Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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267. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the responsibility of local authorities in residential waste management under the Local Government Act 2001. [19677/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The responsibilities of local authorities in relation to household waste management are set out in the Waste Management Act 1996. These responsibilities range across, inter alia, waste management planning, providing for the collection of household waste and the enforcement of waste management obligations on waste operators, households and businesses. In terms of specific provisions that may be of interest, Section 22 outlines local authority responsibilities regarding the making of waste management plans. Section 33 sets out that each local authority shall collect, or arrange for the collection of, household waste within its functional area.