Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans included in the recently published Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25174/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Earlier this month I launched a new national waste policy for the period 2020-2025, “A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy”.  The overarching objective of this plan is to drive the shift away from our current model of production and consumption towards a more sustainable circular economy model where we move beyond merely considering how we manage our waste and give a greater consideration to product design and resource use.

The plan has been developed following an extensive engagement process with stakeholders and the general public including a high level stakeholder forum in September 2019, a formal public consultation process, which was open from December 2019 to February 2020, and the work of the cross-sectoral Waste Advisory Group.

My officials have now commenced the process of putting detailed plans in place to ensure the successful delivery of the over 200 detailed actions outlined in the plan over the next five years. The Waste Advisory Group will also be reconvened to work with my officials on the implementation phase of the plan.