Seanad debates
Thursday, 13 February 2003
Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
I believe in local government but I accuse myself as much as anyone else of failure as a member of a local authority. We would not make the hard decisions and it is as simple as that. The consequences for us as a society are very serious. We have now had a debate and made the plans. We must implement those plans and I will not allow the debate to be started off all over again so that those plans can be overturned. That would be disastrous and unthinkable. We cannot go down that road. The waste management plan is a key instrument in ensuring the country gets the waste management infrastructure it needs. I have set out why we are putting waste charges in place and I am glad we are doing so.
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