Two-tier approach to incinerator sites

THE Taoiseach recently announced from China that he will push through legislation to fast track incineration all over the country, but not in Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s constituency.

Two-tier approach to incinerator sites
Thu, 10 Feb, 2005 - 00:00

Why? Do we not live in a democracy? Are we reverting to a two-tier society? Why is this Government hell-bent on incineration?

Why won’t they even contemplate an alternative? In an era when global warming is of major concern and the Government (sorry, the taxpayer) has to pay €250 million in fines for pollution emissions, why are they going to further our emissions by building incinerators?

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