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2024-05-02
Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: to raise awareness among Irish MEPs about how legislation set at EU level around areas such as the POPs threshold can affect European recyclers
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | How legislation created at European level affects members of European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) |
2023-09-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Ossian Smyth (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas; Pippa Hackett (Minister of State), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Philip Nugent (Assistant Secretary), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: To let the ministers know our industry's position
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | discussions were around implementation of WEEE treatment standards in Ireland as is required under the legislation SI 149 |
| — | EPA enforcement issues and European issues around Waste Shipments and Critical Raw Materials. |
2022-09-12
Politician(s) lobbied: Maria Walsh (MEP), European Parliament; Frances Fitzgerald (MEP), European Parliament; Mick Wallace (MEP), European Parliament; Grace O'Sullivan (MEP), European Parliament; Colm Markey (MEP), European Parliament; Chris MacManus (MEP), European Parliament; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament; Billy Kelleher (MEP), European Parliament; Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP), European Parliament; Clare Daly (MEP), European Parliament; Ciarán Cuffe (MEP), European Parliament; Deirdre Clune (MEP), European Parliament; Barry Andrews (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Convince EU MEPS that the level should not be below 500 ppm
Methods: Letter
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | We sent EERA’s position paper on POPs thresholds in recycled plastics |
2020-01-05
Politician(s) lobbied: Darren Byrne (Special Advisor), Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
Intent: The impact of an ill conceived reaction to POPs should be avoided at all cost. EERA is working on solutions to bring about proper treatment of WEEE plastics in Europe.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | A POLYCE statement regarding the treatment of WEEE plastics |
2019-01-04
Politician(s) lobbied: Mairead McGuinness (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: The results that we intended to secure was that the level of flame retardant DECA BDE would not be reduced as was proposed at EU level.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Proposal Deca-BDE UTC Threshold at EU Council |