Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

The Minister mentioned two incinerators on an RTE programme. Perhaps he did not mean to, but he mentioned that two incinerators would be sufficient. However, there are seven incinerators going through the planning process at the moment. The Minister has obviously taken the view that incineration is no longer a problem. He could have instructed the local authorities to review their waste management plans to eliminate incineration as an option under the section 16 notice which he sent out during the summer months, but he chose not to do that. Will the Minister indicate how the MBT capacity of 1.3 million to 1.4 million tonnes will be achieved?

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