Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

This is a subject which people talk about, no less in my constituency than anywhere else. I represent a constituency where the community in Bohernabreena in the greater Tallaght area had to tolerate the problems associated with Friarstown dump for many years. We are still putting a lot of pressure on the council as we go to it every day to talk about waivers. We are trying to ensure that the council finally does something about that dump, clean it up and integrate it back into the environment.

This is an interesting debate and an interesting motion. My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, is a former resident of Tallaght and spent a little time correcting the historical record last night so I will not add to the discomfort of Deputy Gilmore.

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