When the Waste Management Bill was introduced, I had difficulties with it, even though I was spokesman on environmental matters for my party. I am strongly opposed, in principle, to the replacement of a waste management plan with an executive function. It must be conceded that in certain instances councils did not face their responsibilities in making such plans. While I am aware of the frustrations of the previous Minister who faced a particularly difficult challenge, I did not agree with the route followed in making the waste management plan a management function. I did not consider it to be the correct course of action because there were other ways of achieving the same outcome. I had a particular difficulty with the situation in the south-east, with which the Minister will be familiar. In Wexford we took a decision to adopt our own waste management plan which excluded incineration. It is the democratic right of local people to do so, as long as they deal responsibly with the waste issue. I concede, however, that this matter presents a major challenge nationally and locally. We excluded incineration on a 19-1 vote for a number of reasons.