MAYNOOTH 20 February 2003: A licence granted by the EPA to Westside Waste at Blacklion, Maynooth, effectively closes down the company's operation, according to local councillors in North Kildare.
Deputy Emmet Stagg and Labour Councillors John McGinley and Catherine Murphy say the licence requires all of the operations there to be carried out indoors, in buildings that do not exist and which have been refused planning permission by Kildare County Council.
The councillors say that all operations at Blacklion are therefore illegal and must cease forthwith.
The licence granted by the EPA on February 17th stipulates that "All waste processing shall be carried out indoors. It further stipulates that prior to the commencement of waste activities, the licensee shall provide and maintain a Waste Transfer Building to be used for acceptance, processing and storage of waste and a Civic Waste Facility shall be provided and maintained prior to the commencement of waste activities."
The Labour Representatives who have worked closely with the local community to have the present unauthorised operation closed down have now called on the County Council and the EPA to enforce the terms of the licence and close the site forthwith.
