Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

The Minister has confirmed that the Haulbowline report will be published in a few weeks and that its peer review, which is presumably still in draft form, is ongoing.

The Minister alluded to a serious matter raised in the Environmental Protection Agency's state of the environment report, namely, that between 1,980 and 2,300 sites could pose risks to ground water. What will be the cost of the sites' remediation, what action does the Minister intend to take to deal with the risk to ground water and public health and has the Department conducted a cost evaluation?

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