Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am happy to speak on this issue. I wrote to the Minister three weeks ago to advise him that a number of constituents had contacted me around this proposal. I will provide some background. This ended up in The Clare Championabout three and a half or four weeks ago. It referred to Unit 153. People were not informed. There was a lack of information, as my constituency colleague said, and a vacuum was created. I will be blunt. It seems the situation has been mishandled. I recognise the changed landscape but I am specifically interested in the response. The Minister's refusal to engage has created apathy but also, as has been said, a vacuum has been created and we do not want that to be replicated in County Clare.

I reiterate the call in my letter for the Minister to hold a public meeting in Shannon, engage with the community and hear the concerns and issues they have.

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