Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm recent reports that he is to defray the legal costs incurred by an association (details supplied) and some individuals in a recent Supreme Court action regarding the proposed incinerator; the source of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43065/08]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The proceedings taken in the High Court by the association and some individuals against the State have been struck out. The State did not seek its costs in these matters and has also agreed not to pursue the Supreme Court costs orders recently awarded against those involved.