Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2016
504. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental and health impact assessments which have been carried out in relation to human biosolids being used as fertiliser; the regulations in place on the storage and spreading of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/16]
View answerThe use of municipal sludge in agriculture is regulated by S.I. No. 148/1998 - Waste Management (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations, 1998 as amended by S.I. No. 267/2001 - Waste Management (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001.
Responsibility for these regulations lies with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Issues concerning the assessment of environmental and health impacts in relation to human biosolids used as fertiliser should be addressed to that Department.
