Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Leader once again to invite the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Simon Harris, to the House to discuss diesel laundering and sludge, the waste product. I welcome the fact that Uisce Éireann has said there is no risk at present to the water in Dundalk but, that said, the little streams and tributaries supplying the water are polluted. This is damaging to animals in the fields in addition to humans. We need further reports. I welcome the fact that the leader of Sinn Féin, Deputy Gerry Adams, has called diesel launderers criminals who need to be brought before the courts. That is a welcome development after three years of talking about this until the cows came home. It is better late than never. Furthermore, I welcome the fact that-----