Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Why would the EPA not just get a sum of money and hold it? I cannot understand why the EPA would have to go through the process described. Local authorities used to keep a bond or surety. Why does the EPA not do the same? Many of these companies are huge companies that generally generate big enough profits. Why does the EPA not just hold the money as a guarantee the agency would hold, on the company's behalf, to make sure?