Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 October 2021
154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the capacity that remains in the three remaining municipal landfill sites; when they are due to close; if extensions have been sought to EPA licences and or current planning applications and appeals; the alternative arrangements that are in place once they close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51742/21]
View answerWaste management planning, including with regard to infrastructure provision, is the responsibility of local authorities under Part II of the Waste Management Act, 1996 (as amended). Under section 60(3) of that Act, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance, in specific cases, by a local authority of their statutory functions under the Act. Therefore questions in relation to the operation of the remaining municipal waste landfills in the State are best directed to the relevant local authorities concerned, namely Wicklow County Council, Kildare County Council and Meath County Council.
However, in line with commitments given at the recent hearing of the Public Accounts Committee, my officials will collate the requested information and provide it directly to the Committee.
