Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the amendment which is very positive. We have obtained information in recent years which was not previously available on the potential of extracted waste. In the past mining was not as refined or as sophisticated as it is now. Certainly, people involved in the industry say there is much potential in the extracted waste that may be lying in mines or on mine sites throughout the country. The measures proposed for remediation are very important. I concur on the benefits for what the Minister termed the circular economy of reusing to gain further benefits from what has been extracted. The amendment is good for the environment and very good from an economic point of view and we certainly will support it.

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