John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The reason I am raising this issue is that after questioning the Secretary General, Mr. O'Mahony, last week, I was not sure what action would be taken arising from that discussion. It is one of those issues that gets passed from one Department to another and is never resolved. I am not raising it from a planning perspective but from a cost perspective. If it is found that illegal dumping went on in the course of a road development contract, the question arises as to whether the State is exposed to any potential costs. We cannot determine that until we find out exactly what happened. If the EPA has been requested to carry out a report, can Mr. McCarthy find out how long it will take to be completed and if it will be made available to this committee?