Seanad debates

Wednesday, 15 October 2003

Senator Kenneally referred to a modern system for managing farmed salmon, whereby waste can be trapped in cages underneath the ponds. However, we cannot argue in two directions at once. We cannot say, on the one hand, that the polluter pays in one context and, on the other, that people can pollute indiscriminately just because it is being done at sea and cannot be seen. If waste was being dumped on the roadside, everyone would complain. However, because this waste is being discharged into the sea and no one sees it, there is not the same fuss there should be. The people making money from the industry should be responsible for maintaining the environment and ensuring the food which comes from the farms is of a quality that Senator Quinn can sell over his counter and be confident that the people who buy it will be safe and happy with it.

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