Cork City Council has responded to difficulties reported in connection with the Kinsale Road Landfill Site.

The problems concern odour and flies arising from landfilling at the most elevated portion of the site.

"In order to address the matter arrangements have been made to cover most of this elevated area with soil material," said a council official.

Work was carried out at the site last Wednesday which is hoped should eliminate the problems arising.

Additional immediate measures were also put in place to deal with reported problems with flies.

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It is expected that landfilling will be moved to a lower area of the void space by this week.

"This, together with minimisation of the tipping area, will assist in ensuring that difficulties do not arise into the future," added the spokesman.

"As has been reported Cork City Council has been working towards a target of ending landfilling at the Kinsale Road Landfill Site on or before mid-July 2009."

In order to facilitate this objective, activity on site has been increased significantly so as to ensure that the required contour levels are achieved by that date.

The council said it remains on target to end landfilling as proposed by mid-July 2009.

"Any inconvenience caused in connection with the above is sincerely regretted and every effort will be made to ensure that the facility is operated over the coming weeks without further difficulty," said the spokesman.

(PR/BMcC)