Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The great concern is that is exactly what will happen here. We have to be careful. Representations have been made to us about serious pollution. One line in the document states that the EPA issues integrated pollution licences, among other documents. One of the requirements of the licence is that sufficient money is set aside to address any difficulty that may arise. It is something like an escrow account. The question is whether that is adequate and who decides on that. Experts within the EPA or whoever the agency draws in tell the agency what is adequate. We are here today to discuss a different issue on which we see things are not adequate. As a first shot, we should look at the EPA.