Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 June 2020
797. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to Louth County Council for diesel sludge removal and treatment in 2018 and 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/20]
View answerEnforcement relating to illegal diesel laundering activities is primarily a matter for the Revenue Commissioners, from the point of view of avoiding loss of revenue to the Exchequer. My Department assists local authorities in carrying out their role as competent authorities under waste legislation, which is to take the necessary measures, on behalf of the State, to ensure that any waste generated and left abandoned by diesel launderers is disposed of, without endangering human health and without harming the environment.
My Department have reimbursed local authorities for the clean-up costs associated with almost 1,200 incidents of diesel laundering waste dumping since 2008. Details of the amounts provided by my Department to Louth County Council for 2018 and 2019 are set out in the following table.
|
Louth County Council |
Incidents |
Costs |
|
2018 |
26 |
€166,216 |
|
2019 |
42 |
€199,445 |
