Indaver ruling: Concern over decision delay

THE 10-year battle over Ireland’s first toxic waste incinerator raises questions about the decision-making processes, a leading environmental law expert has said.

Joe Noonan, partner with Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey Solicitors in Cork, spoke out after An Bord Pleanála turned down Indaver’s plans for a €150 million toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour, which were first lodged in 2001.

The board cited four reasons for refusing the controversial project: