Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister's metanoia this afternoon. He is correct about misinformation. However, that comes about as a consequence of not having been given information in the first place. There has been a veil of secrecy in the Minister's Department prior to him becoming Minister and in the past seven days.

The Minister has said, in response to my concerns that he is satisfied that no immediate health risk exists. How can he allay the fear of residents, given that he said in his reply that he was engaging consultants. Is that for the purpose of an independent review?