Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The EPA is dealing with what is effectively a semi-State company. This is not a fly-by-night operator that is trying to cut margins. It has a monopoly. It is a large-scale company. The principle of self-reporting works well. It is how Revenue collects its money from the vast majority of taxpayers who, in the last number of days, have been filing their returns. It does so on the basis of people making an open and frank disclosure. That is why it is particularly troubling when one looks at the breadth of events that have taken place that have not been reported. One would have to believe that there is a culture of non-reporting. Dr. Ryan identified that the only two reports the EPA received were for areas that were on or very close to a licensed operator. It is fine if it was done within the confines of a licensed environment but if it was further afield and it was a real issue, does Dr. Ryan find it strange that nothing was referenced?