Seanad debates
Thursday, 13 February 2003
Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
There is considerable resentment in Limerick West, which I represent, because there is a feeling that the brunt of responsibility for the management of the waste of Limerick city, a large conurbation, and associated parts of east Limerick, especially in terms of landfill, has been borne by one specific community. A local school proved that there was a decline in its enrolment because of people leaving the area and it made representations to the Minister for Education and Science for a special concession to retain a teacher. Landfill has a bad name, but in many cases this is due to the fact that these sites have not been run properly. Some Members will have visited England to find out more about landfill and will have seen places where one would hardly have known landfill existed.
No comments