Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

——including the recovery of energy from waste. This is obviously a coherent integrated approach and the proper one to take. It is the course being followed by the environmentally most progressive societies including those where a Green Party is or has been in office. This sustainable approach to waste management requires that the necessary infrastructure is put in place including thermal treatment plants, but also a small number of highly engineered landfills. It really is not consistent for Green Party Deputies to rail against both incineration, with energy recovery, and landfill. If they rail against that, what credible alternatives can they offer?

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