Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I agree that if such companies license themselves to store dangerous substances then they should bear responsibility. However, why should this be the case if they are licensing third parties? Surely the House will agree that a third party storing material in an area controlled by the port authority should bear such responsibility. When the port company gives a third party a licence to store dangerous substances, with stringent conditions attached, the licensee should bear responsibility. When the port company itself is storing the substances it must bear responsibility.

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