Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 1013: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures in place to ensure that waste is correctly labelled when exported; the inspections that take place of waste which is exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34526/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2006, sets out the controls applicable to shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community. Exports of waste are classified as either amber waste, applicable to waste going for disposal, or green waste, for non-hazardous waste going for recovery. Amber listed waste is subject to prior written notification and the consent of both the competent authority of origin and destination. Green listed waste is subject to prior notification and an accompanying information document to track the shipment.

Dublin City Council is the designated national competent authority for the implementation of the Regulation and they are responsible for the control of all exports of waste. The inspection of consignments of waste to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements is an inherent part of the competent authority's functions, with the level of such inspections an operational issue for the authority.