Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2015
37. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that the significant numbers of tyres collected by the local authorities in Dublin in the weeks before Hallowe'en 2015 have not been properly disposed of; and if current plans for the tyre industry will address this issue. [44116/15]
View answerMy Department is aware of the illegal stockpiling of tyres. Indeed, the recent issues experienced by a number of local authorities in the period before Halloween are simply part of much wider problems with waste tyres in Ireland. I am confident that Minister Kelly’s plans for the introduction of producer responsibility arrangements for waste tyres will deal with the problem identified by the Deputy by providing a proper waste management system for tyres, closing the significant gaps that have been identified under current arrangements.
