Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I asked a simple question and did not get a simple answer, but that is nothing new in here. When was the Minister of State aware of the health and safety concerns about the handling of chemicals? From his answer, the Minister of State seems to suggest that the military authorities were obviously briefing him. I have known the Minister of State a long time and I am not accusing him of a cover-up, but there is a cover-up here.

I have seen health and safety reports going back as far as 1995. All of them pointed specifically to the issues that were addressed in The Examinernewspaper. A number of Deputies have been raising these issues with the Minister of State, so this is not a new issue. It is a cover-up because the military authorities in Casement aerodrome did not take the required steps when it was highlighted to them that dangerous chemicals existed.

Is the Minister of State aware of any health or safety reports or assessments carried out on the different workshops in Casement aerodrome?

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