The report mentions waste management and waste charges. In recent months we debated the Environmental Protection Bill which was debated in the other House in recent days and in which the Minister took back from councillors the power to make waste management plans and handed it to council management. Sadly, while this may have been necessary in the case of a few county councils in which councillors were unwilling to take tough decisions, it certainly was not necessary in the case of Cork County Council. Where local councillors are willing to lead on matters such as waste management, charges, etc., this power should not be stripped from them.