Seanad debates

Thursday, 13 February 2003

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

 

I agree with Senator Paddy Burke that the Minister, in his speeches since taking office, has promoted incineration. So does this Bill. It a contradiction to appear to be in favour of incineration on the one hand while pushing for recycling on the other. As Senator Burke said, regardless of whether it takes 70,000 tonnes or 200,000 tonnes, if an incinerator is privately built – and private money will be involved in building incinerators, although I hope that will not happen – the waste will have to be found to keep that incinerator in operation and ensure that the private company involved gets the profit to which it is entitled. That is a contradictory position. If someone is pushing for recycling, how can they be in favour of building incinerators?

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