Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There a number of subheads here that people might want to come in on. I will start with subhead E6, on landfill remediation. I appreciate the important work that is done on this. I wish to get a sense of the Department's understanding of the scale of the problem. When I was a member of the local authority in Meath we had a case in Timoole, with over €6 million for remediation. At every annual budget meeting I went to with the local authority the scale of the problem across our county was referred to. I presume we are not unique in that regard. I ask the Minister to speak to this subhead, particularly the Department's understanding of the scale of this problem and what we might be looking at as far as future liabilities or obligations are concerned.