Mr. John McCarthy:

Second, it leaves us exposed to the vagaries of facilities in other countries. To a large extent, the reason there has been extra capacity in those countries in recent years is the economic decline. Accordingly, as the economy picks up elsewhere, we will find ourselves coming under pressure. As the Deputy mentioned, we have one operating thermal treatment facility in Ireland and a second is due to come on stream towards the end of 2017. Even allowing for that, based on the three regional waste management plans that have been prepared, we will need a further 300,000 tonnes of thermal treatment capacity. There is still further work to be done in that regard.