Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

Did the Minister know about the shipment? If so, why did he not make a public statement? When a previous shipment of MOX fuel was returned from Japan, a national debate took place. The Minister for Foreign Affairs was serving as Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources at that time and he instructed the Naval Service and Air Corps to watch every element of the transportation, about which he expressed his deep and public concern. I can find no record of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government commenting on that transportation of MOX fuel. In the interests of transparency and openness, did the Minister know about the shipment? If so, why did he not comment on it? If he did not know about the shipment, why was that the case?

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