and is now in operation is a remarkable success. It is extraordinary that the Deputy should make the allegation he made. All he need do is take any advertisement that has appeared in the last seven days and compare it with the prices for electrical and electronic goods six or seven months ago. What I have said consistently is that this is an area where...

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: There is an error in the directive in that it does not make any rule for the size of the item. I suggested to the WEEE register that it is difficult to explain, particularly when people are buying small electronic goods, why the cost should be €2, for example, for a small item. The industry explained to me that the cost of dismantling a small item can be as great as the cost of dismantling...

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Competition Authority did not note any significant variations in the amounts charged by private waste collectors throughout the country. However, it suggested that a competitive tendering process might offer better options to consumers by increasing competition in the market. I have already indicated that I am giving consideration to how the waste market might best be regulated in the...

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy is correct that the Competition Authority recommended that the Department consider reforming the waste collection system as it appeared the current market was not working well for consumers. It also promotes a move towards competitive tendering in this market as preferable to the appointment of a regulator. I do not agree with that view for the reasons put forward by the Deputy,...

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I am not sure what is the Deputy's last point. The issue of whether charges should be imposed for certain recycling collections arose recently. As a general principle, one would try to avoid that in so far as one possibly could.

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I recall the Deputy suggesting on 13 or 14 August that the WEEE directive should be scrapped. Government policy has been——

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: That is not what the Deputy said. He stated the Minister should go back to square one and redraft the entire directive, which is not possible.

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: That is not what the Deputy said at the time. Thankfully, Deputy O'Dowd took a much more progressive view than Deputy Gilmore and he was more supportive.

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: As a result of the change we made, charges imposed by recycling centres are——

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Government policy is to encourage people to recycle and to discourage anything that would prohibit——

Waste Management. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: If the Deputy wants to ask a more detailed question, I suggests that he do so.

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I wonder who controls the council.