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- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I am just telling Deputy Coveney that. One can cast aspersions, but the independent monitoring is showing the dust levels â which was raised by Deputy Lynch â and the water analysis, all of which is available. The Deputies will have copies of that. Anyone who wants a copy will be provided with one. There is no difficulty in that respect. I want this to be as transparent as possible....
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: That is not correct. The contractor is not going back on site. That would be unthinkable, frankly, given what we now know. I am not trying to divert by talking about the sub-contract, but I am telling the Deputy that that genuinely is an issue. It is not the contractor who is going back; it is the people who are conducting the analysis. Deputy Lynch asked how long it will take. I hope...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Yesterday I spoke to the residents about the idea of a baseline health study and, indeed, it has been suggested by my colleague, Senator Dan Boyle, for quite some time. I am happy to look at that issue. I am not an expert on cancer rates. I am not a medical doctor and I do not profess to have great knowledge in this area. Certainly, a baseline study is to be recommended and I will go to...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
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- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: ââthe Department has been in frequent contact with colleagues in the Defence Forces and it is understood that the Department of Defence will engage independent consultants to investigate its own area of the site adjacent to the east tip as a result of the recent unauthorised actions. They are looking at that. There are monitors on site as well. They are part of the monitoring process.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: That is correct.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I thank the Deputies for putting their questions. Deputy Morgan asked about people going on site. My officials have gone on site. Many people have gone on site. If they think that there is some sort of problem with dust, I am sure they will take precautions. The people who are carrying out the analysis, for example, in the next five weeks will be going on site and it is up to those...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I will begin with Deputy Hogan's question. My Department is separate from the EPA, which is statutorily independent.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I will see what can be done, but I am unsure if the EPA can make available material that was the subject of a court judgment.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Regarding the question about meeting with the councils, I intended to go to Cork to discuss the Green Paper. Perhaps I could meet the people in the area, especially the local representatives, in that context. I was contacted by one of my councillors yesterday and agreed tentatively to do that, but it will be in the autumn. Can Deputy McGrath remind me of his question?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: 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...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: The Deputy assures me he discussed a mixed development siteââ
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: He never mentioned a crèche by all accounts.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: The point is that ifââ
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: If there was a residential development thereââ
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: The site must be remediated to the best extent possible. I realise Deputies have further questions and I will have answered all questions put either in person or in writing.
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: The meteorological station at Rosslare Harbour is part of a site owned by the Office of Public Works. Since 1956, the station has been operated by Met Ãireann, which is part of my Department. The station operated continuously as a Synoptic Station from the time of opening until April 2008. During that period hourly weather observations were made manually by trained Met Ãireann...
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Motor tax revenue, which includes driving licence duties and other related charges, is paid into the Local Government Fund, which is used primarily to finance the general purpose needs of local authorities and to contribute to expenditure on local and regional roads. The revenue collected for the years 2003 to date in 2008 is set out in the table below. Motor Tax Revenue Year Amount ...
- Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: There is no specific funding available from my Department to improve the access road to the historic sites referred to in the question. There may be archaeological implications arising from any proposed works and details of any access road improvement scheme should be referred to the National Monuments Service of my Department so that any such implications can be assessed.
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. The Programme for Government contains a range of commitments in respect of waste management policy centred on the Government's continued support for the internationally recognised waste hierarchy which places major emphasis on the prevention, reuse and recycling of waste while minimising reliance on landfill and incineration. This...