Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

The Minister said that the Government carried out a comprehensive site investigation so it was only a surface site investigation that was not comprehensive and did not determine the full level of contamination. That is the nub of the question and a very serious issue. The Government was not aware of the extent of the contamination until such time as contractors went in at the end of the last year.

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