Europe ruling to affect incinerator challenge outcome

A RESIDENTS’ challenge by to a €75 million plan for the State’s first hazardous waste incinerator in Co Cork will be profoundly affected by the European Commission’s decision to bring a legal action against Ireland, the High Court was told yesterday.

The commission’s case is based on its view that Ireland has failed to properly transpose into law an EC directive relating to the environmental impact assessment of public and private projects, including incinerators and projects affecting archaeological sites such as the proposed N3 motorway near the Hill of Tara.

Among the grounds on which the Ringaskiddy residents challenged the incinerator development is that the same EC directive was not properly transposed.