Dr. Bill Tormey, Dublin North West Fine Gael; Glasnevin; Finglas; Ballymun; Councillor; DCC » Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council do the Right Thing on Poolbeg Incinerator

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:45:45 +0000

The actions of Dublin City Council in setting in train the Compulsory
Purchase Order for about 1.7 sq km to allow Liffey water be used for a
cooling system at the Waste to Energy 600,000 tonne capacity Incinerator in
Poolbeg are necessary to protect the public interest. I unequivocally
support the manager’s actions and would have taken this action earlier if I
was an elected mayor of Dublin. Minister Gormley has at most about about 22
months in office. Any new minister can reverse financial impediments
introduced to impede the effective use of incineration. Land fills are a
no-no. Irrespective of party considerations, this move by Dublin City Council is correct and not before time. It will protect the taxpayer from pain from government-inflicted EU fines. Let’s get on with the construction as fast as possible. So no tardiness please from the Bord Pleanala process.

I will wait to see if any political representative in South East has the
cojones to support the City Council in limiting the potential cost to the
taxpayer and for implementing government policy.

I will not be found wanting at this point because it is not sensible to
throw the reverse gear now. The cost is way too high. There has to be
incineration. There has to be a reduction in land fill. There is a contract
with Covanta. There is an EU fine hanging over our failures. We have no
money for dilettantism. Dublin City Council is correct.

Action at last, thank God almighty, there is action at last. (thanks Martin
Luther King)

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admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:53:22 +0000

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Dublin Waste Management

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:33:56 +0000

Question to City Manager City Council Meeting 10/05/2010

Q11. COUNCILLOR BILL TORMEY
Could the City Manager summarise the present position of waste management
competition policy at Dublin City Council in the light of EU competition
policy and the contractual position regarding the Ringsend incinerator.

CITY MANAGER’S REPLY:
Following on from the judgement issued by Mr. Justice William M. McKechnie
(Reference 2008 / 420 JR) with regard to “direction of waste”, the City
Council has amended the condition attached to Waste Collection Permits to
take account of the judgement. The standard condition now provides for the
direction of waste to the highest tier of the waste hierarchy as opposed
to the previous condition which indicated a direction to a specific
facility.