Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a recovery levy as it relates to the landfill levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47639/22]

Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Section 29 of the Circular Economy Act 2022 provides for the introduction of a recovery levy, in line with the commitment set out in the Waste Action Plan for A Circular Economy, published in September 2020. My officials are now working on the development of supporting secondary legislation to allow for the introduction of the levy in early 2023. The final amount of the levy is to be determined but the landfill levy will be increased commensurately so as to avoid incentivising disposal to landfill which is at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.

Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the exemption of some waste products under the landfill levy that can be used in energy production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47640/22]

Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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The Waste Action Plan for A Circular Economy (WAPCE) sets out a commitment to 'analyse the impact of the landfill levy exemption for bio-waste and whether it should be removed’. A working group has recently been established to progress this matter and will complete its work in Q1 2023. There is currently no plan to review other landfill levy exemptions.