COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Monday, September 06, 2010

MOTION NO. 8

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That amendment PA080 be omitted from the Development Plan.

REPORT:

Manager’s Response

The Regional Waste Management Plan is the statutory statement of Waste Policy for the county, and provides for the treatment of waste by incineration. SDCC has no proposal to leave the Dublin regional group and prepare its own waste plan. The Council is committed to using the waste to energy facility planned by Dublin City Council once it has been developed. . Given the current statutory requirements with respect to waste management the proposed amendment to PA080 is acceptable.

It should be noted that PA080 proposes three distinct changes to the text of Section 2.4.3 Waste Management Strategy, and the effect of the instant motion would be to omit all three proposed changes.

The proposed changes are as follows:

(1) Amend second bullet point in second paragraph to read  -

National and EU policy and legislative requirements and the appropriate policies as adopted by the Council; (added text shown in bold)

(2) Insert

It is an objective of the Council that no commercial or publicly-controlled incinerator other than for industrial processes or health purposes be built in South Dublin.

(3) Insert

In the context of proposed Government Policy and Legislative changes, the Council will endeavour to reflect the views of the members above in any new plans or measures for the county.

 

Manager’s Recommendation

That the proposed amendment be omitted from the Draft Development Plan.