Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will allocate extra resources to Monaghan County Council in view of a recent incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19806/17]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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I thank the Deputy for bringing to my attention the latest in a long line of incidents of tyres being dumped around our countryside. It is precisely this type of incident that confirms my resolve to introduce new structures for the tyre sector that will address the lack of regulation in the tyre market and reduce the stockpiles of waste tyres that could have a detrimental effect on the environment and human health.

A new compliance scheme for tyres will be operated by Repak End of Life Tyres (ELT) with a registration and reporting role for the Producer Register Limited. The scheme will carry out all regulatory functions on behalf of its members and will be funded by a visible Environmental Management Cost (vEMC).  All operators will be obliged to provide data on the numbers of tyres coming on and off the market. This will be the first time that there will be clarity in this regard. It will be mandatory for anyone placing tyres on the market in Ireland to join the compliance scheme. 

Monaghan County Council received funding in 2016 from my Department for the clean-up of tyres stockpiled in their functional area. The provision of funding in 2017 to address issues such as those raised in the question is currently under consideration in my Department.