Results 1-20 of 392 for waste management speaker:Denis Naughten

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: ...can work with the companies in that regard. What I found interesting is the fact that on one third of the nights in 2023, electricity was being curtailed in this country. Electricity was being wasted in this country. This is expensive electricity we put in place in terms of the capital infrastructure. What this committee is looking at is not just dealing with the water tanks but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Service Performance Report 2023: Department of Social Protection (18 Oct 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...but the uptake of those meals would tell us as a committee whether we are getting value for money with that. Some of us are old enough to remember the school milk scheme, which was a wanton waste of milk and money. The milk was not consumed in school. It was going into bins and down the sinks, but it was not being consumed. Are the school meals delivering what we all want in terms of...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...but rather the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. With all due respect, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has enough on his plate at the moment without trying to manage Gas Networks Ireland as well. I ask the Minister to look again at this issue because Gas Networks Ireland has a key role to play in decarbonising our heating system in Ireland, not...

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...me when I was the Minister with responsibility for energy. Some of the officials present will know, from the quite heated discussions I had in the Department and at Cabinet, that I was aware the lack of management of energy demand on the grid was going to create a significant problem for us. I flagged this back in 2017 when it became very obvious to me what was going on. This should not...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...of the power stations. Why would they not be in a pristine state? At that point in time they had a ten-year lifespan remaining. I pointed out to the Tánaiste on the day that we were effectively wasting €176 million of electricity customers' money that had been paid towards the cost of those two power plants which were being mothballed because of the decision taken. I said...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department ; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within her Department and the bodies under the aegis of her Department; her plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department ; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within her Department and the bodies under the aegis of her Department; her plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department; his plans to ensure that this complies with the soon to be enacted Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within her Department and the bodies under the aegis of her Department; her plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...hardware when it is replaced or upgraded within his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department; his plans to ensure that this complies with the forthcoming Circular Economy and Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/22]

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...throwing into their bin that has remained unopened or unused because half of all the food that is dumped in Irish households is unopened or unused. If we could do that much it would be of great benefit in reducing food waste and emissions, as well as saving families a substantial amount. I supported the issue of reducing food waste as Minister. We developed an initiative in County...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Infrastructure (10 Mar 2021)

Denis Naughten: Therein lies the problem. The board and management of the ESB are responsible for the future use of these two power plants. As the Minister knows, the report will recommend their demolition, which is wasting €176 million that Irish electricity customers right across the country have already paid towards their cost. There are alternative options. I said here last December that three...

Dumping at Sea Act 1996 (Section 5(12)) (Commencement) Order 2021: Motion (11 Feb 2021)

Denis Naughten: ...with the Minister. On 13 January, I raised with his colleague the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, the fact that there are hospitals in this State that do not have enough bins to store the waste personal protective equipment, PPE, that is being generated. They have not the capacity to do that. We are aware, from responses I have received on the floor of this House, that one...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2021)

Denis Naughten: ...Questions, we must analyse all the available data on Covid infections and make our decisions on what those data are telling us. The data indicate that we need to take a completely new approach to managing infection outbreaks in our hospitals. Last week, I pleaded with the Minister for Health to address the situation with regard to the management of contaminated personal protective...