Ms AnnMarie Farrelly:

I will address the March incident. There was a particular staff issue that gave rise to it. That issue was dealt with in March. There is always ongoing training and repeat training for staff members. That is part of how we address it. We were asked about what happens at the plant, understanding what happened the night before and what has been happening on an ongoing basis. That is implemented by the management staff at the plant.

Again, shortcomings could then be addressed with the individual employees.

I have been discussing with Mr. Gleeson whether we should employ additional staff, especially for the out-of-hours times. That process is ongoing and will take time to implement. In the meantime, we need to strengthen our monitoring and controls. That process is ongoing this week. We have significantly enhanced those already. It is work in progress and improvements are already in place, with more to happen. We are open to every solution here. If it requires more staff to be on site at all times, then this is something we can look at.

There is an issue in that the older plant probably produces more alarms than a more modern plant, which is a factor. We need to understand and prioritise the alarms so they are reacted to in the right way. It is a work in progress, but improvements can be made and have been made. Whatever is needed will happen straight away.