Mr. Mark Griffin:

We are making progress in Timoole and expect a contractor to be on site imminently, if it is not already the case. We have become a little more sophisticated in our enforcement processes in the past few years and the regionalisation of waste management functions has helped. We have designated waste enforcement regional lead authorities and committed €7.4 million last year and this year, with a similar amount next year, for 120 local authority waste enforcement officers who work closely with the regional authorities to prioritise enforcement action. We work very closely with the Garda, the EPA and other statutory authorities such as the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The fruits of that labour could be seen in what happened in the recent case in County Donegal and we expect more such concerted action in the future. When we find legacy landfills sites, we will continue to pursue people to recoup some of the costs incurred.