Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

It is not agreed. The Rotterdam Convention should be discussed by the House in full session. It relates to two Departments. It refers to dangerous and toxic chemicals that can or cannot be accepted by third countries and this has implications for this country's policy on the incineration of waste. A motion of this type should not be nodded through on the Order of Business to be sent to a committee and nodded through again on a subsequent Order of Business. On those grounds, we oppose the proposal and ask that there be a proper debate on this issue.

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