Written answers
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Waste Disposal
5:00 pm
Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the additional safeguards that have been added to incineration technology that now makes it an acceptable form of the disposal of waste products; and his views on this matter. [21260/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Proposed waste incinerators must obtain planning permission from a local authority or An Bord Pleanala and a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency under regulatory processes from which Ministerial involvement is precluded. The EPA must, at a minimum, ensure compliance with the stringent standards set by the EU Incineration Directive, standards which represent best international practice in providing for the protection of human health and the environment. While incineration is not a cornerstone of current waste management policy, this rigorous licensing process ensures that the best available technology and safeguards are used in respect of those incinerator proposals that may be licensed by the EPA.
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