International Review of Waste Management Policy - Department of ...

It is suggested that the regions should be abolished. It is proposed that the
requirement, under the Waste Framework Directive, to prepare a waste management
plan be delivered through a National Plan.
We propose that the RWMPs be replaced with one national waste plan. This would
require a change in the Waste Management Act. We propose that the process of
changing the law, and developing the Plan, should be initiated as a matter of urgency
as soon as a decision has been taken as to which of the policy recommendations
made in the Main Review Document are to be taken forward. In the interim, whilst a
National Plan is being developed around these policies, these policies would then
guide the implementation of waste management at the local level in the intervening
period. Planning decisions should reflect the policies being implemented.
The ultimate responsibility for developing a National Waste Plan would rest with the
Minister. A Ministerial Programme Board chaired by the Minister and including
representatives from DoEHLG, EPA, IBEC, IWMA, Cre, CCMA, the CIF, An Taisce and
environmental NGOs, would be responsible for steering the Plan. The Minister would,
however, still make the executive decisions.
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International Review of Waste Policy: Annexes