Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 January 2016
182. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take into account the concerns about tyre waste regulations of the Irish Tyre Industry Association and the Independent Tyre Wholesalers and Retailers Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3399/16]
View answerExtensive discussions with the tyre industry through the establishment of a Tyres Working Group have taken place since the publication of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Review Report on Tyres and Waste Tyres in November 2013.
Recently, the National Executive Council and the members of the Irish Tyre Industry Association voted to re-engage in the discussions surrounding the new structures to be put in place for the tyre sector. I am very pleased with this development; I thank them for this decision and welcome the expertise that they will bring to future discussions.
Despite numerous requests and informal contacts, the Independent Tyre Wholesalers and Retailers Association remain outside the process.
