Incinerator location doesn’t fit guidelines

I WISH to reply to the letter from Laura Burke of Indaver (Irish Examiner, April 23) in which she stated that the company had followed the WHO guidelines in selecting Ringaskiddy for its incinerator.

My understanding of international policy on waste management is that after we have gone through the prevention, reuse, recycle, and recover (energy) formula, there may well be a small residue of waste for which incineration is necessary.

WHO states that an incinerator should be located where there is no temperature inversion, no danger of flooding and no proximity to flammable materials. This does not describe Ringaskiddy. Furthermore, the almost completed marine training college has been refused planning permission for a residential facility. I wonder why?

What about the proposed refurbishment of Spike Island for prisoners? Does prisoners’ health matter at all?

They will have no option but to breathe the air over Spike. But then, what else do they deserve?

Patricia Kennefick,

Cypress Lodge,

Monkstown,

Co Cork.