Simon Coveney rules out Government intervention on Indaver incinerator plan

The Tánaiste has effectively ruled out any hopes of the Government invoking new planning powers to block the development of a €160m incinerator in Cork Harbour on grounds of national security.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said it is unlikely that the Government would get the kind of security briefing required on the proposed Indaver incinerator to allow it intervene using the new law.

However, he said he is hopeful there will be a successful application for a judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant permission for the incinerator in Ringaskiddy, against the advice of its own inspector.