Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

Green waste, including commercially arising green waste, continues to be accepted at Esker Lane in Lucan. Looking to the future, however, South Dublin County Council will prioritise domestic users and commits itself only to keeping the facility available to householders. In the short term, the council will apply to the EPA for a revised waste licence for the green centre in Esker Lane so that the intake of green waste might be increased. All the Dublin local authorities are working hard to identify potential alternative and supplemental locations for the collection and compaction of green waste prior to transport for recycling elsewhere. Householders will, however, continue to have priority at any locations identified.

I hear the Deputy's point. There is nothing in this about the issue of people requiring licences just to move around. I will relate that back to the Minister, but I believe I heard some mention of Dublin City Council having identified a site in Ballyfermot on which it is following through. That is not in the script.

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