Ms Laura Burke:

They are two separate remits. Waste policy is the responsibility of the Department. With regard to where sites go, that is a combination of planning, as I am sure the Deputy can imagine. The local authorities are responsible for waste management and waste management infrastructure in their regions, but anybody can apply to the EPA for a licence to operate a facility. We have that regulatory role, and a regulatory role over those licensed sites, but we do not determine waste management policy.