Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any changes in legislation are proposed with regard to the importation of partially used or worn vehicle tyres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33158/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 were designed to improve information on tyre flows and the management of waste tyres. These regulations facilitate the comparison of quantities of waste tyres arising with the amounts placed on the market and the tracking of the movement of waste tyres from their discarding until they are either reused or processed for recycling.

Changes in legislation with regard to the importation of partially used or worn tyres are not within the remit of my Department.