Greater North-South environmental co-operation is needed. In this respect I would like to raise the subject of waste management. The issue has reached crisis level in this State and I am sure the situation in Northern Ireland is no different. As a member of a local authority, I am keenly aware that every local authority in the Republic has been considering various waste management systems which could be put in place. We have debated the merits and demerits of incineration, land-fill sites, recycling and thermal treatment. All these options are being considered, with others. The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, and his predecessor, appear to some degree to favour incineration, but most local authorities have alternative plans. I find it hard to accept that we cannot agree to a single, national system of best practice. Surely what is right for County Donegal should be right also for Cork? In attempting to arrive at this best practice solution we need to co-operate fully with the authorities in Northern Ireland. Waste management problems and all issues threatening the environment should have no political boundaries. It is imperative for us to work together to make the island a more environmentally friendly place for all its citizens.