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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The EPA is failing in its job to protect the environment, as Dr. Ryan said, by allowing companies of this nature to destroy rivers and kill over 40,000 fish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I am just making the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I know, I am just relating the river to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The report refers to the river as having "good" status. How could it possibly have a good status if 40,000 fish have been killed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: It has not done that for years, so why is it going to do it now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Okay. Is it normal procedure for IFI to contact the Marine Institute if it comes across a fish kill? This is considering it does not have the infrastructure to sample and investigate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: How come it took until 14 August for its staff to come out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Would Dr. Downes say the institute does not have enough resources?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I would say we do not have enough resources because we are being told the chemical irritant was washed away within 72 hours and it took three days for the team of investigators to come out and take a sample.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I want to continue on from what Deputy Whitmore said. The EPA indicated that it is giving full consideration to all enforcement options available to it in respect of the non-compliance detected. Will Dr. Ryan explain that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Is the EPA considering suspension of North Cork Creameries' licence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Is it not possible that a short illegal discharge occurred at North Cork Creameries and that this was missed by the monitoring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Were there samples for 5 and 6 August?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: If it was the case that the first fish was killed on 5 or 6 August, as is believed, it is very possible the discharge happened 72 hours before that, but we have no sample for that time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Does the EPA have that data for 3 and 4 August?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Were 3, 4 and 5 August part of the EPA's investigation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: In his professional opinion, does Dr. Downes have any idea of what the chemical irritant could possibly have been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Mr. Fox has left, but perhaps Dr. Kelly might answer this question. He said that the Minister of State, Deputy Dooley, had written to him about extending the powers. What did the Minister of State say? Mr. Fox has returned. I just asked a question. The Minister of State, Deputy Dooley, wrote to him about extending the IFI's powers. What did he say in that letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Will the IFI provide a copy of that letter?