Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Timmy Dooley wants to bring forward proposals in this area.

My next question is on land remediation and landfill sites. I spent a long time on a county council and wonder if the Department has looked at the potential exposure in this regard. In my county an illegal dump has recently been discovered in Timoole in Rathfeigh and the bill for 70,000 tonnes of waste, including 30,000 tonnes of contaminated soil, comes in at €6 million. There was also a high profile case in County Donegal during the summer. How can we resource councils in order that they can nip this in the bud before having to spend such sums?