Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the planned incinerators to come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13265/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Waste Management Acts, responsibility for the determination and implementation of waste management plans rests with the local authority (or local authorities) concerned and my Department has no direct involvement. Thermal treatment with energy recovery in accordance with the internationally accepted waste management hierarchy is a key element of Irish waste management policy and this is reflected in the relevant regional waste management plans.

The identification and delivery of necessary waste infrastructure, including waste to energy plants, is a matter for the local authorities in each region and the private sector. The timing of plant development is a matter for individual public and private promoters, having regard also to the requirements of the applicable planning and environmental licensing regulatory processes.