Noel Dempsey
Ceist:139 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the contacts or queries, if any, he has received from the United Kingdom, further to his seeking on 4 September 1996, a derogation for the treatment of Irish medical waste in the United Kingdom from the United Kingdom authorities; if any meeting has been held or is scheduled to be held in this regard; if any contact or representation has been made from the Irish side at ministerial level since 4 September 1996 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19826/96]