Seán Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the possible effects on the horticulture industry here if a proposed landfill (details supplied) in north Dublin goes ahead; her plans to make a submission on the issue to the Environmental Protection Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40549/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware that there are local concerns about the possibility of the proposed landfill contaminating the water supply used by horticultural producers in the area and I understand that the issue has been the subject of submissions to the Environmental Protection Agency, which is currently examining the waste licence application. It is of course vital that horticultural activity anywhere in the State, and particularly in the region of intensive cultivation close to this proposed landfill, should not be jeopardised in any way by environmental hazards. Before issuing a waste licence, the EPA must be satisfied that emissions from the landfill will not cause significant adverse environmental impacts and I am confident that its procedures for processing the licence application will take full account of the scientific evidence.