Waste Management Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2016

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Questions (241)

Clare Daly

Question:

241. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he will monitor the compliance of waste companies with the Metrology Act 1996, and with the technical specifications laid out in the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Amendment Regulations 2016; his plans to institute an inspection scheme; how consumers can have confidence that the reported weights of their waste are accurate; and the dispute resolution mechanisms that exist where customers believe they have been overcharged. [15530/16]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, as amended, require that the operator makes available to the householder the weight, fee charged and registration number of the vehicle for each collection of waste.

The responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the weighing instruments for the purposes of pay-by-weight charging for waste collection rests with the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s (NSAI’s) Legal Metrology inspectors. The NSAI has provided information on its role in this regard, which is available to download at: https://www.nsai.ie/Pay-By-Weight-bin-charges-system.aspx.

Question No. 242 answered with Question No. 240.

Questions Nos. 243 and 244 answered with Question No. 228.