Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
100. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if organic waste that is used to cover landfills will continue to be exempt from the organic fines levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1275/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy (WAPCE) sets out a commitment to ‘analyse the impact of the landfill levy exemption for bio-waste and whether it should be removed’. My Department has established a working group to examine this.
Arising from the work of the group it is intended to undertake a full review of the landfill levy regulations and exemptions to the levy, including stabilised waste that has been bio-logically treated, this year.
