An Bord Pleanála has postponed taking a major decision on a controversial dump in north Dublin, because of a submission from the Department of the Environment.
An oral hearing into the landfill near Lusk, which is due to have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes of municipal waste a year, was held in October of last year.
While an Environmental Impact Statement was submitted to the Department, it did not participate in the hearing.
However, the following month it sent a submission to Fingal County Council regarding archaeology issues, which was forwarded to the Bord.
An Bord Pleanála has said it now wants the views of the Department before taking any further decisions on the matter.
It is now likely the oral hearing will have to be reopened so that participants can comment on the Department's views, which will mean a further delay on an overdue project.
