182. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a mechanism to get data on the number bottles and cans that enter circulation each year but are not returned; if so, to provide this data for every year since the scheme was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58654/25]
Topics / Recycling Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRecycling Policy
116 questions from 34 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 September 2026.
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109 written, 7 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 9 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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183. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to nationalise the management of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58655/25]
186. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify the details regarding the unclaimed deposits of €66 million from the deposit return scheme (DRS,) to confirm if this money will be ringfenced; and the purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58732/25]
146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have reviewed the remuneration and benefit structure of Re-Turn Ireland CLG’s executives and directors to determine compliance with fair remuneration and tax transparency standards. [56375/25]
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out or plans to carry out a value-for-money assessment of the Deposit Return Scheme in its current corporate form, taking into account costs to consumers and the level of retained income by the operating company. [56376/25]
148. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings or formal communications between officials of his Department and representatives of Re-Turn Ireland CLG since its establishment; and whether any concerns were raised regarding its financial management or accounting practices. [56378/25]
149. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will liaise with the Minister for Finance to ensure that a full financial audit of Re-Turn Ireland CLG is carried out annually by an independent external auditor and laid before the Oireachtas. [56379/25]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review existing legislation governing levy-funded private entities to ensure that companies such as Re-Turn Ireland CLG are brought within a transparent audit and reporting framework comparable to that applied to semi-state or statutory bodies. [56380/25]
153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56256/25]
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total remuneration, including salaries, bonuses, pension contributions, and other non-cash benefits paid to executives and board members of a company (details supplied) in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56361/25]
162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total value of cash reserves currently held by a company (details supplied); the purpose for which these reserves are maintained; and whether his Department has imposed or intends to impose any limits or conditions on the accumulation of such reserves. [56362/25]
163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the level of financial and operational oversight exercised by his Department over a company (details supplied), including audit arrangements, reporting obligations, and the frequency of departmental reviews or meetings with company representatives. [56363/25]
164. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will publish in full the audited accounts of a company (details supplied), including details of executive pay, consultancy and procurement contracts, administrative expenditure, and unclaimed deposits, in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56364/25]
165. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for permitting a private company limited by guarantee to operate the national deposit return scheme rather than establishing a statutory or semi-state body; and the mechanisms that exist to ensure accountability to the Oireachtas. [56365/25]
166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any directors, executives, or shareholders of a company (details supplied) have had commercial or contractual relationships with beverage, packaging, or waste-management companies regulated under the scheme; and if his Department has undertaken due diligence in this regard. [56366/25]
167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total revenue generated from unclaimed deposits under the return scheme to date; the means by which these funds have been utilised or invested; and whether he intends to require that unredeemed deposits be returned to the Exchequer or reinvested directly in environmental infrastructure. [56367/25]
168. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will commission an independent comparative review of a company’s (details supplied) governance model, remuneration structure, and consumer costs relative to equivalent deposit return schemes in other EU member states. [56368/25]
169. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the statutory instruments and regulatory framework governing a company (details supplied) contain sufficient provisions for transparency and accountability; and if he intends to review or amend these to strengthen public oversight. [56369/25]
170. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of formal complaints, representations, or requests for information received by his Department regarding the financial or operational conduct of a company (details supplied) since its establishment; and the actions taken by his Department in response. [56370/25]
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if Re-Turn Ireland CLG has been assessed by the Revenue Commissioners for corporation tax, VAT, or any other applicable tax liabilities arising from its operations, retained surpluses, or investment income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56371/25]
200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the amount of retained earnings or cash reserves held by Re-Turn Ireland CLG that have been declared to the Revenue Commissioners, and whether these reserves are subject to tax, interest, or investment reporting requirements under Irish company law. [56372/25]
201. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether any tax reliefs, exemptions, or preferential treatments have been granted to Re-Turn Ireland CLG under existing legislation, including environmental or charitable provisions; and if he will provide a list of such reliefs or exemptions. [56373/25]
202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he will direct the Revenue Commissioners or the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct an independent examination of Re-Turn Ireland CLG’s accounts in light of its public-interest function and substantial consumer-funded surpluses. [56374/25]
203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department or the Comptroller and Auditor General has any oversight or audit authority over consumer levies collected and managed by private companies such as Re-Turn Ireland CLG; and if not, whether the Minister will consider introducing such oversight. [56377/25]
27. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will commit to reviewing the Government’s recycling contract (details supplied) that launched in 2024, as there is no accommodation for wheelchair users to access this public service; the reason disability access was not deemed essential as part of this contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53044/25]