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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I wanted to comment on a couple of issues. In the statement from CCMA we heard about the local government obligations. I note that it is a requirement to collect or arrange for the collection of household waste. There is still that multiple option provided for in the legislation from 1996. Another obligation, which does not really get mentioned but which is important in this context, is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a single sentence-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----which is just to say, the charges increase, how is the increase in charges an incentivisation where we penalise those who are effectively doing what we want in terms of reusing? Is that a problem that needs to be addressed ,because it seems to work against what we have heard in the two presentations?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I have more but I will hold the rest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: We probably do not have a chance to discuss other aspects in the time constraints today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Well, no.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: My point was not generally about the climate Act but specifically related to this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Apologies, Chair, I do not know what happened there. I am not asking a question on the climate Act, generally. My question is on the decisions around how waste is collected if we have a situation whereby companies increase their charges because they are not profiting from the waste coming in and if there are persons who are not able to or are not choosing to access recycling for cost...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: We were told specifically that prices would come down.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That is fine. I want to correct one thing for the record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The CCPC is very clear that it is a natural monopoly. One of the witnesses implied it was not a monopoly. I wanted to mention that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Could I request something in writing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Could we get written notes on the questions Senator Sherlock asked in terms of where there is not a service, including where people are not choosing a service? That would be helpful. That goes back to my earlier question of that being our problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Could we look into the costs of illegal dumping as that fits into the costs picture?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: This is actually crucial.
- Seanad: Digital Services (Levy) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Cathaoirleach. The Minister of State is welcome. The Bill too is welcome. I look at it alongside some of the other pieces of work in which Coimisiún na Meán is engaged. I wish to highlight the potential to do something more with the levy than is being proposed. When we were considering the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act, one important aspect transposed the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: These questions are very important. They are not about criticising any individual. Our task as a committee is to identify what is going to work and what is going to happen. We cannot take gambles because there is far less space now. We hear concerns about the profit margin and development. There is far less leeway in the space we have to address our climate crisis. We have no leeway....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is it better than price only?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That is the question because, sometimes in certain areas, public delivery can be in a position such as, for example, where for a long period of time the State has had access to finance on perhaps a more favourable rate than the private sector. There is certainly scope there in terms of being able to do this without going through the market and where it would actually be more expensive to do...