Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 35/2022 Official bill number / year
Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications
- Introduced
- 25 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
Bill text Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (PDF) As passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas (PDF) Administrative Reprint - As amended in Committee [Seanad Éireann] (PDF) As passed by Dáil Éireann (PDF) As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann] (PDF) As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes Circular Economy Fund to replace Environment Fund; Minister manages fund for circular economy activities and publishes strategy every 3 years with waste reduction and reuse targets.
- Imposes environmental levy (€0.20–€1.00 per item) on single-use cups, containers, packaging and plastic bags supplied at retail; Minister may prohibit supply of certain items if reusable alternatives are available.
- Authorizes local authorities to operate CCTV and mobile recording devices for waste enforcement; requires Chief Executive approval and 5-yearly review; regulates by code of practice approved by Minister and laid before Oireachtas.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil25 Mar 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil30 Mar 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil31 Mar 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil3 May 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil1 Jun 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad1 Jun 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad14 Jun 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad30 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad7 Jul 2022
- Cream List 33rd Dáil13 Jul 2022
- Enacted21 Jul 2022
Debates
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