Vol. 545 No. 1
258 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the conditions attached to the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2001; if a company which is involved in reprocessing waste wood material and collects across a number of regions of the country will have to get a collection permit for each region or if there will be a universal collection permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29981/01]
Section 34(1) of the Waste Management Act, 1996, provides that on or after such date as may be prescribed, a person shall not collect waste on a commercial basis save under and in accordance with a waste collection permit granted by the local authority in whose functional area the waste is collected, or such other local authority as stands nominated for the purpose. Recent regulations prescribe 30 November 2001 for the purposes of commencing the operation of these proceedings and, among other things, set out procedures for the making of permit applications, public consultation and the grant, refusal and review of permits by local authorities.
Thirty one local authorities in seven regional groups have nominated a single permitting authority in respect of each region. In addition, three individual local authorities will implement the permitting system solely in respect of their own functional areas. Accordingly, a waste collection business operating nationally will require a maximum of ten waste collection permits from the relevant local authorities.
A list of those local authorities that are permitting authorities for the purpose of the 2001 regulations is set out in the following schedule. Subject to the provisions of section 34 and of Articles 16 to 18 of the 2001 regulations it is a matter for each permitting authority to determine the conditions which may be attached to a waste collection permit granted by it.
Permitting authorities for the purposes of the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2001
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Region or county |
Local Authorities concerned |
Nominated/PermittingAuthority |
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Connaught Region |
Galway Corporation, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo County Councils |
Mayo County Council |
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Cork Region |
Cork Corporation and Cork County Council |
Cork County Council |
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Dublin Region |
Dublin Corporation, Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin County Councils |
Dublin Corporation |
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Midlands Region |
Laois, Longford, Offaly, Tipperary (NR) and Westmeath County Councils |
Offaly County Council |
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Mid-West Region |
Limerick Corporation, Clare, Kerry and Limerick County Councils |
Limerick County Council |
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North-East Region |
Cavan, Louth, Meath and Monaghan County Councils |
Meath County Council |
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South-East Region |
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary (SR), Waterford and Wexford CountyCouncils, Waterford Corporation |
Kilkenny County Council |
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County Donegal |
Donegal County Council |
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County Kildare |
Kildare County Council |
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County Wicklow |
Wicklow County Council |
