Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

The Minister keeps telling me that is the case but I can give him chapter and verse on the reality of the situation. He is sitting back and allowing this to happen. We will never be able to bring this equipment back. It may not be economically viable to CIE but it may be so to somebody else. The economics are changing daily given the increasing cost of oil and in terms of the fees we will have to pay to the EU for emissions.

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