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Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...to discuss it here today. I want to focus on the things that are needed to make this work, one of which is a supervisory regime. We need to have some way to see how much product is being destroyed by companies, some way of inspecting them and some way of being able to measure what is going on. Secondly, we need to deal with the problem of transportation. This is not waste we are...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...are not going to oppose this Bill for this reason. It is an affront to people who are responsibly and dutifully sorting through their waste in their kitchens to see perfectly good products being destroyed by large and wealthy companies. It is clearly unfair and destroys the motivation and sense of solidarity among people to tackle this problem. It is for this reason that I signed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (28 Feb 2023)

Ossian Smyth: That is why we need the two things. We need the positive things that help people do the right thing. We also need criminal sanction and evidence against people who are criminals and who are destroying our beautiful environment.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...to improve the environmental sustainability of products and refers specifically, in Article 1 and Article 20, to the creation of an EU framework to prevent unsold consumer products from being destroyed, so that very concept is being talked about throughout Europe. The proposed directive on consumer information will support improved participation of consumers in the circular economy...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Ossian Smyth: It is a shocking practice where a commercial company, retailer or Internet retailer takes perfectly good consumer goods from a shelf and puts them straight into landfill or destroy them because they have calculated that they will get a better return on investment or a higher profit by actually destroying working consumer goods. The EU has agreed a general approach to that and an anti-dumping...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (28 Apr 2022)

Ossian Smyth: ...The Barrys supported the Fitzgeralds of Desmond during the Irish rebellions of the late 16th century. To prevent it being captured by Sir Walter Raleigh and his army, the Barrys had partially to destroy the castle. That is some of the history.