Deirdre Clune
Question:276 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he proposes to further amend the Waste Management Act, 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/01]
Vol. 546 No. 3
276 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he proposes to further amend the Waste Management Act, 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/01]
I intend to bring forward a number of proposals to amend the Waste Management Act, 1996, in the context of the Environmental Protection Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2002. These will, in particular, facilitate full implementation of Council Directive 96/11/EC and integrated pollution prevention and control in so far as significant waste facilities are concerned, and address certain improvements and refinements, the desirability of which has been identified over the period since 1996.