Waste Management

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2012

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Questions (438, 439, 440)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

471 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the company (details supplied) which has recently taken over the contract to run waste collection services in the Dublin City Council local authority area is fully tax complaint; if there has been any investigation into the overall company structure within which it is located, particularly with regard to its apparent links to another company that is based offshore on the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9792/12]

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

472 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the information he has received from Dublin City Council with regard to the tendering or sale process that it recently ran to privatise the waste service collection in the Dublin City Council area; if Dublin City Council investigated the track record of all tenderers and buyers in this regard in terms of the company history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9793/12]

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

473 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the tendering or sale process that was carried out to privatise waste collection services in the Dublin City Council area including the number of applicants that entered the tender sale processing competition; the criteria under which the tenders were assessed and the way in which the final decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/12]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 471 to 473, inclusive, together.

I am aware of Dublin City Council's transfer of household waste collection services to a private sector partner. However, the operational and legal implications of the transfer of waste collection services are a matter for the City Council itself. Queries on the matter, including in relation to the tendering procedures employed, should therefore be addressed directly to the City Council.

Matters concerning company structures and domiciling are proper, in the first instance, to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Queries concerning tax compliance should be directed to the Revenue Commissioners.