Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is still a need for the Nevitt Lusk dump in County Dublin, in view of the money recently invested in a similar dump in Cork; if there is the money and the continued intention for this dump to go ahead and, if not, if he will direct Fingal County Council to state that it will not be built, in view of the fact that it is a source of stress for residents in the area, some of whom will have their houses compulsorily purchased if it was to go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16315/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Acts, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including matters in respect of infrastructure provision, is the statutory responsibility of the local authority or authorities concerned, and under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996 I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by a local authority, in particular circumstances, of a statutory function vested in it.

Financial considerations in relation to proposed local authority waste infrastructure are primarily a matter for the relevant local authority or authorities, in this instance Fingal County Council.