Results 321-340 of 3,241 for speaker:Brian Ó Domhnaill
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 3a: In page 12, to delete lines 30 to 33 and substitute the following: "The amount of the levy shall be specified in the Regulations under subsection (2) but shall not exceed an amount of 25 cent for each plastic bag supplied to a customer.".
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 3b: In page 14, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: "The amount of the levy shall be specified in the Regulations under subsection (1) but shall not exceed an amount of â¬65 for each tonne of waste disposed of.". This relates to the proposed increase in the landfill levy to a maximum ceiling of â¬120 per tonne. On Second Stage the Minister said he...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I never said it is a----
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister referred to the â¬41 million in fines for which the country could be liable in a few years' time if we do not divert material from landfill. That is the stark reality. However, it is the responsibility of the Minister and his Department to find alternative ways of treating waste. I accept that work is being done on this but, as Senator Wilson stated, families who pay for...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is not the consumers who are to blame.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Consumers cannot afford to pay.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am totally confused by the Minister's response. A free recycling service is already available for many households at the doorstep.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: No, that is not what I am saying. Why would people choose the option for which there is a charge, namely, the bin that is going to landfill, over the free option? My point is that households are already availing of the free service for recyclable goods.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Households are already availing of the free service.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: People are already choosing the free recycling option.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister's argument is contradictory in that households are already availing of the free service. The problem is that there is no alternative for waste which is not recyclable, which must either go to landfill or be treated in an incineration plant, of which there is none in the north west. Households have no choice but to send their non-recyclable waste to landfill. I assure the...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: What is the alternative? Does the Minister have a solution?
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Not all material can be recycled.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: If Government policy is implemented and alternatives are put in place, there will be no need for fines. It is a hypothetical question.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The problem is the infrastructure is not in place.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes. I move amendment No. 3c: In page 14, to delete lines 15 to 18 and substitute the following: "The Minister shall, when amending the amount of levy standing specified in regulations under subsection (1), substitute an amount that does not exceed the amount so standing specified by â¬7.50.". No bin charges.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order, is the Bill being guillotined?
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is outrageous. Fine Gael and Labour promised so much before the election to reform this House and now they are guillotining legislation.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil] : Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jul 2011)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The people in SPAs will be outraged. It is an attack on democracy to guillotine such an important Bill. I cannot understand this.