Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I say "well done" to Mr. Brennan. I want to be associated with all the remarks that have been made so far. Some of the stuff we have heard all evening is frightening. An awful amount of questions need to be answered. Deputies Carthy and Flaherty and other members have said there needs to be an inquiry and serious questions need to be answered by the Department. I lend my support and the support of Sinn Féin, as Deputy Carthy said, to the efforts to deal with this situation.

I will ask one question. It may have been answered earlier. It was said previously that the cadmium is in the air. It really frightened me to think that it was that simple and it could stay around. After being released, is the cadmium absorbed by neighbouring land? Is it still a potential risk to Mr. Brennan, his family, his farm and the surrounding community? I will leave it at that because the lads have been here a long time due to the voting. I imagine that at this stage, everything has been answered. Can I get a quick answer to that question?