Finian McGrath
Question:146. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate a complaint regarding a facility (details supplied). [51985/12]
View answerThursday, 22 November 2012
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Issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation are a matter for the appropriate regulatory authority and should therefore be pursued with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the relevant local authority, as appropriate. The Office of Environmental Enforcement within the EPA also has a mandate to deliver enhanced environmental compliance through enforcement of Agency licences issued to waste, industrial and other activities. It exercises a supervisory role in respect of the environmental protection activities of local authorities. In this regard, the Office acts as a resource to members of the public who have exhausted all other avenues of complaint. Under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996 the Minister is precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by the Agency or a local authority, in particular circumstances, of a statutory function vested in it.