Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion

2:45 pm

Photo of Michael McCarthyMichael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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I would like to ask about the EPA's involvement with industry in the context of the massive pharmachem industry in Cork. Can Mr. Lynott comment on the extent and importance of the EPA's involvement with people in the industry in terms of regulating it and ensuring everything goes according to plan? In some cases, serious discharges have to take place. How important is the EPA's involvement with industry partners? What is the extent of that involvement?