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  2. Recycling in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    In 2012 Ireland’s municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate was 34%, while the rate of packaging recycling reached 79% (the second highest in the European Union behind Germany). [1] The amount of municipal waste generated per person per year in Ireland has fallen significantly in recent years (from over 800 kg of waste in 2007 to 570 kg per ...

  3. Local government in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils. [1] [2] [3] The principal decision-making body in each of the thirty-one local authorities is composed of the members of the council, elected by universal franchise in local elections every five years from multi-seat local ...

  4. Plastic bag ban - Wikipedia

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    The proceeds of the levy (£4.17m in 2013/14) are paid to the Department of the Environment and used to fund local environmental projects and enforce the levy. Official statistics for the Northern Ireland levy show that the number of single use bags dispensed fell from around 300 million in 2012/13 to 84.5 million in 2013/14 – a reduction of 72%.

  5. Department of Transport (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    Department of Transport offices in Shannon, County Clare. The Department of Transport and Power was created by the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1959 with Erskine H. Childers as its first minister. [4] Thekla Beere was appointed as the Secretary of the Department in that year, making it the first government department to be led by a ...

  6. National Roads Authority - Wikipedia

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    The National Roads Authority (NRA) (Irish: An tÚdarás um Bóithre Náisiúnta) is a state body in Ireland, responsible for the national road network. The NRA was established as part of the Roads Act 1993 [ 1 ] and commenced operations on 23 December 1993 in accordance with S.I. 407 of 1993.

  7. 'Every vote counts.' Perry Township levy, Hartville income ...

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    The Stark County Board of Elections announced Tuesday that the Perry Township police levy and Hartville 0.5% income tax ... 1-mill additional Pike Township road levy was 542 for and 550 against ...

  8. Water supply and sanitation in the Republic of Ireland

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    Ireland was fined €2 million and the court imposed daily fines of €12,000 for each day of delay in achieving compliance. Central to ending the case against Ireland was establishing a national inspection plan for domestic wastewater treatment systems, and in 2012, the government passed the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012.

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