111. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the amount of capital spent by Tipperary County Council on anti-dumping initiatives and tackling/disposing of illegal dumping in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60551/26]
Topics / Illegal Dumping
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsIllegal Dumping
34 questions from 18 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 September 2026.
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401. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount expended by the NPWS in respect of clearing and disposing of illegally dumped materials on sites it manages in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by year, site and amount expended; and the steps the NPWS has taken to mitigate and prevent dumping on its sites. [52988/26]
59. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to tackle illegal dumping and fly-tipping in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44289/26]
258. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will address the concerns regarding illegal parking and waste disposal on the Curragh Plains, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21539/26]
163. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of illegal dumping collected by the four Dublin local authorities in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026; the measures his Department is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14754/26]
140. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the supports being made available to Cork County Council and other agencies in Cork to tackle illegal dumping in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71900/25]
214. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the volumes of domestic, commercial and medical waste contained in the illegal landfill in Whitestown, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63392/25]
215. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of material that has been removed from the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63393/25]
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of the location the waste from the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow, has been removed to; the location the remainder is to be taken to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63394/25]
217. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details and timeframe of the remediation plan for the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow; if he will make the plan public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63395/25]
218. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details on pollution or contamination to the environment or watercourses at the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow, or adjoining lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63396/25]
219. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total costs to date, including legal costs, incurred in addressing the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow; to specify the parties that have borne these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63397/25]
220. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of funding provided to Wicklow County Council to help address the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow, including the amounts and years in which such funding was allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63398/25]
221. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projected final costs to remediate the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow; the party which will bear these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63399/25]
116. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider rolling out countrywide the Pure Mile Project that works successfully in County Wicklow and the Dublin uplands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60485/25]
132. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will allocate specific funding to protect tourism hotspots from illegal dumping, such as the Shannon fishing areas; and whether a national anti-dumping strategy could include targeted surveillance or cleanup grants for these regions. [48548/25]
158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the European Union enforcement order requiring the remediation of illegal dumping at Murphy’s Rock, Cork; the actions taken by the State to comply with this order over the past twenty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49226/25]
159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will set out the compliance obligations on Ireland under European Union environmental law in relation to Murphy’s Rock, Cork, and other similar sites where illegal dumping has occurred; and if he will provide details of the sanctions that could apply in the event of continued non-compliance. [49227/25]
160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the outstanding remediation of Murphy’s Rock, Cork; the nature of any correspondence between the Commission and the State; and if he will publish this correspondence. [49228/25]
394. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will confirm whether any public funds, including infrastructure allocations under the national development plan, have been committed to projects at Murphy’s Rock, Cork, a site subject to an unresolved European Union enforcement order requiring remediation of illegal dumping; and if he will…
395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will ensure that future allocations of public funds or infrastructure supports will be conditional on compliance with outstanding European Union enforcement orders, including the case of Murphy’s Rock, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/25]
299. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to combat illegal dumping; whether additional resources are being provided by his Department to Dublin City Council to support the council in addressing this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43722/25]
21. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position as of July 2025 on the programme for Programme for Government to increase penalties to deter littering and illegal dumping, ensuring those who harm our environment face significant consequences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39960/25]
205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated to addressing illegal dumping in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31613/25]
267. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to repeated instances of dumping and fires on lands (details supplied); the measures the Department can take to support Fingal County Council and An Garda Síochána to address and prevent this ongoing problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28492/25]