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Waste Management

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2021

Thursday, 21 January 2021

Questions (22)

Joe Carey

Question:

22. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 14 January 2021, if the working group between an association (details supplied) met with the Data Protection Commission on the issue; if not, when engagement is scheduled to take place; when a resolution will be reached; the circumstances under which local authorities presently provide CCTV to assist in monitoring sites for illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3289/21]

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The County and City Management Association (CCMA) and the Data Protection Commission are both independent bodies and neither I nor my Department are in a position to comment on the scheduling of meetings between the two.

My Department has asked to be kept abreast of the working group discussions and, in particular, of any outcomes, This could inform work on a commitment in the Government's Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, to ensure that all waste enforcement legislation will be “data proofed” so that all available and emerging technologies can be fully utilised for enforcement activities in a manner which is General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant. However, I believe that the commitment in the Action Plan is required to future-proof for emerging technologies, whether or not the working group identifies any particular recommendations on current usage.

The use of CCTV and other audio-visual recording (AVR) equipment to assist waste and litter enforcement efforts is primarily an operational matter for local authorities.

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