Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigi il” of 24th May, 2024.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 (No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Environment, Climate and Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2024.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications conferred on him –

(a) by the Acts of the Oireachtas specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,

(b) by or under the provisions of the Acts of the Oireachtas specified in Part 2 of the Schedule,

(c) under the Regulations specified in Part 3 of the Schedule, and

(d) under the provisions of the Regulations specified in Part 4 of the Schedule,

are delegated to Ossian Smyth, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

SCHEDULE

Part 1

Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10 of 1996)

Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 (No. 34 of 1996)

Litter Pollution Act 1997 (No. 12 of 1997)

Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (No. 27 of 2000)

Competition Act 2002 (No. 14 of 2002)

Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20 of 2002)

Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 (No. 23 of 2003)

Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018 (No. 4 of 2018)

Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (No. 26 of 2022)

Part 2

Parts I, II, III, V and VII of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 (No. 24 of 1983)

Section 14 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 36 of 2001)

Section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (No. 46 of 2015)

Parts 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9 of the Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023 (No. 4 of 2023)

Part 3

Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 395 of 2004 )

European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 126 of 2011 )

European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 149 of 2014 )

European Union (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 281 of 2014 )

European Union (Packaging) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 282 of 2014 )

European Union (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 283 of 2014 )

European Union (Measures for a High Common Level of Security of Network and Information Systems) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 360 of 2018 )

European Union (Single Use Plastics) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 516 of 2021 )

European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 444 of 2022 )

European Union (Extended Producer Responsibility) (Tobacco Filters Containing Plastic) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 609 of 2022 )

European Union (Extended Producer Responsibility) (Wet Wipes) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 610 of 2022 )

European Union (Extended Producer Responsibility) (Balloons) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 611 of 2022 )

European Union (Extended Producer Responsibility) (Fishing Gear Containing Plastic) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 612 of 2022 )

Competition Act 2002 (Adjudication Officers) Regulations 2023 ( S.I. No. 476 of 2023 )

Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023 (Part 7) Regulations 2023 ( S.I. No. 500 of 2023 )

European Union (Electronic Communications Code) (Public Warning Scheme) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 583 of 2023)

Separate Collection (Deposit Return Scheme) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 33 of 2024 )

Part 4

Regulations 4 to 9 of the European Union (Energy Efficiency) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 426 of 2014 )

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

21 May, 2024.

SIMON HARRIS,

Taoiseach.