Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council

2:35 pm

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not doubt that, but the amount of the cost is in question. Since Mr. Keegan took up office, I am sure he has had time to look back over the whole project. Does he think the whole project was ill thought out and fundamentally flawed in choosing incineration at that location? I come in through the south side of the city every morning and I try to get back in the evening or at night. How will the material get to the site on HGVs? There will not be enough material in Dublin, given the size of the incinerator, meaning it will have to be drawn in from a lot of Leinster and as far as Tipperary. Given the location and the traffic management aspect, does Mr. Keegan feel this is an appropriate project? The question presumes that incineration is a good idea in the first place or is necessary. Many countries are moving away from incineration.

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