150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the proposal to introduce a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/26]
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151. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any assessment of the pilot project in Killarney related to the use of single use coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8931/26]
152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8932/26]
153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of engagement he has had with businesses that primarily sell coffee and other hot beverages that would be impacted by the implementation of a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8933/26]
251. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the process for individuals and volunteer organisations who wish to dispose of nitrous oxide canisters appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4160/26]
358. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74871/25]
361. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the concerns of smaller and local waste collectors at the consultation on the feasibility of transitioning Ireland’s waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; and if he will reassure them this will not lead to large multinational operators squeezi…
378. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of increased charges for household waste services issued by a provider (details supplied); if he is aware the increase has been attributed in part to new pension costs; if cost increases can be issued to customers for this reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1561/26]
164. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on waste management in Ireland, and the importance of the circular economy. [72998/25]
296. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data processing agreements that have been applied for under the Circular Economy & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 to allow the sharing of CCTV footage between councils and Gardai since the Act’s introduction; the number of these applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
52. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amount collected through the Waste Recovery Levy since its introduction [72754/25]
53. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted any analysis on the expected impact of improved waste sorting technology on Ireland's recycling rates and compliance with EU Circular Economy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72755/25]
54. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has engaged with EU counterparts regarding best practices for waste sorting technology and circular economy strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72756/25]
55. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered introducing quality standards or performance targets for materials processed by material recovery facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72757/25]
93. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the findings of the Joint Research Centre that single-use packaging, particularly cartonboard, performs better than reusable packaging in several environmental impact categories; and whether this evidence, which influenced changes to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation regarding mandatory reuse targets will be …
94. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the current regulatory impact analysis exploring measures to reduce the consumption of single-use cups for beverages, if he has considered a case study (details supplied) where the implementation of such a levy has not been successful in reducing the consumption of single-use cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
97. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if funding will be provided to Galway County Council to progress the Gort civic amenity site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69291/25]
44. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the revenue generated to date by the waste recovery levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67981/25]
48. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 15 December 2021, if the €75 payment towards helping people meet the cost of waste disposal in situations of long term incontinence pad use referred to was ever introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68108/25]
224. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a company (details supplied) will provide the composting bins to customers pursuant to 2023 legislation to allow every household in the State to be provided with a brown bin for food waste and light garden waste by their waste collector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60910/25]
227. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position on the levy on disposable cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61045/25]
87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has advocated for the collation of data relating to specific plastic polymers at an EU level. [60468/25]
98. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps the Government plans to take to support the move to reusable cups to reduce waste from disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60476/25]
104. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline his Department's policy on the building of new incinerator facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59732/25]
105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to remediate former landfill sites throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60241/25]