Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

This is a serious matter and I would like to take it a little further on the Order of Business, if I may. A number of questions were asked of the Minister of State, Deputy Hoctor, last week. Deputy Lynch asked whether a notice at Haulbowline indicated that it was safe and Deputy Hoctor replied "I have just explained that there is no notice because there is no health risk". The Taoiseach has responsibility for this matter. The dumped materials at Haulbowline include mercury, lead, chromium 6, zinc and PCBs.

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