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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Deputy Ryan. I call our first witness, Mr. Matthew Collins, assistant secretary of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, who has five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Collins. We will have a further opportunity to discuss the matter, and if there are issues he wishes to raise, he can do so during the engagement with members. I want to keep within our time constraints. Our next witness is Dr. Tom Ryan of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Dr. Ryan. I must stop him there. If there is something he has not said, he will have ample opportunity throughout the discussion to raise it. Mr. Neil Walker will be making a joint presentation on behalf of Food Drink Ireland, Retail Ireland and RGDATA. Will there be a number of speakers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I can allow six minutes, with each speaker having two minutes. I will indicate when each two-minute slot has ended. Would that work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will indicate after four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I am sorry as I must stop Mr. Burke. I will give him an opportunity later to clear up any points he feels he has not raised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Mr. Kelly and call Mr. Séamus Clancy from Repak Ltd.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I apologise but I must stop Dr. McCloughan. We have received written submissions from all the witnesses and Dr. McCloughan will have the chance to come in again later. I call on our fifth witness, Ms Mindy O'Brien from VOICE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Our final witness is Dr. Dominic Hogg from Eunomia. He is very welcome today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank all the witnesses for their brevity on this. I propose that we bank the questions. If anyone wants to come in at any point, they should indicate to me and I will get around to any members who want to contribute. My first questions are for the Department. On banning non-compostable disposable cups, glasses and tableware, I note Mr. Collins's comments on the incompatibility with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Deputy Lawless, then go back to the witnesses and then, if Deputy Ryan agrees, go to him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does Ms Mindy O'Brien wish to come in at this point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I note that Mr. Walker indicated. I will come back to him in a moment. I will bring in the EPA to deal with some of the questions raised, then the Department, Repak and Mr. Walker.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Department wish to come in on either what members have raised or my own questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yes. I will then bring in Deputy Eamon Ryan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Do the witnesses want a minute to gather the answers to those questions? Perhaps Deputy Ryan has other questions; he might ask them and give people the time to get the answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Deputy have any other questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I might ask the EPA to respond, if it is ready.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: Perhaps we might move on to Repak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)
Hildegarde Naughton: I will bring in Mr. Burke from Retail Ireland and then Dr. McCloughan and Mr. Walker.