We have received apologies from the Chairman, Deputy Seán Fleming.
The first item is the minutes of the proceedings of 17 November which were circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. The next is correspondence circulated after the last meeting. No. 664 is electronic voting. The Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government replied to a query raised in this committee, of which a copy is attached. We note the correspondence. No. 665 is the €200 charge for non-principal private residence. The views of the Irish Farmers Association on the annual charge will be addressed by the Department at this meeting. Its representatives will attend later. We note the correspondence. No. 666 is the Poolbeg incinerator. The Irish Waste Management Association made a submission on thermal incineration and a report on plans to build the Poolbeg incinerator.