Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

This is the view I share. The Minister, Deputy Gormley, and his Department see enormous potential for the role of refuse-derived fuel and other technologies in dealing with a residual fraction in a cost-effective environmentally sustainable manner. The regional waste management plants currently in place provide for a substantial over-capacity for incineration of the order of 2 million tonnes. As a first step to giving effect to a reduced emphasis on incineration, the Minister has advised the local authorities that he is minded to issue a policy direction under section 60 of——

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