Cyprian Brady (Fianna Fail)

On Senator Burke's point about local authorities and the provisions in the Bill which place restrictions on the issuing of licences, we had an interesting case recently at the Joint Committee on the Environment and Local Government whereby representatives of Wicklow County Council were brought in to explain its position on landfill sites in County Wicklow. It proved to be a particularly enlightening presentation, and that was only one local authority. There are mechanisms, therefore, for maintaining pressure on local authorities to fall within the existing guidelines. We have also had representatives of Superquinn before the committee to deal with the question of packaging. Representatives of Roadstone came before us to talk about its landfill sites. There are other mechanisms in place, including the joint committee.