Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I wish to put it on the record of the House that I believe the right decision was taken, as does the Labour Party. It was a difficult decision but the fall-out would have been much worse if it had not been taken.

Were marker PCBs tested for with regard to the product in that factory in 2006 to 2007, or did that arise? Do we know how long this particular fuel or oil was in use in the factory? Is there a paper trail? With regard to the testing regime for dioxins, what is the delay that arose as a result of us not having our own testing regime? Was it a delay of a day or a week or some other time? What is the impact, if any, of this?

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