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- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I gave the answers to the residents.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: They are receiving the answers also.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I never said any such thing.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: That is what I have been doing.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Will I list the reports that have been carried out?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I have not been allowed to respond.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I need to respond to some of the points made here. I have been accused of lecturing people. I have not lectured anyone. The only lectures I have heard are coming from across the floor, which is regrettable.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I make no apology for meeting with the residents yesterday evening. They have a complete entitlement to the information and they have been given all of it. I am also happy to give it to the public representatives.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: It is not second hand information. The residents have expressed the most concern about all this. I was asked to meet with them urgently, which I did. The Deputies here seem to be casting doubt about that and want to reprimand me for meeting with them.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I would like to deal with a number of these issues. I am quite sure Deputy Hogan is more than happy to move on, because it was his Governmentââ
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: It is the case that there is a lack of environmental legislation going back to the time when the Deputy's Government sold Irish Steel for £1.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Here are the reports. If the Deputies want me to give them information, I will give it to them.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: In 1995, a report was produced by KT Cullen & Co. for Irish Steel. In 2002, a report was produced by O'Callaghan, Moran and Associates for the liquidator. In 2002, an Enviros Aspinall desktop studywas produced for the then Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. My own Department produced a report in 2005, which makes reference to all previous reports.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I told the Deputy that already. The consultants, White Young Green, are the people who did it.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Can I answer the questions? There is too much banter going on here. The Deputy raised the issue of the shoreline sample. This material was notified to the Department. All of it was shipped for disposal to Germany and paid for by the Department.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: There is a series of questions and I will try to go through each one.
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: Can I answer the questions? I will get back to that. The engineer who wrote the report was retained by the contractor, who was subsequently dismissed. He then went off with that contractor. The Deputy is trying to portray thatââ
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: I would like to ask a different question. Who are the Deputy's sources?
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: The air monitors have been in place since 2005. I have given a copy of all of that information to the residents. I am happy to give it to Deputy Lynch. It is in accordance with the proper technical standards. There is no difficulty at all with it. All Deputies are asking about a plan of action. I immediately acted upon this issue. I sent in the people last Friday and they are now...
- Hazardous Waste: Statements (2 Jul 2008)
John Gormley: This has been raised. People have stated that he worked with the company for 30 years. My understanding is that he did not, that he worked for ten years with that particular company.