Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

From my perspective, I am looking for the current amount of outstanding development levies from developments that have materialised and developments that the local authorities expect to materialise, the amount of outstanding levies that appear on paper in respect of developments that will likely never materialise, and the amount of development levies written off as bad debts. It would be a useful exercise.

With regard to illegal dumping, an example from County Wicklow may be applied to a broader national discussion. Ms Tallon is well aware of the situation in Whitestown, Baltinglass. In Whitestown, there was illegal dumping at a sand and gravel pit. In 2001, it was estimated that 300 lorry loads of material were illegally dumped. The lorry loads consisted of domestic waste, commercial waste, construction waste, demolition waste and hospital waste. A landmark judgment was made against this country by the European Court of Justice as a result of action taken by the European Commission. It found that Ireland had quite seriously infringed the waste framework directive. On 20 April 2005, the Department issued its response to the judgment and the actions it proposed to take. On page 32 of the document, the Department refers to the Whitestown situation. What is the situation with regard to the remediation of the Whitestown site to comply with the European Court of Justice judgment?