Dominic Hannigan (Labour)

Only a year ago the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley, was against incinerators but one is soon to start functioning in Duleek, County Meath, and one for up to 200,000 tonnes is planned for north Meath, in Nobber. What are the views of the Minister and the Green Party on the number of incinerators needed by this country. How many should be built in County Meath? We need to know because it is not clear that the Green Party has a policy anymore on this. Does the party favour sandals or flip flops?

I visited Dublin Airport this morning and saw banks of screens in the arrivals hall saying that flights will be delayed. In the departures hall flights are delayed by up to two and a half hours. This is the height of our tourism season and it is not clear that anything is being done about this issue. The Minister may be able to take off and land at will at Baldonnel but the rest of us must queue in the departures hall. This has been going on for five weeks and some action must be taken.