Results 1-20 of 75 for waste management speaker:Brian Stanley

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 14: In page 8, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "7.—(1) The practice of incineration or thermal treatment of waste shall no longer be legal within this state. (2) Sections 4 and 5 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 are repealed. (3) The making of a waste management plan shall be a reserved function of the local authority.". This is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Stanley: Is this company the same MC O'Sullivan which put together waste management plans for every region in the State? I saw somewhere that it was a cut-and-paste job. The company was subsequently bought out by RPS group. The midlands waste management plan -----

Waste Reduction (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: First Stage (12 Jul 2017)

Brian Stanley: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Waste Management Act 1996, the Litter Pollution Act 1997 and the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; and to provide for related matters. Last night, the House had a long discussion on waste management legislation proposed by the Labour Party and the Green Party. While I welcome the Bill in question, which deals with...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: I raise with the Taoiseach the commitment to protect the environment in the programme for Government. Perhaps he saw the recent "RTÉ Investigates" programme, "Ireland's Wild Waste". It is more like the Wild West. The side by side competition and privatisation model in Ireland is chaotic and has been shown to be failing in protecting the environment. Ireland has one of the best...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: On the scale of the offence involved, the Minister referred to operators not adhering to what was included in the permit or the waste licence. That could be a major matter or involve a number of major matters in terms of non-compliance. If there are major issues and the operation is of a substantial scale, a fine of €3,000 will not frighten a large operator that could run it to the...

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

Brian Stanley: I am sharing time with Deputies Maurice Quinlivan, Carol Nolan and Imelda Munster. What is happening with this proposal is that waste is being turned into a commodity, and it has the potential to increase prices massively. The purpose of our amendment is to immediately block these proposed changes. Fianna Fáil has chosen not to stop the new charges and changes, but to set up another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Stanley: ...during my term as an elected local authority member. The problem is that the elected members have been hung out to dry and have been left completely exposed to a roasting from the public on this waste of money. The public cannot grasp the reason this amount of public money could be paid from the coffers of the local authority. Mr. Keegan spoke of the prospect of the project being done...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Mr. Owen Keegan and the senior officials who are appearing before the committee. The issue of the waste energy facility at Poolbeg is very important. In his opening remarks Mr. Keegan said that the meetings of the Dublin local authorities considered this matter. I suggest to him that they could not have considered it because he went in and told them what he was going to do. One...

North-South Ministerial Councils (20 Oct 2011)

Brian Stanley: I am glad to hear there is active engagement between the Minister and his counterpart north of the Border. The Minister answered my question about waste management in Border areas. My party is concerned about the illegal dumping that has occurred north of the Border. I welcome the initiatives being taken to deal with that issue. Unfortunately, the taxpayer will face the cost of cleaning...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, for coming to the House to address this important issue. The fire at the weekend at a waste recycling facility in Ballymount industrial estate in Dublin posed a major risk to people in the locality and across the south of the city. This incident underlines the need for stricter regulation of the waste collection industry and the storage and...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury: Motion (5 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: Are there any issues of concern surrounding mercury waste or what may be done with it? I refer to possible historical or legacy issues. The regulations to replace the previous mercury regulations are good. I refer to the ban on metallic mercury imports and certain compounds, the regulation of industry, the use of environmentally sound management of dental amalgams, etc., and the regulation...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)

Brian Stanley: ...that furthers environmental protection, there are many aspects of the Bill with which we would take issue as they heavily penalise the ordinary working person while not addressing the amount of waste which is produced by manufacturers and wholesalers, which is unreasonable. If we are to stop illegal dumping we need to get to the source of it. This Bill should be used as a mechanism to...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (6 Apr 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the development of a coherent waste management strategy and proposed policy and legislation to accompany the strategy. [6906/11]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (7 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: ...Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure specific producer responsibility requirements for construction and demolition projects over certain thresholds, with recycling and waste management requirements enforced through mandatory compliance bonds. [14203/11]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (15 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give a commitment that his new waste management policy statement will not contain plans for incinerators or other thermal treatment plants. [15917/11]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that changes to the waste management regulations here do not result in increased costs to householders. [24275/11]

Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: -----and the devolution of powers on waste management, planning, transport, roads and housing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Brian Stanley: I have no doubt about that, but that has been the problem with the process. The elected members, under the Waste Management Act, were cut out of it in the early 2000s.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (29 Jan 2014)

Brian Stanley: 120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person that commissioned the reports by a company (details supplied) on local waste management plans; and the amount they were paid. [4381/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (20 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: 578. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new household waste management Bill. [2859/15]