Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Where there are real difficulties, such as that one in Galway and the one in Kildare, that need remediation, the approach of the Department and this fund is to allow the State to be able to support and intervene. I understand it is primarily a matter for local authorities' management. Like the Deputy, I am aware of a number of cases. In my constituency, historically, we had a problem on the River Dodder where every time there was any sort of flooding, an upriver landfill site would be eroded and a considerable amount of waste material would come down the river. That is an example of similar historic problems in my constituency. It has been an issue from poor landfill management in previous years. Where there are specific projects that need State assistance, the regional waste management plans need to set out what needs to be done. They revert to the Department and the Department supports in the way it is done here.