Mr. Gavin Maguire:

As the chief medical officer outlined, we are discussing with the HSE and EPA arrangements in this area. There are two aspects to waste. First is the holding and management of the waste on site. Second, as the CMO outlined, there is the disposal of that waste.

We are working with the Health and Safety Authority, and we expect a result fairly quickly, on optimum waste and hope to store it initially pending transportation and disposal. We are exploring two options. As the CMO outlined, one is exporting the waste and the other is working with the EPA to see if there are other options related to incineration in the country. Both options, in terms of transport and containment, would be undertaken under very controlled conditions which would have to be complied with.