I realise that Senator Dardis is not in the House – perhaps he is listening to me in his office – but I would like to discuss the topic of superdumps to which he referred. Having been involved in a campaign against a proposed dump in County Tipperary, I appreciate that one should not immediately jump to conclusions when one sees posters proclaiming that a community is against proposals to provide a site for such a commercial waste management facility in the locality. A proposal to locate such a facility in the Silvermines area was not accepted as the suggested site was entirely unsuitable. It was prone to subsidence and it would have been an unsafe location for a superdump. While media attention will focus on the resistance of communities to large waste management facilities, the EPA or local authorities will reject applications for such facilities for legitimate reasons, such as environmental or planning issues. The fact that the decision may have little to do with the feelings of the local community bears witness to the nature of our planning laws and the licensing system. The community in north Tipperary will stand over the role of the planning authorities and the EPA in this regard.