Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total revenue generated by the environmental management cost (tyre recycling levy) since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56069/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The visible Environmental Management Cost (vEMC) is collected by Circol ELT, which is approved under the Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2017 to act as the producer responsibility organisation for the tyre industry. At present, a vEMC is collected with respect to the tyres of passenger cars, 4x4 vans, and motorcycles. Details on amounts collected and further information about the scheme's operation is available in its annual reports published on Circol ELT's website at circolelt.ie/annual-reports/.