Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2020
138. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will establish a scheme for farm waste tyre disposal to alleviate the expense to farmers wishing to move away from pit silage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43347/20]
View answerAt the introduction of the compliance scheme for tyres and waste tyres in 2017 funding of €1,000,000 was provided to support local authorities to deal with the clean-up of existing stockpiles of waste tyres across the country. In 2018 an additional €700,000 was made available to remove waste tyres from farms. The funding was allocated across numerous geographical locations and the budget was fully expended. There are no plans at present to run further collection events. The new Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy contains a commitment to extend the current tyres compliance scheme to cover all categories of tyres. This measure will be prioritised for implementation.
