Questions

276. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of commitments in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (2020-2025) relating to single-use plastics have been fully delivered; to provide an updated implementation report with timelines for outstanding measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/26]

336. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to implement the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; the steps his Department will take to achieve a 5% reduction in packaging waste by 2030 and a 90% plastic bottle collection rate by 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43713/26]

282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that some waste collection services have added a temporary fuel surcharge; his views on whether the waste management sector is in need of a regulator; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/26]

178. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the public consultation on the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; when the report on this consultation will be published; if, in the meantime, he will be acting on some of the submissions in the consultation; and if he w…

12. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the agency or body that has been designated as the competent authority responsible for overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in Ireland. [28824/26]

13. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific preparatory actions that have been undertaken by his Department and relevant agencies to support the application of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation from 12 August 2026. [28825/26]

14. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has developed, or intends to publish a national implementation plan, roadmap or guidance for stakeholders in advance of the application of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. [28826/26]

129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has received any reports from the National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; if so, the issues addressed in any such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26718/26]

145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will consider initiating a dumping taskforce in Cork. [26990/26]

160. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current strategies being implemented to reduce single use plastic consumption; and to outline any new initiatives planned for the next fiscal year. [27368/26]

370. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify the Government's position on the pay by weight (PBW) system for household waste collection; if his attention has been brought to the fact that a number of licensed waste collection providers have moved away from PBW towards flat rate charging structures; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that PBW remains …

477. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has reviewed the CCPC comprehensive study on the household waste collection market and the recommendations of that review; if he will publish that review; the reason the recommendations of the comprehensive study have not been implemented despite the Ministerial request for the study from his Department; and if he …

523. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether sector-specific circular economy roadmaps are planned for life sciences, MedTech or advanced manufacturing, in addition to those identified for construction, agriculture, retail and electronics, as part of the new circular economy strategy aimed at cutting emissions and waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [272…

228. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will put measures in place to protect the current users of the tag-on-the-bag system of waste management to allow them to continue to pay for tags locally using cash if they so choose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/26]

124. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the long promised €75 annual support payment to support waste collection costs for persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19865/26]

10. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 24 February 2026, for a breakdown of the funding provided under the anti-dumping initiative, by local authority, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17369/26]

225. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has engaged with local authorities on the use of CCTV, drones and other technologies to catch those engaged in illegal dumping; the supports he has put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16082/26]

14. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will introduce an EPR charge for mattresses to avoid dumping in the landscape and to promote a circular economy, given that mattresses are not accepted at the Dublin Waste-to-Energy facility, and given the very successful experience of mattress EPR schemes in France, Belgium and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statemen…

156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is reviewing the remunicipalisation of domestic waste collection in Dublin; the way in which they would go about implementing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14753/26]

200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his Department has had any meetings with, or received any reports from, the National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14627/26]

234. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body that sets the standards for public waste collection companies; if his Department has a role in regulating fees that companies charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14267/26]

253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 11 February 2026, the estimated annual proceeds from the sale of recyclable plastics by Re-Turn for 2024 and 2025; and to outline where these proceeds go. [14843/26]

3. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce a waste regulator for the re-municipalisation of domestic waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/26]

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department is aware of reports that many ostensibly recycled plastics go to landfill or are incinerated (details supplied), and in light of this the data he has available regarding the volume of plastics that are actually recycled after collection through the deposit return scheme; and the monitoring systems which ar…

149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the research carried out into the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8929/26]