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Waste Disposal
222 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has assigned funding for the Nevitt landfill, Lusk, County Dublin. [38562/11]
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231 Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed super dump (details supplied) in north County Dublin; if compulsory purchase orders will be issued before 14 December; and his views on the short, medium and long-term plans for the site. [38557/11]
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233 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm if Fingal County Council has requested him to re-examine the proposed major landfill at Nevitt, Lusk, County Dublin; and if he has made available funds for the acquisition of land through compulsory purchase order and to carry out the works necessary to develop the site. [38561/11]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 222, 231 and 233 together.
Fingal County Council has brought the matter of the decision in relation to the proposed Nevitt landfill to the attention of my Department.
However, 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, are the statutory responsibility of the local authority or authorities concerned. 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 arrangements and site plans 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.
In line with national policy, my Department does not provide capital funding for new heavy waste infrastructure, including landfills, and, accordingly I have not provided funds for the acquisition of land or for the development of the proposed Nevitt landfill.