Seanad debates

Thursday, 13 February 2003

Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).

 

Another issue concerns people who are building houses in towns or rural areas and want to bring landfill on to a site. A licence must be obtained to do this. The application to obtain such a licence for a quarter acre site is similar to that required to introduce a huge landfill. We must change this; we must consider it in the context of the area and the type of material involved. In most cases, this material takes the form of subsoil that has been removed from one site and transferred to another in order to raise the ground level. It is a simple enough procedure that happens everywhere, but the licence required for a small landfill is similar to that required for a large one. Consideration must be given to this matter.

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