John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

This was raised by the Opposition too. The point about remediation is there are various forms. I hope the report and options paper will spell out in detail the best approach. It all depends on the proposed use of the site. If the site is used for residential purposes, extensive remediation is necessary. Remediation of course, brings its own difficulties. It involves bringing up all the material and so extreme care must be taken. There are other options. One can remediate part of the site and cap another part. I am sure the experts will come back with a series of options. If it is used for parkland that is quite a different matter, one does not have to remediate to the same extent——

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