Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

The reality is that, in my constituency, the Minister's Government wants us to have a national toxic waste incinerator, a domestic incinerator and landfill sites for domestic waste and toxic ash. That has not been stated in any Government policy and it will be the reality for any incinerator likely to be built in this country in the coming years.

Our motion outlines several areas in which the Minister can and should act but in which he has not. Legislation is available to him which would at least help to tackle the problem we face. This motion calls for the introduction of waste production regulations under sections 29(4) and 29(5) of the Waste Management Act, the establishment of waste deposit regulations under section 29(4)(f) of the same Act, the establishment of a waste reuse research and development programme under section 28(2) of the Act, and for legislation to be introduced regarding local authorities and waste management plans which the Government of which the Minister is a member sought to remove.

I can anticipate what the Minister is likely to state in his contribution in that smug, supercilious way in which he usually lectures this side of the House. The reality is that his policies have failed——

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