Results 1-3 of 3 for waste management speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Fear is spreading rapidly in my home county of Louth that the UK Government is considering dumping hazardous waste in the Mourne Mountains on the border of County Louth. We must nip this in the bud straight away. The UK Government radioactive waste management group is currently looking for suitable properties in Northern Ireland to take hazardous waste and the Mourne Mountains are believed...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have written to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, outlining my concerns about waste from diesel laundering that is being dumped in Lough Ross in County Armagh and entering the Fane river which is the source of drinking water for Dundalk and its hinterland. Approximately 1,200 incidents of such dumping have been dealt with by the local...

Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: .... From 2006, there has been an obligation on vehicle owners who are scrapping a car to deposit same at an authorised treatment facility for appropriate treatment and recover. Failure to do so is an offence under the waste management end of life vehicles regulations 2006. Under the new system owners are more likely to go to legitimate waste operators when scrapping their cars as they...