Intent: Awareness of key policy priorities and emerging challenges and to ensure awareness of the role and contribution of Waste to Energy.
Details: Energy and waste policy matters and regulation impacting the waste to energy sector and to encourage further engagement. Specific matters include district heating, Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill, the EU Climate Policy, ETS and EU Rules on Nitrous Oxide Canisters
Intent: Response outlined that the proposed amendments do not extend ESB’s authority over Shannon water levels and that any works envisaged by this amended bill will need to be for the purpose of electricity generation
Details: Response provided to a request for information to outline ESB’s position on the anticipated implications of the proposed Private Members’ Bill—Electricity Supply (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Intent: Renewal of Approval as an Approved Body under EU(Packaging) Regulations 2024 for a 10 year term.
Details: Various interaction with Minister of State, his advisor and Assistant Secretary at the Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment regarding renewal of Repak's Approval as an Approved Body under Part IV of the European Union (Packaging) Regulations 2014 (SI 282 of 2014) and the term of such Appr, ...
Briefly discussed 10 year licence approval at Repak Resource Awards on 23 October 2025 with Minister of State and Assistant Secretary. - Event / ReceptionOutlined to Assistant Secretary main elements of Repak Approval renewal application and specifically Repak's reasons for an application for a 10 year Approval term. - MeetingUpdated Ministers advisor on Repak's Approval renewal application and outlined to Minister of State, Assistant Secretary and relevant DCEE team members the reasons for a 10 year application. - Virtual Meeting
1 Information meeting with Naoise O'Muiri TD and 1 with Nina Carberry MEP. - MeetingInvitation to Martina Hennessy, Assistant Secretary to visit a WtE plant for a briefing on district heating and the sector. - Email
Intent: To share ACE Ireland's report 'Getting Recycling Sorted' and to secure a meeting to discuss the report's recommendations, sorting and recycling processes in Ireland and the Programme for Government commitment to provide investment in sorting technology in Ireland’s MRF network.
Details: Correspondence sharing ACE Ireland's report 'Getting Recycling Sorted', highlighting the report's key recommendations and how ACE Ireland can work to support Ireland’s circular economy goals.
Intent: To raise awareness of the role of the EPA's licensing unit in causing delays to infrastructure delivery and a suggestion that ACP issue both planning and an operating permits for IED activities as a means of speeding up infrastructure delivery. This would avoid a second regulatory approval step for SID/IED applications and avoid 30 mth+ delays caused by the EPA. Currently EPA only start considering an application 'in-series' when planning is granted and add extra 2+ years of additional delays.::Highlight the role that the EPA has in critical infrastructure approval and the delays caused by EPA timelines.
Details: Raising the awareness of our constituency TDs and DCEE officials of significant delays of more than 24 months with EPA's licensing unit
Intent: To highlight concerns around the proposed measure and method of consultation and to contribute constructively to the policy development process.
Details: Irish Paper Packaging and Circularity Alliance meeting outreach regarding a Departmental survey informing a new Regulatory Impact Assessment on reducing single-use beverage cups