Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

He does not influence the decisions on planning issues, such as on capacity. Deputy Gormely took the view that we should look at the modern technologies and the new systems being used in the Nordic countries and if we did that we would not need the number of incinerators that had been previously listed.

There are four major applications for incinerators in the planning process. Based on his examination of new technologies, perhaps we will not need eight incinerators — four was the number mentioned in a number of reports. In two applications, the capacity of the incinerator for which planning permission is being sought is higher than what was originally planned. Let us be very clear, the Minister's view——

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