Vol. 522 No. 4
184 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans, if any, he has to introduce specific legislation to deal with the remediation of contaminated sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19005/00]
185 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that there are sufficient regulations in place between the EPA and the local authorities in relation to public access to licence applications for remediation of contaminated sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19006/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together.
A waste management plan made by a local authority under Part II of the Waste Management Act, 1996, is required to include information on, or otherwise have regard to the identification of sites at which waste disposal or recovery activities have been carried on, the assessment of any risk of environmental pollution arising as a result of such activities, measures taken or proposed to be taken in order to prevent or limit any such environmental pollution, the identification of necessary remedial measures in respect of such sites, and measures taken or proposed to be taken to achieve such remediation, having regard to the cost-effectiveness of available remediation techniques.
The national hazardous waste management plan, NHWMP, to be made by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, is required to make equivalent provision in respect of sites at which hazardous waste disposal activities have been carried on. A local authority is required to take appropriate measures to implement any relevant recommendations contained in the NHWMP.
