Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Liam QuaideLiam Quaide (Cork East, Social Democrats)

The interagency report notes that North Cork Creameries failed to test wastewater treatment plant samples taken on 5 August and 6 August as required as a condition of their discharge licence. What explanation did they give for this? Is this omission unusual for North Cork Creameries? It sounds like the EPA is on site quite a lot and monitoring operations closely. Was this an anomaly?

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